Last Tuesday was Meghan's last day of speech therapy, and Wednesday was her last day of PT/OT until she begins preschool in September.  They were very bittersweet days!  It is SO different not having the therapists coming to our house twice a week! We sure do miss them!  I forgot to take a picture of Meghan with her speech therapist, but remembered to take a picture of the PT/OT ladies. We made Meghan's therapists a little thank you gift.

We got results from Meghan's growth hormone stim test.  Meghan had 7 blood draws to measure how much growth hormone her pituitary gland produces.  Meghan's results were: 2.9, 1.5, 1.5, 5.6, 3.9, 3.2 and 6.2 ng/ml.  In order for her Endo doctor to officially diagnose someone as having true growth hormone deficiency, the peak number needs to be 5.0 ng/ml or under.  Meghan's peak number was 6.2.  Normal is 10.0 ng/ml and up.  What her numbers show us is that growth hormone is being produced, but at a pretty low amount; hense Meghan's growth issues.  Since Meghan's peak number was 6.2, which is a low number, she does qualify to receive growth hormone shots.  We are going to wait until August and we will meet with the Endo.  At that appointment, she will evaluate Meghan and we will discuss treatment to make sure we are all in agreement.  She sent us information to read about hormone therapy that she would like us to read before we meet in August.  There are definite pros and cons to GH therapy!  If we all agree to try hormone therapy, we will do a one year trial first.  If her body accepts the growth hormone and she grows, we will continue for 10 years.  If her body does not accept the growth hormone, we will stop.  I am glad that we have answers on her suboptimal growth.

Miss Meghan had her 3 year pictures taken a couple weeks ago.  Here are some of her super adorable pictures.  Her brothers even got to join in on the fun!! I just looooove the sparkles in her eyes!!!