Emerson is eight weeks old! He is 22 inches long (16th percentile) and weighs 11.4 pounds (32nd percentile). He was started on Prevacid on November 29th for his reflux and has gained a pound and a half since then! He is wearing 0-3 month clothing and size 1 diapers. On December 6th, we went into the doctor because he was projectile vomiting and vomiting out of his nose. They sent us to the hospital for an Upper GI. They were concerned it was Pyloric Stenosis. Fortunately it wasn't the Pyloric Stenosis, but a severe case of reflux. The doctor could see him refluxing during the test. The medicine seems to be helping. He usually has just one big vomit a day and an occassional vomit thru the nose. He has some trouble having a bowel movement. We think it may be a side affect from the medicine. He had a few fussy nights and we realized he was needing to eat more. We started giving him 6 ounces at each feeding and he is a much happier little guy! Like the other boys, he has his fussy times in the evenings. He is sleeping 5-7 hours at night. He is a happy camper at Karen's during the day!! He smiles and coos, rolls from his belly to his back, and grasps at objects. Most of all he loves to be held! He's getting so big so quick!
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