Something I haven't talked about on the blog yet is Livi's acid reflux. Liam had it when he was a baby and he was miserable. Cried... no, screamed.... all the time. He didn't spit up a lot, but he was always uncomfortable and didn't handle it well. Livi, on the other hand, is a trooper. She spits up and even projectile vomits pretty often and I end up changing her outfit about 4 times a day. Mornings are her fussy time which is hard for me because I am working from home right now. So she spends the time between coming home from dropping off Liam to about noon, being fussy and agitated. And I spend that time trying to figure out if she is hungry or just uncomfortable. Feeding her takes forever because I am constantly burping her and calming her down from the reflux.
Because she is so tired, she sleeps like a log at night which is a double edged sword. Because she is SO tired she can only stay awake for about 5 minutes to eat. Since she doesn't get a full meal in, she wakes up every 2 hours to eat. And believe me, there is no waking up this child once she is out. Well, I finally gave in and admitted that maybe she would benefit from some meds and boy am I glad that I did. We started it last night and she got a dose this morning too. I can definitely see a difference already. She slept until about 10 and then ate. She was still a little fussy when she was eating, but a marked improvement. And this is only day one, so I suppose it could be a fluke or it could get even better. It was just nice to see her happy this morning instead of so uncomfortable.
On a side note, I also wanted to mention for posterity sake that last week I went for my checkup and we weighed my 6 week old and she was over 13 lbs. yikes! I guess that side effect of losing weight when you have acid reflux doesn't apply to her.
I should have known better
There have been so many obsessions: the red hat, the knee pads, skateboards, the helmet, you get the idea. None have been as.... quirky... as the latest one. Socks, on his hands. He calls them his gloves. I don't even know how he knows what gloves are. His favorites are Livi's socks. As a result, I have a bunch of unmatched socks all over the house and even a few in the car. It's true we get some strange looks when we are at the grocery store or Target, but he isn't hurting anyone. It just makes it hard to play with some toys and makes his hands sweat while he is sleeping (yes, he wears them to bed too).
What a beautiful Easter weekend we had. The weather was fabulous and we had a really great time at Ney-Ney's house even though Nana and Papa were in Orlando with their other grandkid (who we miss by the way ;). Kids just make the holidays soooo much more fun. And it's only gonna get better every year as they start to understand it all more. Happy Easter everyone- I hope you all had as much fun as we did.
