October- 4 months!!

Oh my baby is getting soo big and I just love him more and more each day! So on the 9th Lucas went in for his four month check-up. He wasn't able to see his regular doctor though because she was going to be out until the 22nd- today- so, we saw another doctor in the clinic. Lots of things happened at the doctors appointment, let me see if I can remember them all and get them all in... ;)

My poor boy got his shots, but was so good. He only screamed for like 30 sec. afterwards and like 5 min later I had him laughing and he didn't seem to have any other problems (like sore legs or what not). Such a sweet boy!

He weighed 13 lbs 7.5 oz and is 24 1/4in. long. This puts him in the 21st percentile... Gus is worried that he isn't big enough, but the doctors aren't. They said that he is small but is in his same growth pattern that he has been in since birth. If he had dipped down then they would be concerned. Although I found out that when he was born at 7lb 5.5 oz that was only the 34%- I thought it would be more average... oh well. The doctor said if at his six month appt he was still down then maybe they would be more worried... I think he is perfect and getting to big anyway! ;)

The doctor also said that he could start solids now. I was surprised, I thought that they would be waiting until six months, but apparently it is 4 to 6 months- so starting after the fourth month. He said to start with rice cereal and I also asked about sweet potatoes and he said that that would be good. So that day we got some baby food and tried it. He ate it fine, but his tummy didn't seem to feel so good after that. So, we waited another day and then tried it again- he ate even better, but his tummy still seemed to not like it too much. So, we are just going to wait a bit longer- although he is getting more and more interested in what we are eating and wanting it too...

Here is a video of him eating rice cereal for the second time. Sorry the quality isn't too good. It was done on my phone and it doesn't have a very good camera.

Here he is about ready to eat rice cereal.

 

We tried sweet potatoes a few days later and he seemed to really like them. Here is a picture of that.

I also asked the doctor about his reflux because he was on his last bottle of Zantac and needed a refill. This doctor didn't seem to think he needed it and said that starting the solids will help him and he should be good. I kind of felt like he just blew me off, but I thought, "Well, maybe it will. Let's try it." Just to be on the safe side though I asked if I should just call in if he does need the refill and the doctor was like "I guess, ya." Humm... anyway- that brings us to a week later...

So a week later he seemed to really not be feeling well. He started not eating well- he would pull off and had started arching his back again. He was also really whiny. He also had started spitting up a lot more and it stunk really bad. Finally on Thursday I wasn't satisfied with the doctors response and decided not to wait until his doctor get back (she's the one who diagnosed him in the first place). I asked around about a doctor that people liked and tried to get into see her, but they couldn't get me in until Friday morning. While that is actually pretty quick, when your baby doesn't feel good and isn't eating right, it seems like forever. On Friday the doctor saw him (I liked both her and her nurse- she actually has been my favorite nurse of all). (Oh, did I mention that Lucas was up every two hours during the night??) She agreed that he needed something and decided to prescribe him Prevacid solutabs. They said to give the pharmacy an hour and a half to fill the prescription. So, 3 hours later I go to pick-up the prescription and it isn't there... Apparently it isn't covered by our insurance so they have to get a doctors authorization... I called the doctors office and they said that they'd go and talk to someone and get back with me. It took them a few hours and when they called they said that it would be 3-4 working days before it would be approved and for now I could give him 1cc of Zantac twice a day. What? That's next Thursday! and I was already giving him 1.3cc's twice a day... Oh, they thought it was 1.3 once a day... and apparently that's the max dosage for his weight so they can't really do anything else. But if it's too bad I could bring him in the next day (Saturday) because that same doctor was working. Why do I have to bring him back in? What would they do that they couldn't do now?? Anyway, someone mentioned that I could maybe just pay for the meds and then be reimbursed. So, I called the pharmacy and asked what the cash price was and about reimbursement... $279.00 for the meds!!!! What?!?!? and you can only be reimbursed if it has been authorized already... (well, why would you pay for it if it has been authorized?) Ya, I don't have that kind of cash just hanging around... Poor baby. Luckily he seemed to be a little better on Saturday, so we didn't go in. We are just waiting now. Sunday was worse then Saturday and today seems to be bad too- but he has been sleeping for most of the day. Which I'm glad for because besides needing the sleep- I woke up on Sunday with a heavy chest and kind of a sore throat. My voice sounds funny. Today I've been coughing more and have a bad headache. I sure hope Lucas doesn't get it, but last night his nose has sounded kind of stuffy... My poor boy.

