Welcome

Hi. If you're new here, welcome. If you're returning, welcome back. 

I want to take a moment to thank you for joining our journey with Wyatt. Whether you're near or far, a stranger or a loved one, we appreciate you officially joining Team Wyatt in some way. Team Wyatt is what we affectionately call our tribe. Nurses, doctors, phlebotomists, Child Life, grand parents, friends, co-workers, anyone who loves our boy. That's Team Wyatt. There are members of Team Wyatt that haven't even met him and love him just the same. Regardless of your role, thank you. Thank you for loving our boy and keeping us in your thoughts and prayers. 

 

Over the next couple of days (hello spring break!) I hope to update this space to make it more inviting and more reflective of where we are now in this journey. I mean, currently the header photo is from when he was 4 days old and weighed 3 pounds 12 ounces. That's so last year. Wait. That's so two years ago. Whatever. You get what I'm saying. 

Tomorrow is a big day for our little guy. He gets his blood drawn to check his thyroid levels. If his thyroid levels look good AND he's grown enough, we will stay the course with thyroid medication. If they look poor and he hasn't grown enough, we will have to play with his Synthroid dose to get thatbstable and he will have to have a growth hormone stim test. Children with his condition (I will write a separate post about that diagnosis) often have growth issues and have to get growth hormone shots. We are hopeful we can avoid those, but if it's what he needs, we will do it. I have full confidence that Wyatt will show us exactly what he needs. 

But... I do feel a little badly for the poor phlebotomist who gets to take his blood tomorrow. There's a reason his chart says, "Tough stick- beware!"