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Brady had another synagis (RSV) shots yesterday. Her dose is based on her weight so it’s fun for us that we get to see how much she weighs. Before the nurse arrived, Casey guessed 10 pounds 7 ounces and I guessed 10 pounds 5 ounces. Casey was exactly right – Brady is now 10 pounds 7 ounces! She’s officially heavier than a sack of potatoes. Our insurance has approved Brady for one more RSV shot this season but the nurse that administers the shot is letting the pediatrician make the final call on the necessity of it since April 30th is considered the end of RSV season in this area.

Last Friday Brady was put on a new medication for her reflux. So far the new meds (a Prilosec liquid compound) have already made a noticeable difference. I still have concerns that something in my diet might be exacerbating the reflux but I have yet to make a final decision on that.

Here’s some pictures to catch you up with Brady from age 11-13 weeks (this week).

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Another week has come and gone. Saturday my mom came over to help with Brady again so we could get some sleep. I was able to sleep but unfortunately Casey had to do maintenance for work. Lucky for my mom Brady was on her best behavior while she was here so she didn’t have to deal with the episodes that we’ve been seeing all day for the past 9 days. After I was up and ready, my mom and I went to Target to fill Brady’s prescription and some groceries. While we were gone, Brady was inconsolable and would not calm down for Casey until finally wearing herself out crying and going to sleep. That night Casey made chicken parm and tiramisu to celebrate Grandma, Grandpa, and John’s birthday. We had a great time and everyone got to enjoy a happy, sleeping Brady. After having the family, Sherry, and Alex here it’s apparent that we’ll need a larger kitchen when we get to Austin.

Brady still seems to be in quite a bit of discomfort from the reflux. It’s been quite an ordeal trying to get the Prevacid in her. Our two options are using the syringe with a little water to dissolve the tab or putting it in her cheek. Neither of them work remarkably well but Casey thinks he finally got the entire tab (technically it’s only half) in her today but putting it in her mouth and immediately putting her bink in there to get her to swallow. I guess that would explain not seeing much of a difference in her condition yet. I’m going to wait until Thursday (a full week from when she was last seen) before calling her pediatrician back and finding out where to go from here – whether that’s an increased dose or a different med. Hopefully if she’s actually getting the Prevacid in her, it’ll make her feel better. In the meantime, I’ve also cut out dairy and chocolate and am limiting my caffeine intake to hopefully alleviate at least a little of her discomfort.

I don’t have any idea why I delayed writing this post instead of just incorporating it with the last one. At Brady’s appointment on Thursday, the pediatrician deduced that Brady has reflux (the silent – non spitting up kind – to be exact). All of the symptoms that she’s been exhibiting over the last week fit and so starting Thursday she has been taking a half a tab of Prevacid once a day. It was estimated to take 3-4 days before we started seeing a difference. I think today (being day 3) we started seeing some difference today, however, she hasn’t completely returned to herself yet.

I have to call the office again at the end of next week to let the pediatrician know how things are going, if she’s not doing any better then her dose can be increased to a half tab twice a day. I’m hoping it doesn’t come to that since it’s already a little ordeal to get the Prevacid in her. We have to break the pill in half with a steak knife (since it’s so tough), then either crush it up into a gritty mess and dissolve in a syringe with water and give it to her that way or take the tab and let it dissolve in her cheek. While the Prevacid dissolves fast, it makes us worry about her choking giving it to her that way. Brady’s feeds are pretty involved now – she takes the Prevacid once a day, her vitamins diluted in a bottle of half an ounce of milk once a day, as well as giving her Gripe Water up to six times a day in a bottle. We’re just grateful that her issue is something that’s pretty common, can be treated, is not serious, and she’ll most likely outgrow!