PKU go away

Dustin and I had a little scare. The doctor's called us last Wednesday and told us Sophie's PKU levels were abnormal... my heart stopped. What was PKU? Its actually a genetic disorder where your body can't digest proteins, so she would have to be on a special diet for life if her levels were above a 6-7. Sophie's level was a 5.8, they told us to come in Thursday to Texas Childrens for testing. Thank the Lord, her level stayed the same at 5.8. Which didn't mean we were out of the clear but it was a good sign that they didn't increase. The scale is 1-20, anything over 6 requires attention. Today we went to the pediatrician and she said she felt Sophie was going to be just fine. We still have to go back to Texas Children's tomorrow for another round of testing, however Dustin and I feel confident she is going to be just fine. Add us to your pray list!

The test is horrible btw, they had to stick the tinest IV needle in her arm, I took a picture of her showing off her battle wound. She was so brave!


We also had to go to Clear Lake Regional Hospital to get her tested for Jaundice! Turned that yes, our poor baby had that too. Good news, is as of today it is completely gone. But she had to get pricked in the foot for this test on Friday of the same week. She was such a trooper! I felt so bad that she went through all of this. Dustin was an amazing Dad, he held her the entire time we were at Texas Children's and the Clear Lake Hospital. He wouldn't let them take her anywhere without him going too.