What a weekend...

This weekend we went to our friend Tara's wedding. Bryan and Lindsey came up Friday night to spend the night and we all went together. Luckily it was a beautiful day! Of course Payton was due to eat right when the ceremony was scheduled to start, so she and I missed the ceremony while I fed her in the car. That's ok though, we made it to the reception!

Mr. and Mrs. Niles!

Kyle, Payton and I with bride Tara

This was the outfit I wore... I wasn't too happy when this picture was taken though :)

Kyle and I also went for a walk to the store and tried out the Baby Bjorn for the first time... she really liked it!

Hehe :)

Payton has officially outgrown most of her newborn clothes, she's really long! She's growing so fast, but it's kind of fun, because it's like a whole new wardrobe. She recently discovered her fingers, and likes to gnaw on them every once in a while. When we put her in her swing, she just stares at the mobile as it rotates. The bouncy chair is still her favorite place to nap though! Her hemangioma has started to raise a little bit, but nothing too bad. She's starting to enjoy her baths more, or at least tolerate them better. She does NOT like to be cold though, even for a second!

Fresh and clean :)

We began to notice some problems with her starting around last week... you can tell she occasionally gets a tummy ache or some painful gas, but I know all babies fuss and cry so I would just try and comfort her. We tried gas drops but didn't see a difference, so we hoped that it would get better as her digestive system matured. Well we started to notice some other symptoms that got a lot worse last week... she would cry and arch her back and squirm for hours after eating, started spitting up a lot more, and wheezing and having what sounded like some labored breathing. She was also making this gagging, gurgling noise and seemed to be trying to swallow something back. It worsened a lot over the weekend, so I called her doctor's office first thing this morning and got an appointment for like two hours later. That's one of the reasons I love that office! After discussing all of her symptoms, it looks like she might have some acid reflux. It's really common in babies, but becomes a problem when it causes them pain and discomfort. She's still gaining weight though, which is a big relief. She weighed 10 pounds 10 ounces at the doctor today, and they said that was right on for her birth weight. So we're switching her formula to one that is a little thicker with rice starch hoping that it will be a little easier for her food to stay down, and she prescribed her some generic infant Zantac to take twice a day. Hopefully this will really help her discomfort. It sucks to see your baby in pain :( I will definitely keep you posted though!