Got Milk?

Well...for most of you that keep up with us on a regular basis know that Noah has desperately been struggling with acid reflux and what a battle it has been! His first couple months were wonderful. He barely EVER spit up and I thought we were the luckiest parents in the world...well I spoke too soon. Around month 3, it started to affect him more and more and he would literally just vomit a good portion of each bottle after each feeding. About a month ago, we went and saw the doctor and she started out the conversation by saying well just try the rice cereal and see if that sticks to his stomach better and I in turn said "ok that's fine but I'm also not leaving here without some sort of prescription - this is the whole reason why I made the trip over here."

Well the rice didn't work and the zantac has been a nightmare. Whoever the idiot was that designed peppermint medicine when apparently babies don't like that flavor really has made my life difficult. Literally, the first time we tried to give him the zantac (syrup form with a syringe) he LITERALLY shot it from his mouth over to the door across the room. It was actually quite impressive. Needless to say, he hates the medicine and we can barely get it in him or not much and we've tried to put it in the bottle but still no change. So today I took him back over to the doctor and said we need to do something new- this isn't working and Saturday he cried and cried and cried and cried and cried....get my drift. Yeah for 12 hours straight, nothing could calm him down and add teething on top of that. It was a sad day...for all of us. So all that to say, I now have a prescription filled for prevacid which is a dissolvable tablet that goes under the tongue. So please, please pray for us that we start to see a change....definitely for our little guys sake and for our sanity.

We've done zantac, maalox, rice cereal, gripe water, tylenol, similac soy, enfamil A.R Lipil and now back to square one with our regular enfamil. You know- there's only so many baby products out there!

Serenity & Noah

So....the good news and bad news. The good news...Serenity doesn't seemed bothered by Noah. The bad news...Serenity doesn't seemed bothered by Noah. For the past 8 years, Serenity has been my child, my calming effect, my joy..my well... serenity. And first, bringing a boy and now a baby into the picture has left her less than thrilled with my life choices since she is fast falling in the ranks. Of course, this isn't true and every spare minute I can wrap her up in my arms with lots of hugs and kisses I do to reassure her she is my baby. I know it's a sickness really to treat your pet like a person but I don't care...she was there for me when I felt like no one else was so it is what it is.

I know the constant crying and attention to Noah annoys her to no end but each day I remind her that at least now I get to stay home with her everyday...I know I'm reasoning with a cat but hey, after this long, we have our own language...she knows my moods and I know hers:) My hope is that one day when Noah becomes mobile and starts crawling and running around the house that they will become fast friends...or she will at least tolerate him. We've overcome many obstacles: 1. Jason is allergic 2. My dad lost her when I was out of town 3. I thought the movers let her out so as you can see....this too shall pass and hopefully one day she will learn to love Noah. As I write this post, she crawls into my lap. I think I'm forgiven :)

Serenity the Cat

Noah -my favorite things

*he's the first one I see in the morning*the way he repeatedly looks at me and says "ah goooo" * his little birthmark on the backside of his leg*the way he sleeps with both hands behind his head*how he falls asleep as soon as he goes in the car*his old man hair on the back of his head*the way he stares into my eyes and finally seems to know who I am*the satisfied coos he makes while drinking his bottle*and also sucking down the bottle to the last drop*the fact that he already seems mesmerized at watching football*all his baby fat rolls*the fact that he is a mini-me of his dad*the way his facial expressions make me laugh*the grunts when he's pooping-such a man*his curiosity as he explores everything around him now*his amazing grins*his rosy red cheeks*his mommy's nose* And of course that he's my miracle, my baby boy - a gift from God.