A quick update: Jacob & Jordan had their 4 month check-up yesterday, along with both receiving their Hepatitus B, Haemophilus Influenzae type B, Diptheria/tetanus/pertussis, and Polio vaccinations. Currently:
Jacob:
7 lbs. 9 oz., 20.1 in in length, Head = 14.1 in.
I took this of Jacob this morning as he was sleeping with my camera phone
Jordan:
7 lbs. 10 oz., 19.2 in. in length, head = 13.5 in.
(Taken with my camera phone)
Our little ones are growing away! Their sleep patterns are still giving us issues; Jordan is a pretty good sleeper. And even if you are messing with her (i.e. changing her diaper, setting her feeding tube up), she will fuss and grunt only while you are messing with her. Once you finish, she settles down pretty quick.
Jacob is a little more vocal about his wants. When he is hungry, wet, dirty, whatever, he lets you know it and wants it taken care of now, regardless of who hears it, or what is going on around him. One of the questions Sheri asked the doctor was how to help it so Jacob can sleep longer through the night. The doctor suggested having more feeds during the day and having one final feed about 11 pm. We are going to slowly transition this in and see how it works.
Sheri also brought up our concerns with Jordan's throw up sessions to the pediatrician. Even though they have lessened, we wanted to get the doctor's input if there was anything else we could do, which was, given Jordan's situation right now, the doctor didn't really want to switch to a new acid reflux medication just yet. With the feeding tube, acid reflux, stridor and shortened air flap, Jordan has too much going on right now to make a drastic adjustment for that. The doctor did however suggest giving Jordan Pedialyte in small doses to replenish her electrolytes, which we have started doing. In the meantime, we make sure to have plenty of spare burp rags, or if all else fails, catching the yerp in the swaddling blankets (they are machine washable after all).
Ah, the joys of childhood!
Please pray for continued success for all!
Thank you for all of your love, prayers and thoughts! More progress reports as soon as I can spare another minute! May the good Lord bless and protect us all.
Kind regards,
The Cordova Family (Andy, Sheri, Jacob & Jordan)
cell - 281-300-6212
email - maverick2601@hotmail.com
No comments:
Post a Comment