Quick Update

Just a quick update to let you know that Camille gained 3 ounces this week, which as our pedi said, isn't good but isn't terrible either. She should have gained more like 7 to 8 ounces, but we were glad she at least gained some. He agreed that it is probably the colic that is causing some trouble with the eating and the weight gain, considering she is burning so many calories that she can't afford to burn with all of her fussing (well, okay, wailing and screaming). He said that it sounded like about as classic a case of colic as you can get, considering that it starts at the same time each night. Great. Anyway, he wants to give her another week since she did gain some, although not as much as we had hoped. So, we will give it our all with the feeding again this week, and see where she is next week. He did mention for the first time a g-tube if she does not start gaining more, which would require surgery, which makes this mommy very nervous. He acted like a g-tube would not be a big deal--it would just help pump some extra calories into her and then it would likely come out when she was 4-5 months old, once she had gained well and was big enough/ old enough to where eating wasn't such hard work for her. It sounds like we will look more into that option after next week depending on how she does. He is also still considering running more tests, but hasn't received our discharge summary from the NICU yet, and so wants to hold off on tests until he can see exactly the ones they ran so that there won't be any repeats. So, for now, we wait. More of that waiting thing that I am so terrible at. But I'm trying. And, I am enjoying my adorable little girl; my precious, precocious, chatter-box of a little boy; my funny and positive husband; and my God who is good. Pray for lots of eating, lots of gaining, lots of non-colicky evenings, and lots of sleep (just thought I would throw that last one out there as another one of those miracles you are praying for!).