Anyway, the breaking news around our house...(drum roll, please)....Noelle is getting her first tooth! I guess if that's our breaking news, then we're not too exciting around here. :-) Luckily it hasn't really seemed to bother her much. I'd take a picture, but it's hard to get a good look at it. So here's one of us brushing her gums. :-)
Other than teething Noelle has been dealing with some sort of a stomach bug. She'll eat breakfast, but not much lunch or dinner & she'll hardly drink her bottle either! We went to the doctor and she had lost 13 ounces from last week. That worried me (especially because of her weight issues when she was 2 weeks old), but the doctor said that she looked okay...not super lethargic or anything. She hasn't thrown up in a couple of days, so that is good. Please pray that she starts getting her appetite back.
Speaking of throw up, we have pretty much confirmed that Noelle has an allergy to milk. She's been on soy formula, and had a pretty bad reaction to yogurt a couple months ago. So, I knew to watch out for it. Well...I got a new kind of rice cereal (Wal-mart switched what brand they carry) and assumed it was just made with rice. About an hour after she ate, she threw up everywhere. I looked at the package and it has whey protein in it!!! I was so ticked! The front of the package gave no indication that it had anything extra. (Plus I was bummed because we missed dinner with some friends.) Now I've become a freak about reading food labels. I'm really glad they now list the most common allergens in their foods. Anyway, if she really is allergic to whey and she doesn't grow out of it, she won't be able to have milk, cheese, butter, ice cream, chocolate.... Pretty much the best foods on earth! So we're all really praying that she grows out of it. :-) At least now there are a lot of soy substitutes on the market.
Now to the good part...here are some pics of Noelle:
Lastly, here is a random pic that I'm mainly posting for my parents. They always take pictures when their cars go past a major milestone. Usually Chris & I don't do that, but I happened to be in the car & have a camera when this one happened. How cool is that? :-)
***Update--Noelle threw up again (right after her bath, too)! Please keep praying for her, and for us to know if/when she needs to go to the doctor again. He said that she'd be OK as long as she doesn't get super fussy/lethargic, which she isn't yet. Poor thing!
6 comments:
Thanks for the update! Yea for her first tooth! And boo for milk allergy & stomach virus--not fun. And I think the car milestone pic is...interesting! I've never seen that...however, my parents name their vehicles! I'm just glad to hear about our Noelle. I love & miss all of you!---Gram
Don't worry, the best kids are allergic to milk when they are babies. I grew out of it and now I enjoy milk, cheese, butter, ice cream, and (not) chocolate...
Great pics! It's not supposed to but I "heard" teething can cause lots of weird symptoms. Baba
I forgot to say you had some great wallpaper pics! Baba
Poor Noelle! I can't imagine what babies are thinking when they throw up. It's got to be pretty weird for them:) Hopefully she will start to feel better soon. That is a bummer about the milk allergy!
Congrats on the first tooth. Hopefully they won't all start coming in at the same time. Mallory still only has 2, but she can chew with the best of them!
Poor Noelle and poor Mom and Dad! I always hate having to make those decisions about are they keeping enough fluids down, should we go back to the doc, what is the best thing to try feeding them again and when, etc. It's certainly no fun but those times are always good for my prayer life. I'll keep you all in my prayers during this trying time. I hope she's feeling better soon.
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