Wednesday Chris and I took Jack for his 9 month "Kan Be Healthy" (Kan is a play on Kansas - I do know how to spell) check up with Dr. Mijares! I was excited, but also kind of dreading it b/c I knew we were going to have a problem.
I don't know how often I've mentioned this, but Jack does not stand - or doesn't stand well at least, not even assisted. You know like if I help him on my lap for him to stand or on the floor...he won't stand. To me in the last couple weeks it has become more apparent that he doesn't stand on his right leg really at all - he will hold it out and not put it down at all or will put his foot down on his toes and just kind of limp noodle the right leg. He has never been big on standing so I figured he was just being stubborn and would do it on his own time, but after 9 months I was starting to get a little concerned. It's odd though b/c sometimes (rarely) he will stand and seems to be fairly solid, but always more so on his left side and his right leg is always the leg to buckle first.
So anyway, I knew Dr. Mijares would want to check things out. So we were sent to the hospital to get x-rays of his knees and hips. I'm still waiting on a call from her with the results, but this is what we can expect: 1. If everything looks OK with his knees/hips then she is going to set us up with some physical therapy appointments so that I can learn some exercises to do with Jack to help build his leg strength. 2. If the x-rays do show something to be WRONG with his knees/hips we will have to go to KC to a specialist to have him checked out and she said most likely they will put him in a cast or braces for a period of time (hopefully a short period of time). Let's say I'm definitely hoping its more of a lazy bones problem rather than an actual bone problem!
In other news, Jack looks great in all other areas of development! He was 27 inches long and weighed 19 pounds 8.5 ounces! My little chunker!
He is still working on trying to crawl but does get up on all fours and bounce or rock back and forth now! He still hasn't figured how to go forwards, but he can worm himself all over in reverse! He is happier then ever and his personality is really starting to shine! He smiles and talks all day. I'd list the "sounds" (I won't refer to them as words) he makes, but there are so many. His faves are mama, dada, ba ba ba, oh, no, duh duh duh, uh uh uh, he whispers - it's odd I know, pst pst pst, ya ya ya, gaga. He really makes just about any sound you can imagine and he is starting to string them all together as if to make a sentence! He loves to share (not sure he knows that it's sharing?), but he will gladly try to shove, I mean gently give you his button! He screams with delight as people enter a room, he also screams with dismay when you leave! He loves to sit on your lap and bounce like he is riding a horse - we love to say "ride 'em cow-jack!".
I'll post an update when we hear from the doctor!
xoxo
1 comment:
i can't believe that you are having to have x-rays and what not. it will be interesting to see what they doctor says. wyatt can't even stay up on all fours like jack. he does stand though. the thing that really helped build his leg muscles were his johnny jumper. you might try that!! :)
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