Mr. Moose and his Dr's Appointment, Day 3

Moose went to his Dr's appointment this morning. He's been so much, he's very famous with the Dr's and nurses in family practice! They know when he's feeling better, he has a temper when you undress him and today, he paid me and the nurse back for weighing him...he 1st attempted to pee on us which he did not succeed at since I was in the middle of putting his diaper back on and then he spit up on my shoulder and down my back. He got mad and kicked the nurse...very strong lil man for only 5 weeks old! Moose has only lost 2 ounces from yesterday so nothing too significant.
His pediatrician saw him and immediately noticed that he was very feisty today. Moose screamed at her when she checked his ears and mouth. We are going to switch his formula to soy until Tuesday to see if it makes a difference since he has already been switched to the gentle formula. If it gets better, then we will know that Moose is lactose intolerant (just like his big sister!), and if things don't improve or they get worse, then we will know that it is something else.

Here another shot of Moose's Daily Dose of Cuteness...

He was a cowboy when he went to the Dr today!

Moose and the Pyloric Stenosis Monster...

Moose has been having some issues with his digestive system. When he was 3 weeks old, he ended up in the hospital for a fever and it was determined he had a gastro intestinal bug. A couple of days ago, he started getting sick again, so Greg made him an appointment with family practice. He saw 2 dr's that he hasn't seen before since his pediatrician was still on Christmas vacation. The same symptoms keep popping up every time that he gets sick...constipation, fussiness, refusal to eat, and this time projectile vomiting. When he was a week old, I had mentioned to his pediatrician that the normal formula was making him fussy and he was having issues with pooping. She had me switch his formula to the gentle formula. Unfortunately, it's still not working. This time, the Dr's that he saw came to 2 conclusions...another gastro intestinal bug or pyloric stenosis.
Pyloric stenosis is when the ending to the stomach is too small so every thing backs up (which could cause the projectile vomiting and constipation).
We saw his pediatrician yesterday and she thinks its just a bug, but if this happens again, then we know its something more. We find it a wee bit strange that Moose would have 2 gastro intestinal viruses within 2 weeks. His sister has been out of school for break and Greg was out of work on vacation for a week and no one else has a bug here. Sooo, after spending the last 2 days at family practice and running a poop sample back to the lab, we are headed back again today...this time for a weight check. We gotta make sure that Mr. Moose is getting what he needs and not getting dehydrated so he can grow.
So we are praying that this is just a freak thing that he has 2 bugs in 2 weeks and not pyloric stenosis since the way to fix that is surgery.

WIth that, I will leave this post with...
Mr. Moose's Daily Dose of Cuteness
This was Moose when we got home from his Dr's appointment yesterday

Chloe's 1st sleepover

Chloe went to her very 1st sleepover on 26 Dec 11 for her best friend, Lynn's, birthday. Chloe and Lynn met last year in kindergarten and then they also had dance together. Lynn's mom facebooked me on Christmas Eve and asked if I could bring Chloe over to surprise Lynn. They don't have the same class this year for 1st grade and Chloe was a little bummed about that. So, I ran Chloe over to Lynn's house and she got to surprise Lynn for her birthday! I picked her up on Tuesday around lunch time and when I got there, the girls were all decked out in their dress up outfits playing the Wii. Chloe informed me that she had pancakes (the best pancakes she's ever had as she puts it, lol) for breakfast...she also said "They made grits too but I am not eating no grits!"

Here's a pic I snapped of Chloe getting ready to go over to Lynn's house...

Happy 5 week Birthday Baby Moose!

December 26th was Baby Moose's 5 week birthday and since I love taking pics I thought I would share some!

My 21 inch Big Boy at 5 weeks old


The cutest baby slippers ever


My Baby Burrito...Snug As A Bug In A Rug

Moose's 1st hospital stay 12/16-12/18

Mr. Moose started getting fussy last week and not feeling well...I thought it was maybe from constipation since the pediatrician had us switch formula or maybe, just maybe he was colicky. On December 16th, when we woke up to get Chloe ready for school, he was extra fussy and felt a little feverish so I called Greg at work and told him that as soon as I got Chloe to school, we were headed for the naval hospital ER. When we got there, his temperature was up to 101 degrees so they rushed us over to Beaufort Memorial's ER since the naval hospital isn't really equipped for newborns. Once we got there, they took several tubes of blood via heel stick, got an iv going, did a spinal tap (which totally relieved the constipation...all over the Dr, nurses, and bed!), got a poop sample...I think that was all. Then we got sent to pediatrics and he was pumped full of antibiotics and pooped non stop! It was determined that he had a gastro intestinal virus. He got better fairly quick thanks to the medicine and the great staff taking care of him at BMH.

Chloe is growing up!

In November, my sweet Chloe lost her very 1st baby tooth...I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time! Laugh because of the excitement and cry because it seems like yesterday she was Gabriel's size. It's time to face the fact that my baby girl is now a little girl and she's growing up whether I like it or not! She will be going to her first non-family sleepover tomorrow for her best friend, Lynn's, birthday.
In the last couple of months, Chloe has also had a Thanksgiving program, a bell choir Christmas concert, and a Christmas program at school. I am her class mom and I got to help with planning her Christmas party (though Greg had to fill in since Gabriel was admitted in to the hospital, another blog post!). She also rode in 2 parades...the Ridgeland Christmas parade with her fellow Cinderella sisters and the Beaufort Christmas parade with her dance studio. She is such a little socialite!

Chloe's Christmas Program at School



Chloe's Bell Choir Christmas Concert


Chloe at her Thanksgiving program at school


Chloe's baby tooth


Chloe's snaggletooth smile


Chloe with the Beaufort Academy of Dance in the Christmas Parade


Chloe...2011 Walterboro Overall Cinderella Tot Miss


Chloe and her Cinderella sisters in the Ridgeland Christmas Parade

Moose...1 month old

Baby Moose came home on November 23rd, 2011, the day before Thanksgiving. We spend the day cuddling away and bonding. Though he's only been on earth and out of the womb for a little over 1 month, he's already developed such a wonderful little personality. He's a cuddler. He loves to snuggle. He's a genuinely happy and loving baby with the only time he cries being when he's hungry or needing a diaper change and sometimes even then, its the softest little noise. He does have a temper (must be the Irish in him!) when he's mad but that's usually not very often. He loves to be talked to and loves his stuffed animals...he coos at them (which is kind of funny!). He has an AMAZING bond with Noah. Noah will sit and just talk away to him and he will just stare at Noah with the prettiest little twinkle in his eye...almost like he's smiling with his eyes instead of his mouth. He's such a beautiful little person!!

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