Belly Issues

Ever since we put Braydon on formula he has been having issues with his belly hurting him. The first time I took him to the dr. about it they thought it was from him having reflux issues so they put him on Zantac. They told me it could take a couple of weeks to help him. After two weeks he wasn't having problems with reflux anymore but he was still fussing a lot and spitting up a lot and I could tell that his belly was still hurting him so I took him the dr. again. This time the dr. switched his formula to Similac Sensitive because he thought he might have a lactose sensitivity and the formula is lactose free. At first he seemed to be doing ok but after about a week he started fussing again and we also noticed that he was crying from about 7-10 every night and still having belly and spitting up issues. Because of all this we unfortunately had to cancel a trip we had planned to go up to Cape Cod to see our family. We didn't really feel safe leaving Greenville knowing that Braydon was having belly issues. We also have been extremely tired because of not being able to get much sleep at night so we didn't think it was to safe to drive for 16 hours with the kids in the car. Once again after about a week on the formula Braydon started to get bad again so once again I called the dr. and he told me to switch his formula to Isamil Nutramigan, which is the most expensive stuff. So far he is doing ok and he has been one it for a week now. We are also convinced that he has colic and the dr. has this suspicion has well. But the new formula is supposed to help this as well. I just hope that he will start doing better and that his colic goes away soon. They say it usually does between 3-4 months.

Brothers

This morning I turned the cartoon Max and Ruby on for Reed to watch. Well the colors on the tv caught Braydon's eye so I got his bouncey seat and put it in the sitting position so he could see the tv. After doing this Reed went and got his chair and put it right next to him. It was the cutest thing. Reed loves his little brother so much and he gets so tickled every time he does something new.

Beach Weekend

At the last min. Graham and I decided to take a trip to Myrtle Beach with my sister and her family and my dad. We decided that we wanted to take a family vacation before my sister has her surgery. I left with my dad on thurs. morning and Graham arrived late fri. evening. Reed had a blast playing with his cousins at the beach. Fri. morning was the first venture to the beach and all Reed wanted to do was play in the sand. To him the beach was one big sandbox. After a while though we were able to get him to go into the ocean. Reed now loves the beach and the ocean. I can't wait to take him up to the Cape at the end of the summer he is going to have so much fun. On sun. before we headed home we took the boys to Ripley's aquarium and of course Reed didn't want to leave. All in all we had a wonderful time and it was so nice to spend the time with my dad and sister.

Reed being buried in the sand


sliding down the walls of the sand castle we were building


two tired boys


daddy I got tickets!


If you couldn't tell Reed loves fish



Daddy look!


Touching horseshoe crabs


Having fun sliding


Hey daddy!


Having fun at Broadway at the Beach

been awhile!

I have been so busy lately trying to manage 2 kids that I didn't realize that it had been over 3 weeks since I posted something. Sorry to all those that follow my blog that I haven't kept you informed about what we have been up to. Here is one new post and there will be many more to follow.

UPDATE:
I received the results from Reed's allergy testing a couple of weeks ago and unfortunately the first results were right. So he is allergic to soy and peanuts which now means I have to look at the ingredients of everything before I give it to him. Monday he went to a birthday party at Monkey Joe's and I had to find out from the mom who was throwing it what food was going to be there and where she was getting the cake from so I could check the ingredients. I will admit that at times this has been a hassle but when it comes to your child's health you will do whatever you need to do in order to keep them safe. One thing that has definitely helped me out is that all restaurants list ingredients and food allergies on their websites so now I know where we can and cannot eat. The only problem that I have run into is that Reed doesn't understand why he can't have certain foods so I just try to keep him away from those situations.

2 months old

Yesterday Braydon turned 2 months old! It is still hard to believe that God has blessed me with two beautiful boys. Braydon is now smiling and cooing and he is starting to finally get on a good sleeping schedule. He still doesn't want to go to sleep until about 10 every night but it is sure better than midnight. I am now convinced that other than the reflux problem he is a colicy baby. Every night between 7-8 he starts fussing for no reason and it takes us over an hour to get him calmed down to where he is just whining a little bit. It can be a little frustrating at times but I know that he will eventually out grow this. All the books say that colic usually goes away between 3-4 months.

The Little Gym Block Party

On Friday I took Reed and his cousins(Chris, Adam, Danny,Zach, & Katie)to the annual Little Gym Party. They had a blast and did a good job on wearing me out. The had all kinds of stuff there for the kids to do. The had the Critter Keeper, inflatables for the kids to jump on, a DJ, characters, and of course they had the gym open for all the kids to play in.