Willow n' Me

Willow is almost 8 weeks old. The last eight weeks have not been the easiest, but things are getting easier as time goes on. She was diagnosed with reflux at 4 weeks and went on medication. Thankfully, she has never cried a lot, but she just is not able to stay asleep because of the acid coming up all the time. There have been many, many days where she has only slept an hour total all day...

Following that, I did some research and have eliminated dairy from my diet to help with the reflux. Wow, it's been hard! I've been missing cheese, chocolate, ice cream, my Coffee's On mochas, and just the normal things like pancakes and waffles. My only saving grace has been lactose free milk, which has enabled me to continue having my morning lattes. Unfortunately, doing more research tonight, I found out that I need to cut even that out because it is usually the milk protein that babies are allergic to, not the lactose. Boo!

The only thing that keeps me going is that I have seen a big difference in Willow since cutting out all the dairy. She is much more relaxed and sleeps easier (although it's still a day to day thing).

I know, because I had a few bites of dairy a couple days ago and had a nightmare day the next day!

She is also becoming more interactive, smiling and "talking" which we are all loving. So far, I think she is really going to be a daddy's girl. She loves to try to get Mark's attention, and smiles the most at him. Much different than Journey was as a baby. She was all about mommy :)

Despite all the reflux and sleeping issues, Willow is an incredibly sweet baby who loves to be snuggled close. I'm trying to enjoy all the time I have with her. It's going so fast already.