Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Five

Helen Grace is now five weeks old! She had had enough of our picture taking during her five-week photo shoot (and we were exhausted of getting her to cooperate), so this week's picture is what it is. :)

The barium swallow went well yesterday, and Helen Grace was such a big girl! We were asked to bring her hungry to the appointment so that she would drink willingly, and I worried that she would be throwing a hissy fit by the time we got there. She was zonked out in her car seat though, and when we were called back, I was relieved to find out that one of my sweet sorority sisters would be the speech pathologist working with us- wow, what a small world! Helen Grace did beautifully during the test and was more than willing to drink that nasty barium. They didn't find anything wrong- everything is going down correctly- so it looks like it is acid reflux causing her to spit up, choke/cough, and sound raspy after eating. I'm hoping to hear our plan of action from our pediatrician soon.

We are excited about the fourth of July holiday weekend coming up! I wonder what HG will think about fireworks??

I'm five weeks old! June 29, 2009




Meeting cousin Ryves
Meeting the Hancock cousins
Now that Helen Grace is getting a little bigger, she is beginning to fit in her clothes. This dress she is wearing is the one I wore home from the hospital as a baby. :) First trip to Huey's...and let it be clear that it was her granddaddy's idea to put the straw to her mouth.

3 comments:

fastoy said...

She was just trying to get her first toothpick stuck in the ceiling!

Emily said...

so does mr ben have an official name yet?? grandaddy?

fastoy said...

HG isn't talking much yet.