February stuff

So the babies had their 3 month appointment and did well but Justin did not gain as much weight as we and the doctors would have liked. He had projectile vomiting that had been getting worse and worse throughout the month and had been diagnosed with acid reflux and had been put on Zantac. The Zantac helped somewhat but he still had issues. They suggested putting rice cereal in his bottles and so far, so good. He gained half a pound in 5 days at his follow up appointment. So his last weight we have been told for him is 8lbs 6.5oz. We were so happy to hear that.

Something exciting that happened was that Ellie no longer has fluid on her brain. Woohooo!!! She does still have enlarged, mishapen ventricles, that could or could not present a problem later on. This is causing her head to be a little on the big side, however it is still on the chart and as long as she follows the curve, they are not concerned at the moment. But it is great news about the fluid.

The babies have also been having sleeping difficulties at night, as they have been conjested due to the heat in the house. We had a bit of a scare when Justin's breathing sounded so bad that the pediatrician sent him to the hospital to be checked out. He was fine but still it was scary. We are now giving them saline nose drops and using humidifiers and having them sleep in the bouncy seat and swing, as the conjestion gets worse at night when they are laying down. Hopefully this will just be for another month or so and then we can have a normal sleeping situation for them.

They are getting so big and doing more and more each day, (she is cooing, he tries to hold the bottle, etc.)it is so exciting to see each new thing. They are still fed every three hours around the clock, so we are still not getting much sleep. We are hoping that Passover and Easter will be their first family events, we just want to get the ok from the doctor.