7 Weeks!

Kaden is now 7 weeks old?!! Where did the time go?! Since my last post, we have made some progress with the acid reflux.  Kaden had an Upper GI to rule out a condition called Pylorics Stenosis which would need to be corrected with Surgery, Luckyily, he does not have it! The noises, the choking, the coughing….they have continued, but they switched his formula again to a one that has rice starch in it and it seems to have help with the gasping and the noises when he eats.  They also have him on Prevacid now and I really am not seeing much of a difference…not like I did when they put Livie on it.  He almost always gags at some point if he is flat on his back for a period of time and he is very raspy after feedings and when he sleeps.  His bed is inclined at night and I do my best to keep him in an upright position most of the day. 

We saw a new Pediatrician the other day, mostly for a second opinion, but he pretty much agreed with the other Pediatrician about the acid reflux but also said he could have a bit of a swallowing issue as well and wants us to have another x-ray done.  We aren’t really sure what to do at this point.  He seems to be doing fine with feedings as long as we use that rice formula and keep a very slow nipple on his bottles.  These x-rays are not an ordinary x-ray and they cost thousands of dollars.  At this point, we both kind of feel like he is doing fine and if a problem arises in the future then we will look into it. 

Olivia is having so much fun at Preschool and has had such a desire to learn lately!  We do number quizzes and she is constantly asking “what letter is this” and “what shape is this” when she sees an object. She found a piece of paper on the floor the other day from something I had cut out and she said “Mom, look! It’s the letter L! Today is about the letter L!” LOL She sings “there are 7 weeks in a day”, I know that’s a little backwards but she will catch on! hahaha. When we read a story she sits down next to me on the couch and says, “Let’s begin.” LOL She is just growing up so fast and she is so smart! We are so blessed to have two beautiful, wonderful kiddos!

I recently did a mini photo shoot with the kids the other day at the park. The wind was blowing like crazy and Kaden wanted nothing to do with it, but I ended up with a few good shots. : )

Hope all is well with everyone! We love you and miss you all so much! Can’t wait to see everyone at Christmas!