Here We Go Again!

First off, let me state that George is growing like a weed. We visited the pediatrician yesterday and he weighed in at 11 lbs and was 21 1/2 inches!! Yowza!

Well, the reason we were there is that George is having some issues with reflux. We went through this with Liam and pretty much thought we knew what they'd say, but decided to get him looked at anyway. Sure enough, they believe he is having reflux due to a dairy allergy/sensitivity. Their recommendation was to cut all dairy out of my diet. Ugh! I had to do this with Liam and it is very difficult. It's not just milk, cheese, ice cream, etc. You have to read labels and anything that has dairy (including whey) needs to be avoided.

So, we are at a crossroads of sorts. Taylor and I are thinking that cutting dairy out is not extremely practical since I would need to prepare separate meals for Liam and I once Taylor leaves and there will already be enough to do already. Our other option is to use some soy formula. Our only problem with this is we did not want to give him formula already. That being said, I won't be able to pump at work, so he may need it eventually anyway.

So, we are working on deciding if we should try the soy or just hope the reflux improves soon. Unfortunately, Liam had a dairy sensitivity until well beyond the age of one, so this may not go away anytime soon. One thing that has helped is a sleep positioner that keeps little G at a slight incline. He is finally sleeping a little bit more at night because of this.

The good news? George is eating well and gaining weight!! And, he gave Daddy a real smile today as a birthday present!!

Trick or Treat

For Halloween this year, we traveled down to Mimi and Tooey's house for Trick-or-Treating. This was a bit stressful for us as Liam had refused to wear his costume up to this point. Over the past month, every time we would ask him what he wanted to be, he said a "train" but when we finally got the costume he freaked out and just downright would not wear it.

Well, Wednesday morning, we sent the costume in with him to school as they were having a Halloween parade that morning. I warned his teacher that he might not wear it, but left it anyway. Well, we picked him up and she said that he LOVED it and had a total blast. Sure enough, when it was time to put it on again that night to go out, we couldn't get it on fast enough. Liam was sooooo excited and proud of his costume and told every single person that gave him candy that he was Thomas and a choo-choo train and made the "choo choo" noise. It was so cute. He would also say while we were walking down the sidewalk that he was "puffing down the track."

Some pictures from the night:







Needless to say, Halloween this year was a hit!! Liam loved all the displays in the neighborhood and ended the night telling us that his bag was full and he needed to go back to the shed to sleep.

This week is fairly uneventful. Mimi and Tooey are coming up this weekend for Taylor's birthday, so we are looking forward to that.

One Month Old!!

I cannot believe it has been a month already. Little G is really growing fast. Taylor and I both weighed ourselves and then weighed us holding him 3 different times and it looks like George is already around 11 lbs!! Obviously, he is eating well, which is good. George is still nursing 100% and getting one bottle of breastmilk a day. I am also pumping as much as I can since I won't be able to pump when I return to work and am up to 223 ozs. It is very strange to have a one-month old that is so "big" since Liam wasn't this size until closer to 3 months. We almost have to remind ourselves that George is only a month old.

This past week was another first for George as he took his first road trip. We went down to Mimi and Tooey's in Virginia Beach for trick-or-treating. George slept the entire ride up and down and slept fine while we were there. We took him trick-or-treating with us and he was awake the entire time.








Not much exciting coming up for this week. Mimi and Tooey are coming up this weekend for Taylor's birthday, so that should be fun. Plus, there's always the Skins game, which the boys thoroughly enjoy each weekend, although yesterday was a bit rough for Taylor as George peed on him twice during the game. :)