7 months

Time goes by so quickly! I finally took Sesi to see a doctor.. partly because he got sick and I had to. I really hate going to see Dr's.. I want to put emphasis on the word hate. HATE! I know it's a strong word, but I never get so angry and annoyed as much as I do, or as easily, than when I'm at a Dr's office. So far, every office that I've visited, I've had to wait more than 2 hrs before I was seen, except for my Dr in Hawaii, he always saw me right away or I had to wait 5-10 min max. I'm losing faith in western medicine and the way Dr's run things. Not just because the long wait to see them, but they really make you feel like a dollar sign. Whats up with a wellness check-up? You have to see me every other month so you can tell me what I already know, my kid is fine and oh, here's his height and weight, we'll see you again in two months, until your child turns two years of age, so we could tell you the same thing. But why stop at age two? The charts that they use to measure our kids and tell us their growing rate, I found out is from the formula companies, made to chart formula-fed babies. So where's the chart for breast fed babies? Who came up with the stupid chart, anyway? Our kids aren't cattle, why do we need to track them like they are? Not one person is the same shape, size, has the same hair, color skin, so of course, babies are going to be the same way. Yet they have a percentage rate for their head measurements, weight and height. This makes no sense at all. I have three young kids, if I wanted to take them to the doctor, I have to make three separate appointments. Any questions or more than one symptom? Schedule another appointment, the doctor will only see them for one appointment, one symptom at a time, so as to "allow the doctor to have proper time to assess each symptom". cha-ching! Money in their pocket. No wonder the medical field is and will continue to thrive. Long ago, people saw Dr's when it was necessary.. A girlfriend of mine was told by a doctor (who was a friend of hers), who ws new in the field, "I don't feel like I know a lot about what I'm doing, I probably won't until i get years and years of experience, but until then I'll just be experimenting on my patients." All doctors aren't bad, but it's scary to think about. sorry about my vent, but hey, its my blog, your stuck reading it.. haha.. or just skip it and look at the pictures. Can you tell my kids have been sick for the past two weeks? lol.. well the good news is that they are better. Sesi is 20 lbs 10 oz and 28 inches. Just a little more plumping and he'll be big enough to sell for a months supply of food for the winter.. haha..oh, and he's in the 85th percentile for his height, the 83rd for his weight and 81st for his head. What a joke! :P