Friday, March 16, 2007

Dr Updates:
OK So Thursday we had our Appointment with the Gastro Dr(for Reflux) and it went good.
We are going to get an Upper GI done to see if there is something going on internally, waiting to schedule that one when I hear from Dr's office.
Then we are adding Duo-Cal-http://www.allegromedical.com/dietary-supplements-c522/super-soluble-duocal-powder-14-oz-cans-p190357.html
to Caitlin's Food to add some extra calories(yep lots of money!!)Also we are adding butter to her food as well for some extra calories. We are going to try to wean off our Reglan again but slowly. So this week I will be giving her 3 doses a day then the following down to 2 a day and so on. Hopefully she will do good with that since it will be slower weaning then what we did last time when she didn't do well at all. Also she got weighed again and actually was 16 lbs 7 oz!! I even had them weigh her twice since the day before the scale said she only weighed 16 lbs even. I was very excited. OK so that was that appointment we will go back for a re-check in a few weeks.

15 mos Check-up appointment- We really are 16 lbs 7 oz!! Also we are 27 1/2 inches long. Growing Growing!! Poor baby girl got 3 shots but was fine right after it was over but then to top it off I had to go get her regular 3 mos blood draw for her kidney stones and she was not to happy but again once it was over it was like nothing ever happened. She did do really well at both her appointments. Nothing to much of a change for this check - up. Oh forgot to put also that Caitlin is also starting another medicine to help increase her appetite. I give it to her 1 x a day a little bit before bed because it is suppose to make her sleepy. Dr's said she will probably sleep longer but honestly she already sleeps really well. Of course when I say this it seems as though next couple weeks she starts waking up again but hey maybe not this time. She normally goes to bed about 7 pm and lately has been waking up anywhere between 7:30-8 am. Yep very nice!!
The medicine is called Cyproheptadine. I really hope it works. If I don't see any real difference in the next couple weeks then I will talk to Dr about just taking her off because really how many medicines can can a gal be on????Including Reglan (hopefully ending in the next couple weeks)
she will be on 5 different medicines. 4 of them are 2 x a day and that not including her vitamins(so really 6)
I am also waiting to hear from her Urologist as well to see whats going on with her kidney stones. I am really hoping that her kidney stones are gone like the u/s tech said so we can possibly take her off the 2 medicines she is on for that. These medicines I think are the hardest for me to give to her because she will either spit it out or end up puking it out some days. She really hates these 2. I really have to fight her on these.
Well that's it. She is getting cuter and cuter by the day. She is really pulling herself up on things,if only she could get down by herself. She realizes she is stuck and starts whining for anybody to come save her. She babbles alot. Pretty much Dada(little stinker)but hey it something. she has a love/hate relationship with Dillon. Sometimes she loves him to pieces and can't be without him and other times she wants nothing to do with him and tries to push him away.
Its starting to get much warmer finally. I love knowing that i can take Caitlin out and not worry about her getting sick from it being to cold. I love her in her cute summer clothes. I can't wait till we are bale to get to the beach this summer. We already have our bathing suits ready and are super cute summer hats. Just a couple months away!!!!

Also it is getting closer to our Walk America time so please help sponsor us for our Walk to help prematurity and help for our preemies to survive!!!!!!!!!!!
Here is our site!!
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http://www.walkamerica.org/melissa319

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