We had to take Noella to a Pediatric Urologist. Since there are none in West Virginia, we went to Pittsburgh. Because it is out of state, I had to request permission from the insurance company to take her there. IT WAS DENIED! They want us to instead take her to Charlottesville, VA or Columbus,OH. Because these hospitals work better with the insurance company than Pittsburgh. OK lets think about this. Pittsburgh is 1.5 hours away, Charlottesville is 4.5 hours away and Columbus is 3.5 hours away. The denial letter stated that if there were facilities within a reasonable geographic location you need to go to those facilities. So, according to our wonderful insurance, it is reasonable to travel 9 hours with a six month old baby for a 20 minuet appointment. WTF! Are you kidding me?
So really they are covering it but at the higher, out of network rate. All in all, it isn't that big of a deal. But the principle of it really pisses me off. I pay a ridiculous amount of money to have insurance and then they expect me to do something unhealthy with my child so I can go to the Dr.'s that they prefer? Really fool, really?
So I am writing an appeal letter and get angrier about it every time I think about it. What is wrong with people?
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
7 Months
So, Noella is 7 months old. It seemed to just creep up on me. I can't believe all that we have been through. My little tiny baby is getting big!
She is crawling, eating, and has two teeth!
OK lets catch up. We went to see the Pediatric Urologist and he said the same as everyone else. She will be on the low dose antibiotic and should probably grow out of it. She went to her six month appointment and her Dr. was in shock when we told her she was crawling already. She stated Noella was three months ahead all around. She is still average weight and very tall 85% with a little noodle. She did great with the shoots. cried when she got them but settled right down as soon as I picked her up.
She is eating everything. We have not found anything that she wont eat. She is not too crazy about bananas and potatoes. She really doesn't like any kind of texture in her food. She sprouted her second tooth this weekend. I have been trying to make most of her food myself. It is pretty easy and it actually tastes pretty good too.
Life is pretty good. We are trying to figure out how to freeze her at this stage and keep our little baby a baby. Whenever we are reminded that some day she will be going to school, and then hitting puberty, and then dating, and college..... I can't imagine being a Mom of a big kid. I guess by that time I will be ready for it, really I will have no choice...so ready or not.
The only problem we are having is that Noella wants to constantly be in the same room with us. In the morning, while we are getting ready for work, we put her in her baby-proofed room with a gate. She cries until we take her out or join her. It is very difficult to listen to her cry all morning and then drop her off at the baby-sitters. When we are in the room with her, she happily plays by herself most of the time but there is something about us stepping out of the same room that she wont tolerate. Now, I just let her cry. I can see her from the bathroom and know she is safe and just let her cry. I'm sure our neighbors hate us by now. Sometimes, I think CPS is going to knock on my door for neglect. It breaks my heart to listen to her, knowing that if I just picked her up she would stop. And when I do pick her up to get ready to go, I have to wipe away her tears. At least she does not do this when I drop her off at the sitters. I don't know if I am going to be able to handle that. Not sure what else to do. I was hoping she would get used to it and stop but as of yet, no luck with that one.
She is crawling, eating, and has two teeth!
OK lets catch up. We went to see the Pediatric Urologist and he said the same as everyone else. She will be on the low dose antibiotic and should probably grow out of it. She went to her six month appointment and her Dr. was in shock when we told her she was crawling already. She stated Noella was three months ahead all around. She is still average weight and very tall 85% with a little noodle. She did great with the shoots. cried when she got them but settled right down as soon as I picked her up.
She is eating everything. We have not found anything that she wont eat. She is not too crazy about bananas and potatoes. She really doesn't like any kind of texture in her food. She sprouted her second tooth this weekend. I have been trying to make most of her food myself. It is pretty easy and it actually tastes pretty good too.
Life is pretty good. We are trying to figure out how to freeze her at this stage and keep our little baby a baby. Whenever we are reminded that some day she will be going to school, and then hitting puberty, and then dating, and college..... I can't imagine being a Mom of a big kid. I guess by that time I will be ready for it, really I will have no choice...so ready or not.
The only problem we are having is that Noella wants to constantly be in the same room with us. In the morning, while we are getting ready for work, we put her in her baby-proofed room with a gate. She cries until we take her out or join her. It is very difficult to listen to her cry all morning and then drop her off at the baby-sitters. When we are in the room with her, she happily plays by herself most of the time but there is something about us stepping out of the same room that she wont tolerate. Now, I just let her cry. I can see her from the bathroom and know she is safe and just let her cry. I'm sure our neighbors hate us by now. Sometimes, I think CPS is going to knock on my door for neglect. It breaks my heart to listen to her, knowing that if I just picked her up she would stop. And when I do pick her up to get ready to go, I have to wipe away her tears. At least she does not do this when I drop her off at the sitters. I don't know if I am going to be able to handle that. Not sure what else to do. I was hoping she would get used to it and stop but as of yet, no luck with that one.
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