Alec's reflux began acting up again-he couldn't keep anything down. So, on Wednesday we took him to the GI specialist again and he's back on Zantac. Only 2 days later he's keeping nearly everything down!! What a huge blessing.Weight: 20 lbs, 9 oz
Height: 29 inches
Alec's current traits:
- He's still an incredibly happy baby (very ticklish and giggly) and he's become especially cuddly. He loves to thrust his cheek up against people to 'cuddle' them and 'give kisses' which consists of him opening his mouth wide and pushing against your cheek. It's incredibly adorable.
- He loves being outside and watching birds or the dogs run around-he especially loves going to the park or on a hike.
- He loves to talk! Usually it's baby sounds, but yesterday he looked at Maggie and called out, "Mah-ee" and Maggie tilted her head and looked puzzled-it was pretty funny.
- He can take a couple steps on his own, but prefers to have someone holding his hand or to push around his walker, so I don't think he's officially walking yet.
- He still loves music. We bought the Primary CDs and play them during the day and in the car for him. Sometimes he'll sing along or dance (wiggle back and forth). He still enjoys playing with the piano he got for Christmas from his granny and grandad and I thought this photo was great-it looks like he's trying to play it properly.
4 comments:
Adorable!
Reminds me of Linus from Snoopy! Jeez he's growing up! 29 inches, 20 lbs- joseph is probably about 25 or 26 inches but I don't think he weighs 12 pounds yet. That's cute with the kissing though- When you comin back to CO?!
Peter has a hat like that that does up underneath. I can't even get him to keep the hat on for one second, never mind get to do it up!
Just a thought because of all of the diet related things I've been looking at lately (and still am). Had Alec eaten anything different just before / during or even up to a few days before his reflux started up again? It might take a bit of detective work (or thinking back now he is on something to take the symptom away), but often that sort of thing is the body's way of trying to get rid of something that doesn't agree with it. Normally something it can't digest properly and so wants to expel, but at least something that it sees as an intruder! Best way if you can work it out is just to exclude that food/food type, so the body just doesn't have to learn to deal with it - that avoids further problems down the line, and avoids the drugs too. Might take some real detective work though!
Alec looks gorgeous - a very cute little boy. We love all of the pictures and hearing about him.
Alec's slowly getting better about hats! :) Which I love.
I thought it might be food-related as well. We'd started giving him yogurt and I think he has a slight milk allergy. But, even a week or two after stopping the yogurt he was throwing up food, but the zantac works, as much as I hate for him to be on a prescription so young.
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