Teddy is getting so big already. How so you ask?
Here are some things she started doing this week:
Opening her eyes and making eye contact:
Laughing like a maniac in her sleep.
Smiling in her sleep (dreaming about daddy, I assume):
Smiling while pooping (thinking about me having to change her, I assume):
Napping in her crib:
Wearing headbands:
Being a pro at tummy time:
Holding up her head:
Pushing her paci in her mouth with her fist.
Relaxin' in her Ergo Carrier:
Staying awake all day ...this kid already likes to party.
Rockin' her crooked pinkies:
Getting chubbier cheeks day-by-day:
Almost outgrowing newborn sizes.
(Don't know how she still or ever even fit in newborn sizes!)
Losing her umbilical cord:
Losing her umbilical cord:
Making thee cutest faces:
When you look at these pictures you may be quick to think that we have the happiest baby alive, but don't be fooled because these pics are deceiving...
November 2nd is when the Acid Reflux Monster attacked our sweet angel.
(YAYYYYY!!!!)
On her one-week birthday Tenley did great during the day. Then after a late afternoon feeding she was screaming, arching her back and shaking her head back and forth uncontrollably. We had no idea what was wrong with her so we assumed gas, again. Then this was happening after every feeding and peaking between 2 pm to midnight. There was nothing we could do to get her from screaming bloody murder. Rocking her didn't work. Walking with her didn't work. Burping her didn't work. Her paci didn't work. At this point, I feel like thee worst mom EVER. Why can't I calm my baby? On Saturday, Ed and I reached a breaking point and called the pediatricians emergency line. He said she had all the symptoms of acid reflux. Poor baby. So we went and bought Colic Calm to help her out, but it didn't seem to work either. We were keeping her upright for 30 minutes after every feeding, but that didn't help either.
On Monday she had an appointment with the pediatrician to see if she was back to her birth weight and sure enough our little chunker weighed 10 pounds 1 ounce (she's seriously going to be a body builder some day). We got to talk more about her recent behavior and apparently I'm a milk machine and she's getting too much milk when she eats, thus only making the acid reflux worse and stretching out her belly. Who would think that making too much milk is a bad thing? So he suggested pumping then feeding her, but I didn't agree since that would make me produce even more milk. So I decided to cut down her feeding time and get her adjusted to a smaller milk intake. Even that didn't seem to help her tummy so we frantically called the pediatrician; looking for some type of relief for our daughter. He said since she was getting worse he would prescribe her Zantac. I'm not a fan of having her on medication so early, but how am I supposed to be a good mom if I'm not getting any sleep and am extremely stressed out too? I couldn't stand seeing her cry anymore, since it was also making me ball my eyes out every time so I gave in and started her Zantac, kept her elevated for 30 minutes after each feeding and am having her sleep in her crib that's elevated as well. We're currently one day in and it has not kicked in completely. Hopefully it'll help her soon because I hate seeing her like this!
To top it off, Ed went back to work yesterday and I've been home alone with Teddy all day. I also don't have anymore grandparents around to help out either...
HURRY BACK GRANDPARENTS!! Pleaseeeee.
Thank God for the support of my friends and the offers to come help out! I also don't know what I'd do if I weren't able to call Courtney in tears all the time and hear that I'm doing okay and that this is just a phase. (Thanks, Court!!) I used to think being a "stay-at-home mom" would be fun, but I'm honestly scared shitless! Please pray for me to have major duty patience this upcoming week.
Gotta go tend to lil' miss fussy pants...
Happy Hump Day Everyone! :)
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