Dr. Donovan

I got a call from Dr. Donovan, Lexie and Logan's physician. I told him that they were having the usual respiratory problems. Their mother had taken them off their medication for a week and it got a lot worse. She left them off another week and things did not improve. Logan sounded sick this morning so I gave him some Benadryl chewable tablets.

The doctor said that cigarette smoke, although some people are allergic to it, it mainly affects most people like an irritant. He gave me the example "like gasoline fumes". He said it can cause the symptoms that they have--fluid in the ears, sinus congestion and asthma. He said they are old enough we might want to send them to an allergist to find out if they are allergic to it, or it's just affecting them as an irritant.

As for their weight, he said that they are both tall, but "weigh more than you'd expect for their height." Ten to fifteen pounds gain a year is ok. He said we might want to see an endocrinologist or dietician so we can have the same health routine at both homes.

I'm concerned about the kids, but I also wanted to get some fuel to fight Shellie with at the divorce hearing if I need it. I don't want to do anything bad to her or hurt her, but I worry about losing the kids completely.