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Feeding Issues
Setbacks Just last week Baby Henry was taking over 33% of his feeds without vomiting issues, but things have changed. The formula is almost exactly the same but after increasing the fortification with…
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GI Doctor Visit
Baby Henry went to the pediatric gastroenterologist (GI doctor), who met us with a dietician. The pediatrician, pulmonologist, and swallow study all pointed to a GI in figuring out any underlying causes for…
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Swallow Study
Baby Henry’s medical providers want to make sure he’s not silently choking and protecting his airway when he eats from a bottle, so they had us do a really cool test called a…
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Bummer at the BPD Clinic
Today we met Henry’s pulmonologist for the first time, hopeful that after assessing our baby and reviewing his case we’d have an “aha” moment and could finally point to why our child is…
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New Year Survival Mode
Minecraft Dungeons. Library visits and Hazardous Tales. Massages for Dad. Romcoms. We watched Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and now my kids especially the boys think it’s the funniest movie, sing all the…
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At the Cardiologist
Monday we had a giant change of plans. Our pediatric cardiologist had an opening from a cancellation so we went with about an hour’s notice. I got everything ready in a half hour,…
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Life Lately
Dear Journal, I’m currently listening to a playlist called “Relax Pregnancy” which I created when I needed to lower my stress level in the 2nd trimester. It includes less than 10 songs that…
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Portraits of Newborn
I’m getting so much practice in capturing these tender moments of our sweet Henry. We are all taken in with his charms. It’s not all a bed of roses here; the hard moments…
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Home with Baby
These first few days at home with Baby have been a sleepless trial by fire. There’s a learning curve and getting into a rhythm again. Baby didn’t sleep or eat well the first…
