First doctor visit Monday, November 27th

Reed went to see Dr. Tom Stealey, a close friend of the Moberly family, on Monday afternoon. It was a hard day for Reed as well as mom and dad. The doctor looked him over as well as the paperwork we received in Guatemala. It was hard to hear but he had two slight ear infections, possible scabies (a rash he had been scratching ever since we got him), maybe some allergies, etc. The nurses came in and took some blood and I was ok until he was done and I picked him up and he was still screaming. I lost it and started crying myself. It was really hard. Then they tested him for TB. We have to go in and have it checked in 72 hours. We ended up going to the pharmacy on the way home and picked up 5 prescriptions for the poor kid. A couple of ointments and a couple of oral medications. This child will either be great at taking medicine or always hate it. Dr. Stealey wants to give Reed some of his immunization again. He had some too early and he wants to make sure he gets all the appropriate ones done well. We are so thankful for seeing Dr. Stealey since we had so many questions about his health. He said other than these few things we will be taking care of he looks to be healthy and developing normally. He was only 16 pounds yesterday but hopefully we can get him on the right track and he will start gaining soon.

Since he possibly has scabies which is catchy we will be limiting some visitors for a couple of days. It will be: come at your own risk. Jason and I are ok so far. Jason was scratching yesterday but I think it isbecause he knew Reed might have scabies. It is kind of like when you hear about someone having lice you immediately start scratching your head.

Reed naps in the morning mostly right now but the afternoon naps haven't been happening. He goes to bed about 8:30-9:00. If you are thinking about visiting we welcome you just give us a call before hand and give us a couple of days. Reed has been fine meeting our immediate families and we think he will be ok with others too. We just let him run the show. If he wants to be picked up he will let you know otherwise we let him be. It has worked so far and as long as he is comfortable we are fine too. It is all about him right now. Thanks you for your understanding.