More news...

After the excitement of the eye appointment this morning, we also got a call back from our pediatrician following up on Henry's 9 month appointment.



The good news: All of his tests came back normal! Those oh-so-lovely stool samples I collected and his blood work were fine. No bacteria, no anemia, he had the "lowest" lead level, etc. So, that is all great news for Henry.



The not as great news: Since the tests came back normal, the chances are pretty good that he does indeed have some food intolerances (we are focusing on wheat and soy right now). This isn't terrible news - it isn't the same as having a food allergy and is potentially something he can grow out of. We just need to keep an eye on what we give him, really pay attention to new foods and how his body reacts to them, and we need to be even more cautious with high-allergy foods (no peanuts until at least age 3, for example).



Also, based on the questionnaire I filled out our pediatrician has recommended that we have an Early Intervention evaluation for Henry. If you aren't familiar with Early Intervention - it is basically a service for children that either have, or are at risk to have, some type of special needs (learning disabilities, for example) - his pedi is recommending that Henry be evaluated to see if he qualifies for EI because he has not reached some developmental milestones you normally see at his age. Basically, we will have an evaluation where an Early Intervention team will meet with Henry, observe him, and determine if he is in need of services to help him, or they will say he is totally fine and is just delayed on a few milestones. It takes several weeks to get the initial evaluation set up, so we won't know what the recommendation will be for a while.

So, that is the update. We will keep you posted as we know more...