Sean Boy update...

Since my last post a lot has happened with our little man. I went to a GI Dr. with Sean in early February. It was horrible. The Dr. pretty much looked at me and said all babies have to learn to poop and toot and that he wasn't hurting so to let him cry it out at night. He also said that Sean did not have a reaction to dairy...I left in tears.

I went back to Sean's regular dr. and he and I decided to try some reflux medication. Sean has had a cough for MONTHS and apparently reflux can present itself in a cough, not just spitting up. We began axid and saw a small improvement, but Sean still seemed to struggle SO MUCH with gas and pooping. I made another appointment with the GI dr., but this time with the one I should have seen in the first place. (Dr. Haddad...amazing!!!)

He asked me what seemed like 100 questions about EVERYTHING regarding Sean and in the end decided it was most likely an allergy to the protein in milk. He has put Sean on a hypoallergenic formula called Elecare. It's about 50$ a can and even easier for babies with this issue than Nutramagen (sp). We have been on the formula for about 3.5 days now and last night was the first night in at least 2 months where he slept through the night without waking up screaming due to his gas! I am crossing my fingers this stuff is the answer.

It is so hard to see your little one in such pain and to feel like you can do nothing to help. I must admit I can think of other things I would like to be spending 200$ a month on other than formula, but if it works...it is WELL worth it. I wanted to kiss this Dr. for at least listening to me and making sure that I knew he "heard me." Only time will really tell, but we are off to a great start!

I have a thing for jammies...look at his big smile! Man, I love this kid!!!
Sean has the BEST smile with the deepest dimple. I love his happy little face. His eyes are still blue...wouldn't it be cool if they stayed that way? One boy with BIG brown eyes and another with BIG blue ones!
My chunk-a-monk! He is so chubby, I love it! I have always wanted a chubby baby and he is on his way! He is already a few pounds heavier than Grady was at this age!
Sean's new favorite thing...his jumperoo! He seriously spends hours in this thing! He has also learned to roll over and has really began babbling a lot more this past month. I can't wait to see his true little personality come out now that his tummy is feeling better. (hopefully!) He loves his big brother and might just be a bit of a mama's boy as well! we'll see!