Four Months Old

Reid is four months old today! Happy four months ReRe!  This last month has been a busy one!  I feel like time is really flying now.

Reid had a sleep study this month.  We went to Shands in Gainesville and had the sleep study done on the 21st and the consult the next morning, the 22nd! It took a little while to get our guy comfortable after being "hooked up".  However, once we got him down, he stayed down.  It's the little blessings...right?  I was so thankful that he didn't keep waking up as they came in to monitor things.  The nasal cannula was the one thing he couldn't stand and the reason why it took three tries to put him to bed.  He FINALLY figured out how to suck his thumb while the cannula was in. Thumb = Happy Reid! :)  The next morning we met with the pulmonologist.  I really liked her!  She said that Reid didn't have any sleep apnea! Yay!  I had all my friends and family praying for no sleep apnea. What Reid did have was lower oxygen saturation levels, which I didn't think to ask for prayer on that!  Reid's O2 sats dropped to 88 or 89 at times during the night.  Dr. W said that she liked for them to be higher than 90 and while he was on oxygen his sats were 95!  So, we now have oxygen for Reid to wear at night.  My immediate thought was...OH NO...A CANNULA EVERY NIGHT!?   Rico works for a home medical supply company and they brought out pediatric nasal cannula for infants. Reid seems to do much better with this style of cannula so it hasn't been that big of a deal.  It's funny how my perspective is so different now. If I had been told that Spencer or Briggs had to have oxygen at night as babies, I would have completely freaked out. But, with all that we've been through with our Reidster, I was actually calm about it. I am just so thankful for no sleep apnea right now! Now, Dr. W does want us to come back to have an echo, chest x-rays, and swallow test to rule out any problems that would make Reid's O2 sats drop at night. She monitored his sats while he ate, cried, and sat in a car seat. He passed with flying colors, so that was GREAT! So, new prayers...no additional medical issues that would cause his oxygen to desat at night.   I was really excited when Rico said he spoke with a respiratory specialist at work and she mentioned that Reid would really be adding some pounds now that his body wouldn't be working as hard at night to keep his sats up.  That's a shout out to you Jan!!  That actually made my day!  You see, Spencer and Briggs were both chunky little monkeys and I've been wondering when Reid would turn into a rolly polly!  He's not thin by any means...it's just that I love a chubby baby! :) 

On a lighter note....I LOVE Reid's personality!  He is really "chatty" with us lately.  He also gives the cutest "looks".  He knows how to work his eyebrows and often raises that left one at me like his GrandDadE (my dad)!  Reid's hair is starting to curl.  Briggs had curls that popped up at about 8 or 9 months.  Reid's hair is already showing some signs of curls.  Most of the time now, I try to slick the top down and let the sides do what they will.  The top of his head is looking quite fluffy lately.  Hmmmmm.....we'll have to see what happens with that! Ha ha ha!  Reid can go from happy to feisty in about 2 nanoseconds when he wants a bottle!  He has also been poking out that bottom lip when he's not to sure about something.  Of course, that causes all of us to come running.  Yup! He's rotten!  Reid has his check-up Wednesday so, I'll posts his stats then.  Here a few pics of our guy today!

I love you more than you'll ever know Reid!!!

Oh no! The lip! :(

Reid sleeping on the way to the sleep lab. Ha!

All of this stuff is going on MY baby?

I guess so!  Find that thumb Reid!!!