The results are in. It's a....boy!!!

[Guest guest]

funny I have a girl and boy, but still not completely satisfied with

that. I feel like theres got to be something genetic since they have both

have had there share of struggles. They both have been tested for fragile X

and the normal screening. I can relate to your feelings. How old is your son?

Lindsey's site

http://lindsey03.homestead.com/mygirl.html

[Guest guest]

For any of you who have had to endure getting your child tested for

fragile x chromosome, etc, you will appreciate this.

My son Stevie (3.4) had about 10 tubes of blood drawn for all

the " routine " tests over three weeks ago. As you can imagine,

waiting for the results is nerve-wracking. I was thrilled when the

test for Angelman Syndrome came back negative! I realize I am

impatient, and I have been calling rather frequently to get the

chromosome test results back. When I called today, the doctor told

him the results are in .... my son is a boy!

I realize that there are some parents out there who have valid

concerns regarding the gender of their child. I do not want to make

light of them, but I am trying to find out why my son is apraxic, has

developmental delays and behavior problems. I wonder if these

doctors have children of their own with problems that are hard to

diagnose. I wonder if they cry when they are alone, worrying that

their child may be mentally retarded? I wonder if they worry their

child will bag groceries and collect shopping carts at the local

grocery store for a living? I wonder if they truly thank God for the

small successes their child makes. I wonder if they take for granted

their child's eyes that can see, ears that can hear and legs that can

walk? Stevie has taught me that so many things I did not know I had

to learn.

Anyhow, I just had to vent. At least I will sleep better tonight

knowing that Steve is a boy...

[Guest guest]

Stevie is 3.4 years old. The interesting thing is

that I have two first cousins, both males, that had

developmental problems. I get the feeling we will

never get any hard facts to support that these things

run in the family or any diagnosis to help us. He is

in school 10 hours a week (4 days) and gets speech, ot

and pt along with a fantastic teacher. We also

started him at Kaufman's Children Center a month ago

for speech and ot, and have had him on Pro-EFA for

about two months. Oh, we also go to a chiropractor

and are considering additional cranio-sacral massages.

He is progressing, slowly but surely. I don't think

the Pro-EFA does a lot, but it can't hurt.

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Michele L. Wysocki