A Very Happy Weekend

Well, we had a a very busy weekend so this is a day late, but a lot to report!

Saturday we went to Amy's housewarming party where Ryan met his friend Damien! It was a good time had by all.

Sunday was Father's Day and we surprised "GP" with a day trip to the shore. In the picture there are four generations of Graham men! It was a great day and Ryan loved his first of many trips to North Wildwood.

Today we had the much anticipated visit to the GI doctor. His weight is up to 10 lbs 6ozs, he's 22 inches in length and his head circ. is 15 3/4 cm. The doc said that Ryan probably does have a cow's milk allergy and to continue to reduce my dairy intake. I don't have to go crazy over it, just basically eliminate milk, ice cream, pudding and and yogurt. Thankfully there are "soy" alternatives to these and though they aren't the real thing, they'll suffice for now. I can eat some cheeses and have a splash of milk in my coffee but just in moderation.

They also increased Ryan's dose of Zantac to .9 ml three times a day. It used to be .8 ml twice a day. He probably metabolizes the Zantac quickly so increasing the frequency of the dose should help. The doctor gave us pH strips to test Ryan's spit up after being on the Zantac for a few days and if it comes up really acidic then they will change him over to Prevacid. We go back in a month for a follow up visit, but hopefully with the combination of the elimination of dairy and increase of Zantac Ryan's reflux will be managable.

So that's all for now - enjoy the week - it looks like it's going to be a beautiful one!