Week 6

During Week 6 Andrew:
-was at the doctor too much.  That is the story of the week.  =)
-is diagnosed with a dairy allergy on Monday.  Turns out his colic is actually a symptom of his allergy.  The doctor did 3 stool samples and they were positive for blood.  He was switched to a hypoallergenic formula and I have  to stop eating dairy so he can still have milk.  Victoria had this same allergy, but it was not as severe and we did not discover it until she was 6 months old.


-Ends up back at the ER on Tuesday night.  He stopped eating and was sleeping more than usual so I took him back to the pediatrician Tuesday afternoon.  He had lost about 4 oz of weight in 24 hours and the hour we were at the office would not eat.  The doctor did not like the way he looked and described him as listless.  She called the hospital and told them he was on the way back.  They ran a set of bloodwork, which all came back ok.  He also ate while he was there, so he was sent home to continue monitoring. That night he slept from 10:30-5:30, probably from pure exhaustion. 

-Thursday he was back at the pediatrician's office to continue watching him.  He looked better and weighed 9lbs 12 oz.  He had another fever Thursday night and slept from 11-5.

-Friday he seems to finally be feeling lots better. 

This whole ordeal seems to have ended up being a viral infection that was just lingering on for a couple of weeks.  It was exhausting for him and for us and we saw the doctors more than we ever wanted to.

He did end up having to get a few more tests done to check for infection and to send to the infectious disease doctors at Arnold Palmer.  Everything came back ok and the fevers eventually stopped.