1 Month!

I can't believe Graham is already one month old! We had his one month pediatrician appointment today. He weighs 9lbs 2oz. The doctor said he looks like a healthy normal baby. There is some confusion about whether Graham should receive the vaccine for RSV (a winter cold). The cardiologist says "no" and the pediatrician says "yes". Please pray that they will coordinate well for the best care for Graham and we will make the right decision on this vaccine.

Graham is doing fairly well taking his medicine. It is not an easy thing to get an infant to swallow medicine. First we tried the syringe and then the dropper. Graham let me put both in his mouth but didn't know what to do with the medicine once it was in his mouth. He would either push it back out with his tongue or gag/choke on it. I decided to get one of those medicine dispensing pacifiers. Waste of money. Terribly designed. The paci is hard plastic and a straw runs from the medicine holder through the nipple. So all the medicine dumps right in his mouth, no sucking required. And the medicine leaks out of the holder part. Finally I put the medicine in the nipple of a bottle and he sucks it out AND swallows. The only down side is that he gets a little air when the medicine runs out, but burping usually helps with that. Anyway, I write all this to possibly encourage other moms who have to give infants medicine. The bottle nipple has worked for us. Please pray for continued success with giving the medicine and that the medicine will help his heart.

Here are a few pics of Graham at one month: