Thursday, December 6, 2012

2 Months!



Did two months really go by that fast? I can't believe Isla already had her first Thanksgiving. I'm so excited for all the "firsts" for Isla...first Christmas, first Valentine's Day, first President's Day.....but as each one goes by it means she is closer and closer to "toddler" status. My goodness, how do we keep our babies from growing up!? Alex and I are always excited about new things she does or noises she makes. Life with her gets better and better everyday.


At 2 months Isla is now 10lbs and 10 oz and 22 1/2 inches long! 


While we are on the subject of "firsts" we had our first big parenting scare. Some of you may have seen on Facebook, or if you were in my class  you saw me leave with tears in my eyes. Alex called while I was in class and told me that Isla was in her swing and started to flail her arms and legs. He ran to her and saw she was turning colors and couldn't breathe. He hit her on the back and pushed on her chest and it took about 15 seconds for her to take a breath. He called the pediatrician and they advised us to go to Children's ER in St. Paul. We took here there and the Dr. (after telling him the story three times, its like he didn't believe us) said it was most likely acid reflux that she choked on. Then he went on to tell us that her eyes looked funny and spent the rest of the time telling us to get her eyes checked out immediately (her eyes have always seemed fine to us). Needless to say I wanted to punch this guy in the face. We stayed up in shifts that night (because had Alex not seen her flailing he wouldn't of known she wasn't breathing because she couldn't make any noises). The next day we took her to Ready Care and had a better experience with a Dr. there. HE thought her eyes looked fine. But he also said it was probably acid reflux and an extreme case of choking. Most babies will clear their own airway but this time was different. After talking to my aunt who told me about pyloric stenosis, I also insisted that she have a GI test to make sure it wasn't something else. The GI test was normal so the conclusion is that the breathing issue was from acid reflux. She has baby Zantac but it only helps with the pain, not the acid reflux itself. So now we watch her even more closely and she still sleeps next to the bed (the plan was for her to be in the crib by now, but we're not comfortable with it while she still has the reflux). She hasn't stopped breathing since, thank goodness. She does gasp, gurgle, spit up in volumes, and cough though. I can't wait for her to outgrow this so we don't have to be scared anymore. But then I'm sure there will always be something to be scared/worried about.....

Here are some pictures of our happy girl.....and sometimes our not so happy girl :)





Some of our favorite memories from the last month are:
 Her cooing! She makes so many different noises now
She is smiling! She loves her changing table and the bathtub the most
She is starting to track objects and likes to watch the bears and stars that circle her swing
She is still farting and sneezing or coughing at the same time
Oh, and of course...the new obsession with the binky.... (I hate to admit it but there have been one or two nights where I have fallen asleep holding the binky close to her mouth so it wouldn't fall all the way out, while she was in the rock and play. Sometimes a mom is just desperate for sleep...)
Her eyelashes are growing and getting darker!


Don't mess with my binky...

Oh and of course, the embarrassing bath pictures.....one month old and two months old




Isla's first Thansgiving was a success. She loved the turkey, mashed potatoes, and egg nog the most. Just kidding. Here are some pictures...







Isla loves her daddy's thumbs

After Thanksgiving, we decided to have Christmas before Christmas while Dad, Julie, Jonathan, and Wesley were visiting.



We love her little reindeer butt!


We are really looking forward to our moms coming out this month and next! Isla is loved by so many people, but her Nana and Grandma Laurie are just dying to meet her and hold her and kiss her and we can't wait for that to happen.