Acid Reflux?

Well, the hospital is our favorite place to be on holidays! Graham has started having these strange episodes where he tenses up and stops breathing for a few seconds. After he eats and is laid on his back for a diaper change he will stretch out his arms to the side, become rigid, bulge his eyes, and stop breathing. He first did this on Christmas Eve while at Matt's parents' and when I called the pediatrician's nurse advice line they said to take him to the emergency room. The emergency room doctor didn't find anything and sent us home. Graham continued to have episodes and the pediatrician wanted to see him. She didn't seem concerned and put him on acid reflux medicine. She also gave us a referral to the neurologist just to be sure. We are not too worried but the episodes are scary when it happens. Hopefully the medicine will help and he will grow out of it. This little guy sure likes to keep us on our toes!

Good report!

We went to the cardiologist yesterday for the first time since leaving the hospital. It was all good news. Graham weighs 11lbs 5oz! He gained a pound and a half in 11 days (since he was weighed at the pediatrician). His blood oxygen level was still at 99, which is what a normal baby would have. The balloon catheterization has done what we hoped it would, buying us some more time before the full corrective surgery. We will not see the cardiologist again until January 11. The doctor said we should be able to schedule surgery 3 to 4 weeks ahead of time... So Graham will probably not have surgery until at least mid-February. Graham's lungs sounded good and he will stop taking Lasix after this week. So he will only take medicine 3 times a day instead of 4! (He will continue taking the heart medicine.)

We were thrilled that Graham is doing so well. We will have peace of mind while traveling for Christmas. Thank you for your prayers. Praise the Lord for hearing and answering our prayers. He is good!

Graham has been doing better every day. He is back to his normal self and smiling and cooing more and more! He even went 7 hours in between feedings last Friday night! Here are a few pics: his 2 month photo and a photo with Santa!