However, the highlight of my week was yesterday. Wednesday, the Relief Society President called to tell me we had a sister in the ward whose husband passed away so we needed to set up some meals. So, I called this sister to see what her needs were & after speaking with her I thumbed through the ward roster looking for ladies to call to set up meals. Two names immediately stuck out and after praying about it & sleeping on it I still had the same impressions Thursday & luckily those sisters were more than happy to serve. I decided I needed to make this sister & her family dinner (well, lunch rather since she wanted it dropped off around noon). I don't know why I felt like I had to do this because I had high anxiety about this situation for some reason. I knew I wouldn't have any help that day with John because everyone was going boating on the lake (it was 107 degrees so John & I did not go). But, I couldn't ignore the feeling that I needed to be the one to do the meal Thursday; even with the constant reminders from my family that no one would be around to help out with John. So, Thursday morning I woke up as usual with John; fed him & made myself breakfast. Normally I take a nap when he does since our day starts out around 5:30 or 6am. By 8am when he naps, I nap then get ready for the gym. Anyway, instead of napping I decided to get going. John just so happened to take a three hour nap! (Hooray for answered prayers!) I was able to shower, get myself ready & make the entire meal (baked ravioli, garlic bread, salad, steamed green beans & cookies) in that time! I was soooo thankful he slept that long so I didn't have to stress about taking care of him & getting this food prepared on time. He didn't even cry when we left the house to deliver the food & run errands- a big accomplishment since it was just him & I.
It was really wonderful to have my mind focused on something other than not hearing from my husband & not worrying over pointless things that I have no control over.
Today has been the complete opposite of yesterday though. I am at a loss of what to do about John's Acid Reflux. He's on the max dose of Prevacid but it IS JUST NOT WORKING!!! He's back to vomiting after eating. When he burps, you can hear stuff come up & he gags & then his little eyes water & he screams. He latches on for a minute or two then pulls off screaming & arching his back & usually gagging too. His voice is completely hoarse from all the reflux. I know that there is Zantac for infants so I think I'll call about that Monday. I'm thinking maybe that will be more effective than Prevacid. After all, different people respond differently to different medications. I just feel so bad because he doesn't want to eat because he's in pain but he's hungry. He's back to crying himself to sleep because eating hurts. If I hear that it's just colic, I will probably flip my lid. I understand that babies cry. John cries plenty in a day for no reason sometimes, but all the other stuff is not colic at all. He only screams like that when it's time for him to eat. I fully respect our pediatrician & his knowledge, but my motherly instinct says that something more needs to be done. I can't ignore that.
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| Just some pictures from this week. |
On a happier note. My work out regimen is going great! I'm losing inches & increasing my strength & endurance. I haven't felt this good in probably 18 months or so. Yesterday night I was able to run 5.5 miles in an hour when I usually can only do 5. I even increased the resistance. I was pretty excited about that!
I'm hoping that I'll hear from Nathan soon & have an update on him since I haven't had anything to post for a few weeks. Hopefully we will get this reflux stuff under control this upcoming week as well. I am so sick of being annoyed & angry that nothing is helping.
Well, now that I've expressed my frustrations & thoughts I feel relaxed enough to sleep.
Have a good weekend ya'll!!
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I'm so sorry John's acid reflux is acting up again! Poor boy, poor Mama! Both of my boys had terrible reflux, and I felt like the doctors just wouldn't listen to me because he (Payt in particular) was gaining weight/thriving. And while it was good that he was gaining weight, it was still miserable and so frustrating! I don't remember, now, what made the final difference with each boys...except time. They did finally grow out of it (for Payt, though, it was around 15 months!). The biggest thing I can remember I did with Payt was make sure he stayed upright DURING feedings and for 45 minutes AFTER feedings.
ReplyDeleteYeah, it is super frustrating! John is in the 66th percentile for weight... clearly that's not an issue. The other morning John woke up at 3am & was just awake so I did some research & found out that a lot of times babies with Acid Reflux will comfort nurse causing fast weight gain. It makes sense. We do keep him up after he eats for usually a half hour but maybe I will try 45 minutes & see if that makes him happier. I just hate that his day is tough because of a problem that in theory should have a solution!
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