Your seven week letter is a few days late because we've been enjoying family visiting...while you turned seven weeks old you also met your Grandad, Grand-Gale, Aunt Kristen, Uncle Rush (who you actually met when you were one day old), and your cousins Emelie and Christopher. You are so loved already as everyone has enjoyed meeting you and taking turns passing you around.
(Your cousin Emelie made your 7 week sign this week!)
Your mom has to admit that the last week was down right rough on the both of us. You were upset many days this week, and one night you didn't sleep longer than a one hour stretch. This, of course, coincided with your daddy's first four-day trip, so it was just you and me, kid. Your cries seemed uncomfortable and you were spitting up more than usual, which means there was a whole lot of spit up. So, this past week we made our first unscheduled visit to the pediatrician to check out what was wrong and so that mommy's sanity remained in tact.
The good news is you are already weighing in at 10 lbs 2 oz! The doctor was thrilled with your growth, even though you still appear so long and skinny given your long arms and legs. (In fact, you can still fit in your newborn onesies although I think we are days away from retiring a few that are getting too small.) However, the doctor thought you might have caught a bit of a stomach bug that daddy had several weeks ago. So we went home hoping you'd pass through this phase.
After another night of three-plus hours of straight crying, mommy again called our patient pediatrician, desperate for a solution. We agreed that mommy would cut dairy out of her diet for a week and we'd also test you on a week of Prevacid. Both measures are designed to calm your little stomach and see if it would let you sleep longer, which was also becoming a problem because you were such an overtired baby.
The first night of the Prevacid you slept a 5-hour stretch...which is pretty much a modern day miracle that left your mommy ecstatic. I don't know if it was the medicine or the fact that you were so overtired, but either way everyone in the house was a bit happier as a result of your sleep. The second night of the Prevacid you slept for more than 6 hours, which had your mommy and daddy performing a typical new parent act: we checked to ensure you were still breathing multiple times. We are praying that this is a solution that brings you some relief and continued sleep for us all.
Despite the rough week we experienced, I still cherish your sweet smiles; your wide, alert eyes when you look up at me when nursing; and rubbing the soft, fine hair on your head.
Love,
Mommy
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