When Is Getting 50 Percent A Good Thing?

For those of you who have been following the blog for a while, you will know that my philosophy has been play hard work hard with Parker. Parker and I spend quite a bit of time playing which is really my way of making sure he does not fall behind developmentally. Even before Parker was diagnosed with ADA deficiency at six weeks we were doing 'tummy time'. I remember Parker having an IV in his foot at five weeks of age in General Paedeatrics at the Hospital for Sick Children and I would place him on his tummy for short periods of time as we worked on getting him to raise his head.

All the hard work that we have done has definitely paid off. The first thing that all the doctors and nurses have said about Parker is how strong he is. That said, it is not hard to believe that I would be a little disappointed with Parker if he were to bring home a test from school one day in which he obtained a result in the 50th percentile. But today, when we met with the dietician we were delighted to hear that he was not only at the 50th percentile for his weight and head circumference but also for his length. Yes, my son reached the 50th percentile for his length today.

Today, when Parker's length was taken it read 66 cm. I have been very concerned about his length readings, as the apparatus being used gives way to quite a bit of error if proper care is not taken when taking the measurement. So today, I made sure to help in taking the reading. When we were upstairs in isolation there was a much more accurate piece of equipment that they used so that such care was not needed, but I felt comfortable in our ability to obtain a correct reading.

I was not that surprised when it read 66 cm as I have been noticing that he no longer needs the padding under his feet in his Exersaucer. It has really been the past week that I have not been using the purple pad.

On a less exciting note, but still important Parker weighed in today at 8.000 kg or 17 pounds, 9.6 ounces.