Waiting... and Staying Busy

Jackson's Growth Hormone test went really well last week.  Jackson did a super job! He was very brave!! I just held his sweet face next to mine, when the nurse put the IV in his arm.  I could feel tears fall on my face from his eyes! My heart just ached. 

My good friends (Missy Joy and Kara Mabus) gave me great advice.  Missy came up with the idea that every 1/2 hour I could give Jack a small gift to open.  Jackson LOVED that!  And Mabus gave me a great idea to prepare Jackson for this day.  She said I could act really excited that we were going to the hospital because we will get to find out if they can help him with growing taller.  It worked!  He really wasn't too nervous. Thanks girls!!!! :)

Jackson just has the best personality! He is such a ham!! He's a character! The nurses loved him and so do we! It was a 4 hour test and we are still waiting for the results.  Big Bummer though because if he does have this deficiency, it's going to cost a lot of money!! Without insurance, it's around $70K/year! YIKES!!!  Insurance is really funny, for some reason, about this growth hormone drug.  Even if insurance covers some, it will still be a lot for us monthly.  I will do whatever it takes for that kid though! I will keep you posted.

Judy, on the other hand, is UP AND DOWN.  We just can't keep up with her moods.  We had a lot to do this weekend, so that helped pass the time and entertain Judy.  She likes to keep busy.  We ended this weekend with my niece's birthday party! Sweet Georgia peach is now 1!  Oh how I love her!! We got to see a lot of family too! Big shout out to my cousin AUSTIN! (He really wanted to make the blog!!) LOL!