Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Sorry it has been some time since our last update. We have been back and forth to the doctor with CJ and his reflux. We have been changing his formula a lot lately, but can't seem to find the right balance. We thought for sure the soy formula was going to be it, but sure enough after a few days he started with his reflux again. Actually, according to his Upper GI, he does not have reflux. We schedule an appt. for him at Lehigh Valley Hospital, however, they are not able to see him until Mid-January. Chuck and I were at such a lose, because we are not sure what to feed him because he always seems in such pain. Luckily we were able to get him in an appt. at Morristown Memorial Hospital tomorrow. We are just hoping they can help us figure out what is going on with him. Other than this issue, both babies are doing extremely well. They also have to follow up with their Pulmonologist on Friday. This will just be a routine appt. We are definitely feeling overwhelmed with all of the doctor appt's, but we do realize they are a necessity no matter how healthy the babies look. People are amazed how well they look when they see them in person.
Sorry it has been some time since our last update. We have been back and forth to the doctor with CJ and his reflux. We have been changing his formula a lot lately, but can't seem to find the right balance. We thought for sure the soy formula was going to be it, but sure enough after a few days he started with his reflux again. Actually, according to his Upper GI, he does not have reflux. We schedule an appt. for him at Lehigh Valley Hospital, however, they are not able to see him until Mid-January. Chuck and I were at such a lose, because we are not sure what to feed him because he always seems in such pain. Luckily we were able to get him in an appt. at Morristown Memorial Hospital tomorrow. We are just hoping they can help us figure out what is going on with him. Other than this issue, both babies are doing extremely well. They also have to follow up with their Pulmonologist on Friday. This will just be a routine appt. We are definitely feeling overwhelmed with all of the doctor appt's, but we do realize they are a necessity no matter how healthy the babies look. People are amazed how well they look when they see them in person.

Monday, November 24, 2008








CJ and Savannah are doing very well. Savannah is getting much stronger and is now able to hold her head up off the floor. They both go to the doctors on Wednesday for their monthly check-up/shots. We are looking for to Great Aunt Sue coming to celebrate Thanksgiving with us. We definitely have a lot to be thankful for this year.

Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Yesterday we took the babies in for Upper GI's and a Swallow Test. Both did very well. We were shocked to learn Savannah has reflux. She spits up, but not too much. CJ on the other hand has very bad reflux and the test didn't show anything for him. We will see a GI doctor to discuss at a later date.

Savannah also had her appt. with the Orthopedic Doctor. Again, she amazes us. After 3 people noticing the scoliosis and the x-ray showing it with a measured curve, the Orthopedic could not see any problems. He said if she did have a 17% curve he would have sent us to another specialist to decide whether she should be having surgery to insert bars or to have a full body cast. Thank god....we do not have to make that decision. She will have x-rays again in 4 mths to monitor.

Savannah and CJ are both very close to rolling over. Just this week Savannah has made so much progress with her strength and has been holding her head up and came so close to rolling over tonight. They both did very well with the Sweet Potatoes and are now eating Carrots. Next week we will try the Squash.

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Well we finally heard back from the doctor today in regard to Savannah's xrays. Unfortunately it was not good news. She definitely has scoliosis. She has a 17% curvature in her spine and to be classified as scoliosis they need a 10% curvature. This is what they would normally find in a 16 year old. We are scheduled to see the Orthopedic on Tuesday. As you can imagine there are many concerns with this new development, because the curvature could affect her breathing and many other things if not corrected.

We are taking CJ to the doctor tomorrow for his reflux. He has been absolutely miserable lately. If he is not sleeping he is screaming in pain, it is very difficult to see him in so much pain.