There isn't anything better then this little man:)
I am the worst at keeping up to date on everything that goes on around here. Rowan is now a little over 8 months. I can't believe how fast time has flown by. In the last 8 months, Rowan has been growing and developing like he should, although we have had many hurdles to jump over:( Besides his normal check-ups, Rowan has seen a neonatologist, radiologist, hematologist, cardiologist, physical therapist, pulmonologist, allergist, and a gastroenterologist. I know I am missing some of his doctors, but my mind just can't keep track of anything anymore! And in the next month we will be seeing a nutritionist and a speech therapist.
Yesterday we saw the gastroenterologist. WOW!!! Did that open up a can of worms or what! Honestly, i don't think there is anything wrong. Rowan spits up ALOT, which is normal, but he spits up his solids. In October we saw an allergist and figured out he is allergic to rice. At this point he doesn't have any other food allergies that we are aware of, but we are still waiting for results on a celiac test. Anyway, the GI dr ordered MANY tests...3 of them were done yesterday. He had lab work done, an upper GI xray and esophogram...which involved him drinking barium while they did a live xray on his chest. He has a ton of reflux, but from what the radiologist could see, his insides look normal:) Next week we will go back to Primary Childrens for a swallow study with a speech therapist. I guess the therapist will watch him eat and make sure his mouth is swallowing things properly. Like i said, i think things are fine...they just want to run all these tests to make sure everything is ok. The dr also thinks i don't make enough milk, which means we may need to start supplementing him. That makes me sad:( I don't feel like he is hungry though, he is a happy baby, and never seems fussy after i feed him. I also have to start from square one with his solids...1 food at a time for 1 week, so we can factor out all the foods that bug him. What a headache!
Anyway, Rowan is growing, he is just small. I don't mind him being small. And like i have always said, I am small....it's about time i had a baby that takes after me! And on a happy note, on October 31, 2012 Rowan came off the oxygen. We still monitor him while he sleeps. His monitor still goes off quite a bit, but i have never felt like i need to put the oxygen back on him...which is good because i don't have it anymore:) I talk with the pulmonologist often and he seems to genuinely care about Rowan, and i am grateful for that.
I am grateful for the dr's and nurses that have helped us over the last 8 months. I have felt like i have done most of the work in finding out what is wrong...but i know these dr's care...especially the specialists and i'm glad of that. Sadly these appointments will be flowing over into the new year, which means a new deductible and out of pocket max...sad:( I was hoping to get it all done and figured out by December 31, 2012!
I don't know what i would do without this little boy of mine. He just melts my heart and brings so much happiness and LOVE into our home. Willow and Elwyn are the best big sisters! Elwyn will make a wonderful mother...hopefully at least 15 years from now:) She changes diapers and doesn't mind being spit up on. It's a good thing, because like i said, he spits up ALOT!:)