Well, I think that's all I have for now. Sorry if everything seems to be about my beautiful baby, but as a stay at home Mom, that's kind of my life right now. ;) and I love being able to be home with my baby thanks to my wonderful husband who works so hard for us!

pictures

Some pictures from today. Disclaimer- They aren't from a high quality camera. Smiling at Daddy

More power to you!

My baby is getting a double chin!

 He hasn't gotten the posing for the camera thing down yet...

Hehe don't let Gus know this picture is on here... hehe I love you Amor!

Three months!

Oops, I didn't get a post in for August, it was a little busy. So recap- Gus's family came to meet Lucas and he was blessed and turned two months old. Gus's Mom took lots of nice pictures of my cute boy which are on Facebook- I'll try to get some pics on here but I'm not using a regular computer and I'm not sure how to do the whole picture thing... we'll see. It was really nice to have all of Gus's family here. His parents came from Brazil and his sister and her family came from Dallas. Our place was kind of crowded. We'll have to get a bigger place next time. ;-)

Later that month I went up to Utah with my Mom to take my sister up to college, so that my Mom didn't have to drive home alone. I was a little worried about how Lucas would do on such a long drive- it takes us about 12 hours normally, and that's only really stopping for gas and to go to the bathroom. Lucas was so good. I sat in the back seat with him and talked to him and fed him (I had pumped milk and then I pumped on the way using a plug adapter with the cigarette lighter) and it only really took us an hour longer. When we stopped I would take him out of his car seat and lay him on the seat to stretch out and then I changed his diaper and nurse him if he was hungry. While we were up there, my brother and his wife had their second child- a girl, who they named Alyvia. She was 7 lbs 4 oz and 20 in. long. She was healthy and my sister-in-law seems to be recovering well (it was a repeat c-section). We then came home the next day. (We left on Friday morning and came home on Tuesday). It was a very quick trip but it was good. None of my family had seen Lucas- besides my parents and Kristen and Jared because they were here. So it was nice. He got to meet his Great Grandma and his Great Grandpa. I wish he could of met my other grandparents, but my Dad's Dad died in March and my Mom's Mom died in June, two weeks after Lucas was born. I'm so glad that we have eternal families and that we will be able to be with my grandparents - and all other family members, provided that we follow God's plan- again.

The night that we got home though, Lucas woke-up not being able to breath very well. His nose was all stuffy and runny. So we were dealing with that for awhile. Poor boy. He seems to be doing better now. Thank goodness.

I just love my little boy! He is so cute. I can hardly believe that he is three months old now. He is laughing and smiling so much. He can roll over from his stomach to his back and he has good control of his head and neck. He is really strong. He can stand up too. (With help of course. :-) ) He has been such a good baby. Oh I forgot. In August we also found out that he has silent reflux that's where they don't actually spit-up, the acid just goes back down, so it burns coming up and going back down. He would choke on it and that scared me. Anyway, the Dr. put him on Zantac and he seems to be doing a lot better. Oh and he loves when his Dad- or anyone, but mostly his Dad, tickles him.

 Well that's all I can think of right now. Now I'll try adding pictures' we'll see how that goes. :-)

And tomorrow is Gus's and my two year anniversary! I love my husband. He is such a good husband and father!

Here is a recent picture of my beautiful baby. Sorry my phone camera isnt the best.

Well it looks like I'm not going to get Lucas's birth story on here this month either. It is hard not having internet at home. But Lucas was born June 8th at 11:50pm via c-section. He weighed 7lbs and 5.5oz. He was 21in long. He is healthy and we are both doing good. He is such a wonderful baby and is growing so much!!