Carleigh's GI Appt

OK so everyone keeps asking us how Carleigh's appointment with the GI specialist went last week so I figured I would put it up here. Sorry for no pictures but we are driving in the car on the way home from seeing Uncle Mickey!
So the specialist confirmed what we have thought all along - Carleigh does have acid reflux. He said that there are a bunch more tests that we could do but he doesn't see the need at this point...she has reflux. She was on Zantac and Prilosec, so his plan was to try and increase the dose of the Prilosec and discontinue the Zantac. Well we tried that this weekend, and Uncle Mickey can tell you too...it didn't work too well! The doctor said that it may be bad enough that she may just need both meds...and we are starting to think that is the case. About 12 hours after stopping the Zantac she was acting "refluxy" again. So we started it back up again and I will call the doctor tomorrow and see what the next step should be.
He said that this usually lasts about a year and that she will probably have to be on the meds that long. But we will just play it by ear.
We will update with some pictures from this weekend soon!

Do I Look Silly?

Ok...be honest with me...do I look silly in this hat?! Mommy tells me that it is VERY cute but I'm just not too sure.

I have been yelling at mommy to update my page for the past week...but she hasn't listened to me. Something about being busy with work, and taking care of me...I don't know what she's talking about...I am easy to take care of!

Mommy and I have had to give daddy some lessons on how to dress me in the morning. We have decided that it is just useless and have resorted to having outfits ready on my changing table for daddy...he just has no sense of style! Yesterday he took a pair of pants off of a hanger with a matching shirt...but then he put me in a sweater that didn't even go with the outfit! Oh man...he has a lot to learn hehe But it's ok...I still love him a lot.

I have been telling everyone lots of stories lately. I don't think that they understand me though...but I will keep trying I guess :o)

I have been having SO much fun at Auntie Coco's when mommy and daddy are at work.

Maverick is my BEST friend! He likes me a lot I think, cause he is ALWAYS hugging me, and kissing me, and bringing me my bottle, and rocking me - he is pretty fun to look at so I am ok with it.

This week I am going to see another doctor! I keep telling mommy and daddy that I feel much better and we don't have to go...but that are taking me anyways. THEN after my doctor's appointment Thursday (as long as there is no snow) we get to go visit Uncle Micky!! I am SOOO excited I can't wait to meet another Uncle!! First Uncle Cody...now Uncle Micky - I am just waiting to meet Uncle Ben!! I told mommy that we HAVE to stop at Cabela's on the way down so I can get some more camo binkies...they are the ONLY ones I like.

Love You All!!!

CJ

Who is this Baby?

I LOVE my Prilosec!! It is helping me so much that daddy thought mommy went and traded the real Carleigh in when he was gone! Smiling and "talking" are pretty much my 2 favorite things to do now! And mommy got me a new toy...my play mat which is the coolest thing EVER. There are all kinds of things for me to stare at, and I just kick my legs and move my arms all over the place and smile and laugh when I am on that thing...it is pretty fun! The purple kitty is my favorite part. I also like being on the floor cause the dogs get to come over and give me kisses. They give me kisses on my big cheeks and I laugh at them - they are silly dogs. Me and mommy are VERY happy to have daddy home...we missed him a lot. He keeps telling me about my cousin Jacob, Auntie Erin and Uncle Ben...I don't really know what he is talking about but I smile anyways!

Love you all!!

CJ

Smiles!!

See - mommy wasn't lying...I DO smile!! And I even giggle almost too. It is nice that my reflux isn't bothering me 24 hours a day now...only about 2-3! I have decided that it is really fun to smile and play the kissy game with mommy. Mommy has been home with me all weekend and it is SO nice! I even got to go shopping for dresses with her yesterday!!
Well I have a very big day tomorrow. Tomorrow morning mommy and daddy can't feed me for FOUR hours!! I don't know how I will survive. I have to have my upper GI done tomorrow to test my reflux. THEN mommy and I have to drive daddy to the airport. We are very very very sad that we cannot go to San Diego with him. It is going to be a long hard week without daddy here :o(

Out of the House

So all of this mommy back to work stuff is exhausting for a little baby like me! Daddy dropped me off at Auntie Cocos this morning cause mommy had to work AGAIN! This is the second day she had to spend away from me. I made Auntie Coco tell mommy that I am doing wonderfully and I am a perfect angel so that mommy stops worrying about me.
Gramma Nanci only had to work until 3 today, so after work she came and got me from Auntie C's house. She squeezes me a lot...I think that she likes to see me! We went up to her house and guess who I got to see - Auntie Summer! Tell me this isn't a busy day!! Auntie Summer has been gone the last couple weeks so when mommy told me I was going to get to see her today I was very excited.
And just to make mommy miss me even more and want to be with me more, I am starting to smile more and more. Mommy missed a bunch of smiles today while she was at work. But she gets to spend the WHOLE day with me tomorrow. I don't know who is more excited, me or mommy!!

First Day with Auntie Courtney

So today mommy had to go back to work. She was VERY VERY sad about it. Last night she just cried and cried with me. Thank god daddy wasn't home cause he probably would have teased her! Daddy dropped me off at Auntie CoCo's this morning. I got to spend the whole day there. I think Maverick loves me very much because he kept watching me all day. Auntie Corie came over to visit too!

I think that maybe mommy was annoying Auntie CoCo today. She kept texting her and sending her emails. Maybe she will get better over the next couple weeks - but I don't know about that! Mommy was SO excited to see me when she got home today! I am starting to smile for real a little bit now too...so I gave mommy the BIGGEST smile yet tonight and she started to cry again!!! I think it made her really happy and sad both at the same time cause she was laughing and crying all at once.

Here are some pictures of my first day at Auntie CoCo's I am kind of making silly faces- mommy says I get to go back there again in the morning...

...you asked for it

Ok - so I do understand that I have been absolutely terrible at updating the Carleigh page. Maybe Carleigh will have to take over the page for me. However, unfortunatley we have not had a very happy baby lately. Although I have to admit she has been a little better the last couple days.

So Carleigh has acid reflux. We have tried EVERY single food available and none of them have helped her. So the Dr started her on Zantac about 2 weeks ago now. And of course that did not help either. Just this past Weds we went back to the doctor and we are now trying Prilosec AND Zantac together. She seems a little better but gets cranky when the meds start to wear off at night. So I think we still have some work to do.

Carleigh has to go for an upper GI scan on March 2nd (Mommy is TERRIFIED). They will feed her a dye and do a scan to see what is causing the reflux and how she is refluxing etc. This will make sure that it isn't anything developmentally wrong etc. Then we have an appointment with the GI specialist on March 25th (the earliest we could get) maybe I should become a GI specialist!!

So Carleigh has gotten pretty big over the past couple weeks. She is finally fitting into her clothes!! And they are absolutely adorable. Last Weds at the Dr she was 10 lbs 9 oz!!!

So there is a VERY VERY VERY VERY VERY sad day coming up way too soon. Tuesday Mommy has to go back to work :o( Needless to say I am VERY upset about this. My OB probably thinks that I am crazy. She asked me about work when I went in for my follow up and I started sobbing uncontrolably in her office. Then I think I may have had a mini panac attack...right after I left my chest got all tight, I could hardly breathe and I could not stop crying!! So no...if you couldn't tell I REALLY don't want to go back to work.

Well here are some pictures of Carleigh - and since you are all asking...you get to see the crabby baby that we have been dealing with lately!!

This is pretty much the only time she hasn't been crying lately - when she is sleeping!