A shot to grow on . . .

Alec started his Humatrope January 7, 2013. Starting height is 40" and weight 38 pounds. He has been a trooper I must say. He cried the first day at the doctors office during the training but has otherwise been really good. When we got home from the doctor, he saw a picture of where to rotate the injections and said "I have to get these things in my bottom?". I tried to say it was his hip and he held up the picture and said "you look at this picture and tell me that's not my bottom!". And then there was the "you gotta be kidding me" after he asked how long we have to do these shots. Alec is definitely the best one out of the kids to have to go through this, he is so strong. I actually believe that he is excited about it. Not about the shot part but about having a growing medicine. One never realizes how much something bothers Alec until after the fact or months later. Just one more way he is like Jeff. We are excited for him!  Some people have expressed concern that there will be physical side effects from the medicine such as weight gain. We believe that the emotional side effects of not treating him would far outweigh any physical side effects he may have no matter how good of parenting. I am confident this will become routine and second nature to him. I pray this is the worst health issue we will have to encounter with our kids. We are very blessed!