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Category Archives: Appointments

No, No, No

In the past couple weeks I feel like Leah has finally hit the Terrible Twos, albeit a year delayed. As her ability to communicate has improved (thank you, daycare!), so too has her insistence on doing everything herself, on her own schedule, in her own way. It seems that many previously-loved activities now require strong-arm… Continue Reading

Light at the End of the Tunnel

After two years of appointments, scans and tests, along with 143 Million Feeding Suggestions, Leah’s time as a SickKids patient may be drawing to a close. Today we were back at the Failure to Thrive Clinic, a poorly-named place with a wonderful paediatrician and support staff. Leah weighed in at 10.2 kg, finally crossing the… Continue Reading

Sort of Failing to Thrive

Today marked our first (but certainly not our last) visit to the Failure to Thrive* Clinic at SickKids, an appointment we’d been feeling pretty blasé about since we received the referral last month. We’ve made the rounds at the hospital and weren’t terribly optimistic that there was much of anything else we could try to… Continue Reading

Chit Chat

I don’t know what is up with this insanely warm weather (seriously, it’s 4°C on the first day of February) but it is really messing with my head. Rather than the kids making snow angels, they’re splashing in puddles. It is so very weird. Today, however, I was thankful for the lack of snow that… Continue Reading