The Buzz on GI

Let's start with the good stuff:

Our little Miss weighed in at 13lbs 7oz and was 25 inches long. So she's now doubled her length since birth!!! She still looks like a 2 month old, but she's like a TMX 2 month old... she rolls over, laughs, sits up (as of tonight) and now rocks back and forth on all fours. It really looks like a movie stunt...

I have to take her clothes/diaper off so she can sit up... the diaper makes her reflux badly when sitting up, so 'no' we don't let our kids hang out in the nude just because we're quarantined! She still puked 3 times on Gianna's floor (sorry G, but you're moving rooms soon anyway).

Onto the other news: The reflux has become a major problem and we're working on the last resort attempts to remedy it. I've made the recommended changes and she actually seems worse - poor appetite to add to the already gagging, coughing, choking... good news is that she is trying to protect her airways, bad news is that it's still going down the wrong pipe.

GI wants to see her back in three weeks and then we'll see the neonatologist at CHOP as well to determine what is the next step. She's already had an upper/lower GI, a pneumogram 24 hour study, barium swallow and milk scan... what could be left!!??? I guess we'll find out, eh!

She's also showing signs of some sort of allergy... may be the soy, may be seasonal or something else??? Her eyes are a bit swollen and watery - Gianna had the same thing, so we're assuming it's the soy protein and the milk protein allergy! Nice work girls!!

I'll keep everyone posted and I apologize if I'm not returning emails fast enough as I don't get much computer time since I have to use Vince's computer until mine is fixed. I know who all you closet bloggers are, so feel free to post!

November Is Over Already?

November went pretty quickly over here and we can't believe this year is almost over... actually, we hoping to leave it behind us and get thru next year with what looks to be preemie Calvanese #5 on the way.

My computer crashed and it looks like I lost quite a few recent photos as well as everything I had!!! Regardless, here are some recent pictures and a family update:

Adelina is growing strong... she is still struggling with her lungs and reflux, so we're still avoiding public places and people with or around children (we call her "Bin Lina). She's still on a lot of medicine and the inhaler, but we're hoping to see if there is something better. We are visiting GI again next week and then towards the end of the month will go for her neo-natal follow up at Children's Hospital to see how she is catching up and if she'll need another form of help with her breathing. In the meanwhile, we'll be taking her for a 9 month (Can You Believe It??) check up and another RSV shot. We have no clue how much she weighs right now, but we can tell she's growing into her clothes.

She's all over the road kicking and grabbing and trying to keep up with big sis, Gianna. She's finally drinking enough formula and her meal time is getting better. She's happy to know that she is going to be a big sister in the spring and that this is the last set of holidays where she won't be eating turkey! We spent them alone to be safe, but cooked as if everyone was coming over!!! We're hoping to grow some hair, but it took almost until now for Gianna to get some so I guess the hair bows will wait too.

Happy Halloween!

Adelina was so excited to dress up that she wore her costume for a total of 10 minutes! She also went to bed early and missed out on trick or treating, but Gianna burned the midnight oil as she hit the pavement in search of the Great Pumpkin. I think her father ate most of her candy though...

Gianna wasn't too happy about wearing the head piece, so she walked around as a half dog / half girl, which is about close to what we think she is anyway. She could have cared less about candy, but if someone had a dog at the front door...

Adelina closed out this month at around 12 lbs and about 22 1/2 inches long. She's finally up to date on her vaccines as we had to give her one every two weeks - she gets very sick from pretty much anything and then has trouble breathing. We've started her monthly shots for RSV and we'll keep her hiding in an underground cave until further notice. She's due next month for a trip back to the GI doctor at Children's and she'll finally start eating cereal & veggies like a big kid. She's started laughing, passing things from hand to hand and is practicing sitting up as much as we can w/0 her throwing up from pressure on her stomach.