by Thursday AJ went to another round of doctor appointments. (Before he got sick).
His appointments were overwhelmingly positive. Everyone continues to comment on how he seems to be doing really well. And they aren’t wrong. He’s been amazing.
However.
His weight has stalled out. I’m not surprised – given how active he has been lately. AJ gets a set calorie diet everyday. Just like the rest of us, The more he moves, the more calories he burns, and the more calories we need to make sure he takes in. Which means we likely need to adjust his diet. We haven’t done that for a while, and it’s always a bit of an undertaking.
For right now, we are leaving it as is. There is a fine line between staying ahead of the curve in weight gain, and staying behind the curve and avoiding obesity issues that are common in individuals with Down syndrome. But we are watching it more closely.
Meanwhile though, we are working on returning to status quo overall after being incredibly sick on Friday and Saturday.
He wasn’t as active as usual, but he was able to go all day today without any Tylenol or ibuprofen and his fever did not kick back in, so I’m hopeful that we are on the other side.
Thank you all for the prayers and good thoughts. They truly do make a difference
