Shona Sorensen
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Oct 11
The Nursery, With Pookie In It
I finally put the finishing touches on the nursery (nearly six and a half months after Emrick moved into it… with most of that time spent NOT working on it) and I like it. It’s not as polished-looking as some of the ones I’ve seen online, but it’s still pretty cute. The last thing I …
Sep 28
We Have a Diagnosis
I just heard from the doctor’s office, and the verdict is in: Pookie suffers from Awesome Baby Syndrome. In layman’s terms, this means that Emrick’s bloodwork and x-rays came back normal. He has no growth hormone or thyroid problems, and there is “no evidence” at this point that he has hypochondroplasia. He’s just proportioned like …
Sep 27
Emrick’s One-Year Professional Shots
The day before Pookie’s birthday, we took him to a studio to get his first-ever professional photographs taken. Yes, first ever. When I was in the hospital recovering from the c-section, I was told that a professional photographer would be dropping by my room to offer his services. It wasn’t until I was discharged from …
Sep 26
Poor Pookie
This morning Emrick and I drove up to Salt Lake City to see the pediatric endocrinologist to whom we were referred by our regular pediatrician. This is the appointment I made more than 3 months ago, after our regular doctor thought maybe we should look into the fact that Emrick has such a small body …
Sep 25
Presents and Cake
These are more pics from Emrick’s birthday on the 16th. He is in a different outfit because, if you recall, he puked all over the last one well before the festivities were under way. Enjoy!
Sep 22
Blargh. Also, TMI.
Sorry I haven’t posted. On Friday (Pookie’s birthday), Emrick threw up in the morning (all over that cute outfit from the last post) but otherwise seemed fine, and he never threw up again. But then he got diarrhea later that day (his first ever), and then on Saturday my mother and I were both suddenly …
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