While sitting in the waiting room at the docs today, a nurse called
out for Kaia to come back to a patient room. Of course we started to
get up, but so did another little girl and her father. That was not
expected so soon!
Monday, March 30, 2009
Bit more
Making progress
Just returned home from the doctor's office. They are very happy with her condition.
She is now about 8lbs, and she finally made it to the milestone chart, albeit, the bottom of graph. Her weight and length are at 10%, while her head is 6%. Before, she didn't even register! Contrast that to Riley, who was in the 80-90'th percentile right after birth. But, forget the numbers, she's at 90% to us.
The best part, her next appointment is in two weeks, then she will be due for a wellness appointment in another two weeks. Folks, that is just two appointments in 30 days.
She is now about 8lbs, and she finally made it to the milestone chart, albeit, the bottom of graph. Her weight and length are at 10%, while her head is 6%. Before, she didn't even register! Contrast that to Riley, who was in the 80-90'th percentile right after birth. But, forget the numbers, she's at 90% to us.
The best part, her next appointment is in two weeks, then she will be due for a wellness appointment in another two weeks. Folks, that is just two appointments in 30 days.
Be back shortly after I change her diaper.
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Tuesday, March 24, 2009
7lbs 12oz
Still gaining weight, keep your fingers crossed!
Her legs are starting to fill out a bit now, and she has cheeks too.
Her legs are starting to fill out a bit now, and she has cheeks too.
Monday, March 23, 2009
7lbs 10oz
This morning's weight. Surely it will go down again, but the trend is upward, and I am looking to 8lbs in April.
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Sunday, March 22, 2009
On the spit up
Pretty sure it is from the intestinal virus she has, rather than acid reflux.
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Happy 36th birthday Kaia
She is now 36 days old! Boy does time fly.
We brought her home last Tuesday evening with the hope that everything would be fine from then on out. But, things never go as planned.
First, she got diarrhea, and it was bad. This caused her diaper rash to get so bad that it would bleed. She needed a diaper change at least every 20 minutes, and on top of that, she had terrible gas which really caused her discomfort. She would then cry and be awake almost the entire night.
At the same time, everyone else in the house was sick too, either diarrhea or sore throat, or upset stomach, or all of them. No fun at all.
But, despite the diarrhea, with the feeding tube, she was still able to keep or even gain a little bit of weight, so we were resigned to waiting out her illness. However, we were still required to go in for a weight and wellness check every day.
On Friday, she pulled her NG tube out. Then, later that day at our regular visit, her weight was down a bit, so we had to schedule visit with the GI doctor to get another tube inserted. By this time, she was starting to spit up her food again. This made her a bit hungry and fussy, such that the GI doc couldn't get the tube in, even after several tries with the help of several people. I should note that it took 6 people to get the first tube in at the hospital. Rather than stress her out more, or even injure her, we decided to put off the tube for the weekend and try on Monday if she still wasn't gaining weight.
Now she is spitting up quite a bit, just like before she went on the reflux medication. We aren't really sure why, but, we do have an appointment tomorrow......
On the plus side of things:
She gained several ounces over the weekend. That is very good.
The most amazing thing is that she is becoming much more aware of us and her surroundings. I can talk to her from a few feet away, and she will get a huge grin. Or, I can talk to her where she can't see me, and she will turn her head and look right at me. She also enjoys looking at lights and the dots on her bedroom wall. She is also quite talkative.
She is also very strong. She can stand herself up, and stay up for quite a while. She is already trying to hold her bottle or binky by herself. She has an amazing grip. And, she can hold her head up without support (though we always have a hand in position, just in case). I am simply amazed at how well she is developing beyond the lack of weight gain.
Finally, the best part for us, she doesn't cry for hours on end. When she does, it is usually because she is hungry, poopy, gassy, tired, or in need of a hug, just like a baby is supposed to be.
We brought her home last Tuesday evening with the hope that everything would be fine from then on out. But, things never go as planned.
First, she got diarrhea, and it was bad. This caused her diaper rash to get so bad that it would bleed. She needed a diaper change at least every 20 minutes, and on top of that, she had terrible gas which really caused her discomfort. She would then cry and be awake almost the entire night.
At the same time, everyone else in the house was sick too, either diarrhea or sore throat, or upset stomach, or all of them. No fun at all.
But, despite the diarrhea, with the feeding tube, she was still able to keep or even gain a little bit of weight, so we were resigned to waiting out her illness. However, we were still required to go in for a weight and wellness check every day.
On Friday, she pulled her NG tube out. Then, later that day at our regular visit, her weight was down a bit, so we had to schedule visit with the GI doctor to get another tube inserted. By this time, she was starting to spit up her food again. This made her a bit hungry and fussy, such that the GI doc couldn't get the tube in, even after several tries with the help of several people. I should note that it took 6 people to get the first tube in at the hospital. Rather than stress her out more, or even injure her, we decided to put off the tube for the weekend and try on Monday if she still wasn't gaining weight.
Now she is spitting up quite a bit, just like before she went on the reflux medication. We aren't really sure why, but, we do have an appointment tomorrow......
On the plus side of things:
She gained several ounces over the weekend. That is very good.
The most amazing thing is that she is becoming much more aware of us and her surroundings. I can talk to her from a few feet away, and she will get a huge grin. Or, I can talk to her where she can't see me, and she will turn her head and look right at me. She also enjoys looking at lights and the dots on her bedroom wall. She is also quite talkative.
She is also very strong. She can stand herself up, and stay up for quite a while. She is already trying to hold her bottle or binky by herself. She has an amazing grip. And, she can hold her head up without support (though we always have a hand in position, just in case). I am simply amazed at how well she is developing beyond the lack of weight gain.
Finally, the best part for us, she doesn't cry for hours on end. When she does, it is usually because she is hungry, poopy, gassy, tired, or in need of a hug, just like a baby is supposed to be.
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