Evelynn Update

So Evie just had her four year old well child check up. That's the fancy way of saying Evie had a physical. So anyway, we discovered that she's wonderfully healthy. She is 40 1/2 in tall and 33.7 lbs. That puts her in the 75th percentile for height and the 50th percentile for weight. Dr. Key said that though others might think her skinny, she is all he could hope for in an active four year old.

Okay, so to be honest, I couldn't help beaming after that information. Here I am with three very tiny children who wear me out on a daily basis and I usually here how I could be doing things better. So to hear that he thinks Evie is doing great and is what he would hope most kids her age would look like made me very happy.

She also got her last set of immunizations until she's 12! Thank goodness. And I finally remembered to bring up the issue I've noticed with her left foot. Evie's foot curves inwards quite severely. She walks all right, but if you hadn't noticed she's a bit clumsy. I originally thought it would just go away like our last pediatrician had said, but she wants to be a ballerina. A girl can't dance well with a foot that isn't correct. So I took the plunge and mentioned it in the appt. The doctor looked at it and then gave us the orders for an X-ray and an appt with one of the best foot doctors in the south. He said that if the bones aren't fused she won't need surgery, but we'll have to be ready for that if the other guy mentions it.

It's a little scary to think of your child needing surgery at such a young age and I'm pretty angry that no other doctor had thought of looking at her feet in this way until now. Even Dr. Key didn't notice until I said something. Thank heavens the Lord helped me to remember that it bothered me while I was standing in the exam room. Wish us luck and keep Evelynn in your prayers on this one. At least if she does need help we have the insurance now to take care of her.