It is So Wonderful!

For the last few days my heart has been troubled.

For the life of me I couldn't figure out what was going on with Oliver.

He was spitting up all the time.

At first I thought it was the change in the food.

Then I thought he was sensitive to milk.

Then as someone suggested I was thinking it could be his nerves.

Poor little guy seemed okay but he was constantly spitting up bringing back memories of when our son Caleb was little.  He had horrible GERD and was actually hospitalized when he was one. We had to pack changes of clothes and a couple of spit up towels anytime we left the house.  It has been no different here the last few days.

That is when it dawned on me that Oliver probably has reflux.

That made sense.

So I began researching it to refresh myself on the topic.

Of course there are all sorts of medicine to treat reflux, but I wanted to try and help him now.  That is when I read that keeping your child in an upright postion so the spine is straight for at least 10 minutes immediately after eating could help.

At this point it was worth a try.

Normally he would be in a sitting position hunched over right after eating and then we would pick him up, maybe try and burp him, and then lay him down to play with him.  He would immediately begin spitting up and would do so until the next time he ate and then the cycle would repeat.  

I was ready to try something different. 

For dinner, we fed him cooked squash and mashed potatoes.  Afterwards I immediately had him sit on my lap as I held him in an upright position for 15 minutes.  And guess what-- he never spit up.  We even went out for a snack and not one drop of spit up.  When we came back I fed him a small bowl of baby cereal and held him the same way afterward.  And again-- no spit up.

But he did have some gas and passed semi-hard stool so I decided to give him a few ounces of warm water with a little bit of juice.  He drank it all, then I again held him in the upright position afterward and he never spit up.
And today his congestion has been much better too.  Hardly any mucous and the little bit that he did have was clear. 

Praise the Lord!

I think the problem is solved.  I sure hope so.

And how is Nolan doing?

He is doing great.  He is a jibber-jabber and can say Mama!  That is pretty much the only word we can understand.  When he has to go potty he either taps the front of his pants or the back depending on which he has to go.  By the time we get home, I think he will know what shoes are.  He listens to me pretty well-- Rachel not so much.  I think he realizes that I am the Mom and Rachel is just the sister.  :)

Bright and early tomorrow morning we are going to get the boys' medicals done.

Then we have our 2nd Embassy appointment.  Hopefully we will get their visas.

Sorry for not responding to some of your comments.  Blogger will not allow me to leave comments.  I just have to say thanks to Marcie who told me about a grocery store.  We went there today.

Thank you for all of your prayers and encouragement.

Blessings!