The big news from this week was our trip to the pediatrician on Tuesday. Monday G was very congested and fussy. He didn't nap well and had a hard time breathing through his nose due to the congestion. By Monday night he was snorting because he was trying so hard to breathe. We attempted putting him to bed, but after 15-20 minutes he would wake up crying because he couldn't breathe flat on his back. This was posing a problem for nighttime. Matthew and I really did not want to spend all night sitting up in a chair with him. We decided to try letting him sleep in his swing since he was at a slight incline. Thankfully the swing worked well. I slept on the couch that night so someone would be near him. By morning he was still having problems so I called the pediatrician's office and got an appointment for him. Wouldn't you know by the time we got there he sounded fine and was acting much better. The doctor probably thought I was crazy, but whatever. Then nurse went through the typical height and weight measurements. I couldn't believe what he weighed! Our little chunky monkey was 10lbs6oz! I was expecting around 9lbs, not almost 10 1/2! She putt he heart rate monitor on him to quickly check his pulse and make sure he was breathing fine, which he was thankfully. The funniest part was his little wrists are too chubby now for it to go around, so she had to put it around his big toe instead.
When Dr. M came in he checked G over, said his lungs and heart sounded normal, ears looked good, but he could see he was probably congested. We discussed the possibility of G having reflux as opposed to just a cold. It's kind of crazy that the symptoms for acid reflux in babies are very similiar to cold symptoms. Reflux can actually cause them to be congested, which I didn't realize until I started Googling. He was hesitant to say that G has reflux because he doesn't spit up much and he hasn't had these problems since the beginning. Typically babies with reflux have problems from birth, and not just all of a sudden. He did say that the cold could be causing some spontaneous reflux though. He gave us a couple of suggestions of things to try to see if it improved the symptoms and we'd go over it all again when we're back on the 29th for his 2 month appointment. Thankfully everything is improving and he is doing much better! It's a good thing too because we are going to have a very busy weekend ahead of us!
G's baptism is Sunday so hopefully we have pictures and lots to report after!
As always here is this week's picture! Little man is getting so much bigger!
I am 7 Weeks Old today!
And for good measure a pic of little man smiling!
Ohhh what a little nugget! Glad to hear he's feeling better. :)
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