Brave Girl!

18 months, 11 days.  1-18-13

A few months ago, Baby Bunny had a routine blood test for thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) levels.  Kids with Down Syndrome are prone to hypothryoidism - poor to no thryroid functions.  The bad news was that Baby Bunny had a borderline high TSH levels making her doctor a little nervous and thus sent us to an endocrinologist.  High TSH usually indicates hypothyrodism.

On Monday, we were finally able to see the Endocrinologist.  He made several suggestions.  Because Bun Bun's TSH levels were only borderline high, we can just keep an eye on her thyroid functions or start treating her with hormone replacements.  He had us go and get another blood test done.  So, off we went to a neighborhood diagnostic lab.  Two technicians, two sticks, lots of tears, and no blood later, we went home licking our wounds.

Today, we went to a real hospital lab to see if some more experienced technicians can get blood from a little skinny arm.  Behold!  One technician, one stick, no tears (not one drop!) later, we got a small tube of blood for analysis.  Hooray!

We'll see in a few days what resulted from it.

We've been teaching Baby Bunny sign language.  The sign of the week is doggie.  She consistently pats her leg when I say, "Doggie!"