2 weeks late...

Here she was at one month...

Madeline has been diagnosed with pretty severe reflux or GERD...same thing Evan had. We have been giving her Zantac for a few weeks now. It helps for a few hours. I guess it wears off after a while. She screams about 80-90% of her waking hours. On a normal day, that is anywhere from 4-8 hours of crying/screaming. Everyone says "poor tired mama". I am exhausted but really I hate so much to see her in pain. We started her on Prevacid this week. It is VERY expensive but hopefully it will bring her relief. On a good note, she is gaining weight. She weighed 10 lbs 14 oz at the doctor's office on Friday. That's 3 lb 14 oz more than her birth weight. She is just now beginning to smile a little. Here is a half smile half fuss...at 6 weeks old...

Baby stat comparisons

I like to compare stats for my kids so I can remember later. This is a couple of weeks late but here are stats so far. Madeline seems to continue to be more petite than her brothers...which I think is a good thing.

Luc at birth: 7lb 12 oz, 20 in long,
      2 weeks: 8 lb 10 oz, 21 in long, 38 cm head

Evan birth: 7 lb 7 oz, 20 in long, 35 1/2 cm head
    2 weeks:  8 lb 9 oz, 21 in long, 36 1/2 cm head

Madeline birth: 7 lb 0 oz, 19 in long, 35 cm head ?
           2 weeks: 8 lb 1 oz, 20 in long, 36 cm head

BTW I originally said Madeline was 21 in long at birth but I think they measured her wrong. At her 5 day weight check, she was only 19 inches. The pediatrician said they aren't very accurate with length measurements in the hospital.