Sick girls

Yes...all three girls woke up Wednesday morning with stuffy/runny noses. Poor Lydia's breathing can be heard from down the street! Audrey woke me up at 5 am this morning saying..."I can't breathe!" Elise has had the brunt of it...took her to the dr this afternoon for an ear infection. She's now on an antibiotic and ear drops...hopefully they'll all feel better soon.

Lydia's weight is less of a concern...I talked to Dr Wood about it today. He is not concerned at all since she is showing nice gain on the growth chart...she had actually had a jump on the chart at the last visit. He said that I shouldn't be so concerned with the amount of weight she is gaining over short periods of time anymore...like we were when she was much younger. As long as she is showing growth on the chart, he's happy. If he's happy, I'm happy.

I am beginning to think more and more that Lydia's pain while eating is due to gas. Teresa and I talked a lot about this at our visit on Wed. I have been keeping notes about her feedings...she always seems to cry more when she is having trouble burping. The more she burps during a feeding, the less she cries....though she still usually cries some. I'm trying to use Mylicon more with her to try to relieve some of the gas. She really needs to burp every ounce to be at least a little comfortable. I'm not really sure about the effect of the Mylicon yet...I'm going to keep trying it....though Dr Alberty didn't hold much stock in it. I talked to Dr Wood about the possibility of seeing Dr Khoshoo in New Orleans for more ideas...he's another GI doctor. Dr Wood spoke so highly of him...moreso than I've heard him talk about any other doctor....he said that he is very smart and has a very caring touch. He sounds a lot like Dr Wood. Dr Wood said that Dr Khoshoo would probably even call us at home...like he does often. We have been so blessed to be in Dr Wood's care...I would trust anyone that he so highly recommends.


Opthamologist visit yesterday:
Dr Williams saw some improvement with Lydia...she said she noticed right away that she was more visually attentive than the last time we saw her. We discussed her preference of looking to the right as opposed to the left...she thought it was more of a torticollis issue than a preferred field of vision issue. She saw that even when her head was turned to the right, she would still sometimes shift her eyes to the left to follow an object. She also thought that there was no reason to think that her field of vision would be better on one side versus the other...no sign of stroke or anything else that would impair it. She thought that any delay that she has in her vision will ultimately be a neurological issue...not a vision problem. I told her about some of the possibilities that Dr Superneau had suggested, and she said to let her know if there was any further testing of any syndromes that had eye-related problems associated with it...she would check for anything that Dr Superneau wanted to her to specifically look for. She wants to see her again in three months...she'll dilute her eyes again (like the first visit) to check for any changes. Until then...she will be on maternity leave...it was her last day before taking off. We wish her luck.