Can you say 9 lbs 15 ounces..... 23 1/2 inches long?????? Yupp, that is what she measured on Monday at her 2 month check up! She is in the 25% for her weight and 75% (!!!!) for her height! She is one tall slender little precious!
She also got half of her 2 month immunizations. Stephen and I did not want her to get all her immunizations at once, so she got half on Monday and we go back next month to get the other half. The doctor said she is doing very good. It was funny, when the nurse began talking about giving Joslyn her shots, Joslyn went from a happy loving girl in her daddy's arms to a screaming scared baby as soon as the nurse said "shots". I told the nurse that Joslyn is very smart and the nurse said "Next time I will spell it out." It was very funny. Over all she did well getting her immunizations. She did scream right as the nurse put the needle in her leg but she recovered very quickly. Within minutes she feel back asleep. I cried (and I think I saw a tear in Stephen's eyes as well), but we made it through.
At her GI Specialist appointment the next day..... Dr. Lui took her off of Zantax and put her on Prevacid. He wrote a prescription for a Reflux Sleeping wedge... we just have to find one where our insurance company will pay for it.
He was happy we took her off of the Reglan, and seemed pleased with how we handle her episodes. He said to continue to handle them the way we are, keep her elevated 30 minutes after each feeding, and to give her Maalox when she has an episode during nursing.
All in all, it was a good visit. (They weighed her there as well and she was just over 10 lbs... but she had just nursed before we walked in! She is our sack of potatoes! hehe) We go back to Dr. Lui in 3 months.
We are hoping the Prevacid will work well for her... as we hear really good things about that medicine.... Grandpa is on it for his Reflux! Isn't that sweet?? They share the same medicine!!!
On another good note.... Today Joslyn finally fits in her outfit we bought her after her first good OBGYN Appt! (6 weeks pregnant) It was the first thing we bought her (before we knew she was a she.) I have been waiting to put it on her for soooo long! So now instead of being under my pillow while I sleep..... it is on her body!
It feels so amazing to see it on her little body. It is what got me through.... we even brought it with us when we went to the hospital to have her. I did not sleep without the little outfit under my pillow.
I still have the little white shoes hanging on my rear view mirror in my car.... maybe one day she will wear those too!!!!!
Jacky
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
9 weeks old!
Joslyn will be 9 weeks tomorrow!!! (6-13-08)
She has been having more problems with her reflux. We think she has Silent Reflux, which means she is not spitting the acid up and it is going back down.... causing twice the harm. (what she has been doing since she was rushed to Scottish Rite) She has also been gasping for air when this happens. It is a horrible sound.. but luckily the Apnea monitor has not been going off, so she is not long between breaths. We made an appointment with a GI specialist for June 24. We are hoping to get a better idea on how to help her, and get a special sleep wedge that will keep her at a 30 degree angle when she sleeps. That is suppose to help her reflux.
We have taken her off of the Reglan medicine. It has way too many bad side effects which she has shown some of them. Luckily, she was only showing increased crying/screaming fits that we could not stop. That is one of the "best" reactions if you are going to have reactions from that medicine. We are just too scared of what that medicine can do to adults.... let alone a 2 month old miracle baby girl. However she is still on Zantac.
Since we have taken her off the Reglan, she has not had nearly the amount of uncontrollable screaming fits. For 2 weeks she would get so upset and there was nothing Stephen or I could do, which was heart breaking for us. We now know it was one of the side effects from the Reglan.
On a happy note.... she has found her fingers and hands! She has figured out that she can wave her hands in front of her face.... and she does it all the time!!!! It is so funny! It looks like she is trying to punch the air!
Jacky
She has been having more problems with her reflux. We think she has Silent Reflux, which means she is not spitting the acid up and it is going back down.... causing twice the harm. (what she has been doing since she was rushed to Scottish Rite) She has also been gasping for air when this happens. It is a horrible sound.. but luckily the Apnea monitor has not been going off, so she is not long between breaths. We made an appointment with a GI specialist for June 24. We are hoping to get a better idea on how to help her, and get a special sleep wedge that will keep her at a 30 degree angle when she sleeps. That is suppose to help her reflux.
We have taken her off of the Reglan medicine. It has way too many bad side effects which she has shown some of them. Luckily, she was only showing increased crying/screaming fits that we could not stop. That is one of the "best" reactions if you are going to have reactions from that medicine. We are just too scared of what that medicine can do to adults.... let alone a 2 month old miracle baby girl. However she is still on Zantac.
Since we have taken her off the Reglan, she has not had nearly the amount of uncontrollable screaming fits. For 2 weeks she would get so upset and there was nothing Stephen or I could do, which was heart breaking for us. We now know it was one of the side effects from the Reglan.
On a happy note.... she has found her fingers and hands! She has figured out that she can wave her hands in front of her face.... and she does it all the time!!!! It is so funny! It looks like she is trying to punch the air!
Jacky
Saturday, June 7, 2008
found this article
Stephen came across this article the other day. It does not mention miscarriages, but a hard decision and a miracle baby in the end.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,363434,00.html
Jacky
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,363434,00.html
Jacky
8 weeks old!
Joslyn is now 8 weeks old (and 1 day)!!!She is getting bigger and bigger everyday! Although she still is a tiny little thing! Socks are fitting her better now, some of them still fall off but for the most part they fit.
She is lifting her head soooo high while playing during tummy time. She stretches her neck so much that she looks like a turtle coming out of her shell! It is too cute.
We took a drive yesterday and she did so well! She seems to love the car and being outside. Although with the temp almost 100 degrees yesterday, it was soooooo hot!
She seems to have my skin, very sensitive. Her face breaks out while in the sun or heat. She gets little red bumps and her face looks all red. Poor darlin, it is so sad to see. We found that if we put a cold, wet cloth on her neck it seems to help.
She goes back to the doctor in 2 weeks..... we can't help but wonder how much she will weigh then! Anyone want to place some guesses????
Jacky
She is lifting her head soooo high while playing during tummy time. She stretches her neck so much that she looks like a turtle coming out of her shell! It is too cute.
We took a drive yesterday and she did so well! She seems to love the car and being outside. Although with the temp almost 100 degrees yesterday, it was soooooo hot!
She seems to have my skin, very sensitive. Her face breaks out while in the sun or heat. She gets little red bumps and her face looks all red. Poor darlin, it is so sad to see. We found that if we put a cold, wet cloth on her neck it seems to help.
She goes back to the doctor in 2 weeks..... we can't help but wonder how much she will weigh then! Anyone want to place some guesses????
Jacky
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
2 year wedding anniversary
Today is our wedding anniversary! Two years ago today, Stephen and I said "I do" at Amicalola Falls. We have realized A LOT has happened in the 2 short years we have been married.....and we get to celebrate with the best gift of all...... Joslyn Olivia! It is a much happier celebration from last year, as this time we have our baby girl in our arms.
Joslyn is now fitting in some 0-3 month old clothing! WAHOO
Looking back at her earlier pictures I was able to see that she has grown! It is funny sometimes we look at her and think she has not grown much... but if we look back at her pictures we can see a difference! It is true... she is growing. :-)
Jacky
Joslyn is now fitting in some 0-3 month old clothing! WAHOO
Looking back at her earlier pictures I was able to see that she has grown! It is funny sometimes we look at her and think she has not grown much... but if we look back at her pictures we can see a difference! It is true... she is growing. :-)
Jacky
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