4 Months

Four months--hooray!  We took Kai to his four month check-up today.  He weighs in at 9 lbs 6 oz!  He is at the 1% on the growth chart for his weight, height, and head circumference.  His pediatrician kept saying how good he is looking and is impressed with his motor development (he is right on track).  He has almost tripled his weight in the last four months!  Wow, has it really been four months?  The time has gone by so fast--where did summer go?  Did we even have a summer?

The check-up went really well.  Kai was agitated through most of it, but he did better than on some visits.  The car ride home went nice and smoothly, but the car ride there was rough.  The freeway is being expanded and road construction seems never-ending.  There is a section of I-15 where there is no shoulder, just the lane and the barrier (on the right and left).  Well, during that section, Kai decides to lose his trach nose and oxygen and dip down into the 70's.  To top it off, traffic was bad and we were only going about 40 mph and the next exit was two miles down the road.  I was frantic.  He was turning more and more blue and there was nothing that I could do.  I was about to stop in the middle of traffic right then and there, but luckily the road widened a little further down, and I slipped through some construction cones to pull over.  I had to pull over two other times during the short 15 minute drive to replace his oxygen.  They really should make something that keeps the trach nose and oxygen on like they have with the mask.  It would make life SO much less stressful while traveling (not to mention SAFER).


Just when I think I have the hang of toting everything around, the spare oxygen tank (the one Kai was using was low and I didn't want to run out of air) toppled over and started shooting out oxygen full pressure.  My exact words were "are you kidding me!"  I had had enough, and by the time I made it into the pediatrician's office, my nerves were completely shot and I was shaking.

I am just grateful for a sleeping baby on the car ride home.  I think we were both exhausted at that point.  It is amazing how smoothly things can go if Kai sleeps while in the car.   Hopefully, as he grows, the car ride won't be as stressful for him, and things will go smoother more often.