Last Tuesday, Dr. Bosley called to tell me Peyton’s blood results came back, and all of the big bad test results (Hep A, B, & C; HIV; Syphilis, etc.) were all negative. Whew! There were just a couple things that came back, but no biggie. Her lead levels came back a little high, not surprising for being in China since there is so much lead in their water and paint over there is highly likely to have lead in it. Her level was 9, and it sounds like as long as the level is 10 or under, they just recommend being removed from the environment where lead is present and re-test again in 90 days, so we’ll have to have her re-tested in January. Since we’re not exposed to lead here in the US, he doesn’t have any concerns. The other thing is that her TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) levels were a little out of whack too. Dr. Bosley called a specialist to discuss before calling me, and they told him it was not surprising for an international adoption case – he asked if Peyton’s thyroid seemed to be enlarged or if she was under-weight, and since neither of those were the case, he said it was that she needed more iodine in her diet and recommended we put a little extra table salt in her meals and have that level re-tested in 90 days as well.
My friend, Kathy, also came over on Tuesday to observe Peyton and give us her opinion of Peyton’s sensory issues. I completed a questionnaire, and based on my responses in addition to the fact Peyton started touching the plants in the house and some of the tall grasses outside, she thinks her nervous system is just in a little bit of shock with so many new textures and that with continued exposure, she should progress normally. We have been keeping shoes and socks off while in the house so that she gets used to the different textures in the house. She is also starting to walk on the carpets more comfortable and even took me through the formal living/dining room, where she walked across the zebra rug! Yay, Peyton!
On Wednesday, I took her in for her first round of immunizations – she has immunization records from China, but since the vaccines in China tend to be diluted, it is likely she is not truly immune to the things she has had vaccines for. So…poor little thing gets to have all of them done all over again. She was not a happy little girl. They gave her 5 shots, all in her little legs. She cried and cried. I held her arms, and the nurse held her legs in between his legs. I’ve never seen shots take place so quickly! I think it was over in less than 30 seconds, band-aids and all!
After shots, she wasn’t herself for the rest of the day. She was whiney and clingy. We went to Chick Fil-A for lunch, where she ate chicken nuggets, cut into bite-sized pieces, with a fork. Silly girl! Then, we ran errands, including getting my flu shot for the season. Finally, we met up with Shawna, Ashley, and Brooke to play for a while. Peyton didn’t want to play at the park at all. She just wanted me to hold her. Then, we grabbed some food from Qdoba and took it to Ashley’s school to eat while I watched the girls so Harry and Shawna could attend Ashley’s parent-teacher conference. As we were leaving the school, I tried to put Peyton down to see if she would walk – I’d been holding and/or carrying her all day. Poor little thing cried and was limping from her shots. It made me really sad, so I picked her back up and carried her to the car. She’ll have to go back for round two in another month or so. She loves Dr. Bosley though, so good thing he isn’t the one giving the shots!
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