I was cleaning out my hard drive today and found these three photos of Dave. One you'll notice from the Christmas card. They were taken in order from Left-Right:Age, turned 4 on September 13th.
Left Dave - July, shirt size 2-3T
Middle Dave - September, shirt size 2T, short size 2-3T
We have only bought 2 pairs of 4T pants in the last 18 months and they had to be cinched with a belt to fit.
Right Dave - January, shirt size 5 BOYS (bigger than 5T) and pant size 5 Boys. He now measures in the 50% for weight, and 65% for height. This is the largest margin he's ever had since birth, with the exception of 75% height when he was 12 months old.
Since he's been on insulin he's gained 7 lbs, putting him right at 40 lbs, which means he can graduate from a car seat to a booster seat.
He has grown 5" totaling 42" in hieght, which means by his birthday, maybe, he'll be tall enough to ride the big rides at Disneyland (48"), which means we better get saving our cash.
And he's a much happier boy (except when he has to have injections, but he's trying his best).
I feel so stupid that I didn't notice the signs sooner, or didn't trust my motherly instinct and request to have him tested sooner. I've been considering it since the end of the summer, but didn't pursue my suspicions until it was almost too late. Thanks to everyone who helped out in December with flowers, notes, phone calls and just being supportive. We have such a great family and I wanted to thank everyone for all of their love.
