Up All Night

Madelyn is officially 1 month old. She has done a lot in her first month here with us! 

We spent 9 days at the beach with both of our families. Lilly had a blast. It was so great to see her have so much fun. Madelyn even made it out to the beach for about 30 minutes. We just sat under the umbrella and she seemed to really enjoy the ocean breeze. She also got a few bottles while I spent some time with Lilly on the beach and playing putt putt. She did good with the bottles so hopefully she won't hate them like her sister did. In other news, I still hate pumping but I got this super awesome pump for free through my insurance! 

My niece Lindsay has also started coming over everyday to play with Lilly. She is a HUGE help. Lilly is obsessed with her and has a blast. She has also adjusted so much more to having a baby around the house. We all survived! YaY!

Madelyn has also enjoyed going to gymnastics with her sister, chick-fil-a, the lake, and other places around town. She does pretty well in the car and usually falls asleep. She does not really like a paci, just like Lilly, so if she does get fussy in the car we head for home! 

The biggest news to report is that we found out Madelyn has silent reflux. A few weeks ago she started showing some signs: coughing, gagging/choking after nursing, grunting, kicking her legs and arms out of discomfort, frequent hiccups, and having a hard time laying flat. It wasn't as obvious during the day because I held her a lot but it was very obvious at night. It got to the point where she would have a good stretch of sleep from about 9-12 and then after that she would not settle back down. I would nurse her and try to lay her back down and she would immediately start grunting and kicking, gagging, and every now and then she would spit up. I would have to hold her upright for the rest of the night. I knew something was off. She seemed like she was in pain. I took her in yesterday and the doctor agreed that she had silent reflux. The "silent" part comes in because she doesn't spit up excessively or cry so it's harder to figure out what's going on. Her weight gain has been fantastic! She now weighs 8 lbs 2 oz! She loves her milk, that's for sure! 

Madelyn now has to take Zantac twice a day. She had her first dose last night and she did SO much better. She woke up at 12, 2, and 4, nursed for a few minutes, and then went right back to sleep. No grunting or kicking or gagging. I feel so refreshed!! I hope she continues to stay pain free. Praise the lord for medicine and mommy instincts.