2 month check up

Lucas had his 2 month check up.  He is growing like a weed. 

Measurements:

Height: 24" (87%)
Weight 12 lbs 4 oz (47%)
Head 16.5" (100%)

He got 3 shots in the leg and one oral vaccination.  Poor boy cried hard, but I'm sure it was harder on me then him.  He did run a fever for a couple days but it didn't seem to affect him too much.  He is sleeping better at night and loves his Rock n Play sleeper and loves to be swaddled.

2 and 3 week photo shoots

We had a girl that is going to school for photography come to our house to take some pictures.  However, Lucas was not very cooperative at that time so we didn't get a lot but what she did get was pretty cute.  I wanted a lot more pictures so I ended up taking Lucas to JC Penney for some more pictures at 3 weeks of age and we had some with Mommy and Daddy since we did that with each of the other boys when they were newborns.  Again Lucas wasn't the most cooperative but we did get some pretty cute pictures!

ACID REFLUX!

Lucas is a pretty easy going baby for the most part, but he cries A LOT!  It's not so much the crying that has us concerned, it's the constant arching of the back, straightening of the legs, choking while nursing, etc.  At first I thought maybe my milk flow was too fast and he couldn't keep u which would account for the gagging/choking.  But he screams in pain a lot and he is not constipated at all.  I finally decided to take him to Sioux Falls to see a pediatrician who would be more familiar with Acid Reflux as I had suspected it.  The doctor examined him and concluded that he thought it was more than just a case of colic!  He agreed he probably has Acid Reflux or in Lucas case "Silent Reflux" because he doesn't spit up much.  He put him on Zantac and said it would take up to about 4 days before we notice a difference.  In the meantime he said we can give Lucas adult over the counter Maalox when he's in pain.  We can give it to him every 4 hours as needed and he gets 1/2 tsp.  He also said that if the medication does not work it could just be a bad case of colic or something in my diet. 

We started the Maalox that day and we noticed immediate improvement after giving it to him.  He would basically relax after giving it to him and stop screaming.  It is so hard for a Mom to see her baby in pain.  After about a week we noticed a big difference in his mood and sleep.  He was a much happier baby when he wasn't in pain all the time.  The doctor said if we saw immediate improvement with the Maalox, that was a sure sign that the culprit was Reflux.

Hopefully this will be the end of his tummy troubles and the meds will continue to work for our little guy.  On a side note:  at Lucas appointment he weighed 9 lbs 12 oz and in the 52nd percentile!  Skinny boy!