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Sorry, I don't have any good ideas for rashes or anything new to tell you about

adding cals or recipes for concoctions that we whipped up because we just did

them as we went along-adding butter, parmesean cheese, lots of dairy, etc.. We

still do that to this day-tons of butter on everything he eats, which he just

loves.. And he loves peanut butter, sometimes he'll eat pb & j everyday for lunch

for a whole week!! I wanted to say that I went on a school field trip last

week and got to see in person how the other children interact with him. Going on

the field trip to the pumpkin patch put me right there. For the most part, the

other kids don't seem to make fun of him or his size. Rather, they all seem

very protective of him and make sure he is doing ok. The little girls

especially love him and like to give him hugs-he likes girls, so that's ok for

now. He seems to be well liked by the kids in his class and for that I am glad.

I was talking to the teacher at an after school function and she told me that

the other day, someone called him " cute " which he did not like, how funny, huh??

Then, she said that some of the other kids want to sit by him and play with him

all the time, and he does not like that-he is very stubborn and very independent

and lets you know when he doesn't like things.. I am glad the others like

him,but I think he might be getting a little annoyed by the kids treating him

like maybe he is a younger child by always checking on him & wanting to hug him

all the time. I knew that problem would arise, so I just try to bring it up to

him and his teacher said she will try to deal with it in class also. He did say

that some of the kids in the other kindergarten class tease him and are mean to

him sometimes, but as I met some of the other children that day, I could

understand that. There were some really horrible children I encountered, no

manners, bad behavior, etc.. I just wanted to say that you will eventually

get over counting the calories, worrying about feeding, worrying about

measurements and then move on to a whole new set of issues- more of them social

issues as they get older so hang in there!! I too watched the daily calorie

intake, wanted to know his weight, his height all the time, but you know, that

didn't help me a bit. I stressed about all of that and then when he would get

sick and not gain or grow much, I would start thinking that I wasn't being a

good mom because if I was, we would see better weight gain or growth and WORRY,

WORRY, WORRY about what I wasn't doing right or could do better. Rose,

welcome and all the new parents to the younger kids, you're in the right place.

Ok, there are not alot of us, but the younger kids outnumber the older children,

Ian is 5, so you can get some great ideas from the others. It's good your

daughter is seeing a new dr who seems to be more interested, that makes a big

difference. Alot of times we have encountered dr's who we have to push or prod

into doing more for our kids and I highly recommend seeing an orthopedic dr for

the assymetry-Ian has assymetry and has a had a shoe lift since he began

walking. It makes a big difference for them. Ok, I'm done rambling. Take

care everyone.Missymom to Ian-5 yrs,assymetry, GH normal

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