The first week of October started off with the rival (New Mexico State) football game. Lee, Landon, and I enjoy going to the football games but they have been a little hard to watch this season since the Lobos have not won a game yet. This week was also filled with lots of doctor's appointments for Landon as they tried to determine why he was projectile vomiting after every time he ate. He had a stomach ultrasound and that came back with a great report so onto the next test -- a head ultrasound. That, too, came back negative for the vomiting but they did find some cysts on the part of the brain that produces the spinal fluid. The docs are going to watch those cysts but said that cysts can be normal and assured us it was nothing to worry about. Whew! Our friends, Emily and Annie, came over this week to help me out and play with Landon. It is so nice to have a break and get a few things done. That night, after the Clarks left, Landon was really lathargetic (sp?) and I couldn't get him to wake up from a nap. He was breathing but not responding to anything I did, such as change his diaper, clothes, and splash water on his feet. So, I called the doc and we decided it was time to take him to the Emergency Room. I called Lee and got him to leave his football donor event early to meet us at the ER. As soon as Landon saw his daddy, he woke up and was his usual self. Everything ended up being okay and we were reassured that Landon was growing and gaining weight despite all the vomiting and spit up. Finally, to end this week, we went to Balloon Fiesta's Night Glow. It was great and Landon slept through it all.
The second week was less adventure-some than the first week. The first part of the this week started off pretty slow and then got busier. Landon ended up having to go back to the hospital for a third test -- an Upper GI, where he had to swallow berium and the docs watched him as he digested it. That test concluded that Landon has really bad Acid Reflux Disease.....so that is why he vomits and spits up so much. Needless to say, we got Landon on the correct medication and dosage and it works wonders for him as well as me changing my diet to consist of no caffeine, chocolate, milk, broccoli, and spicy food. It's so hard but so worth it! After his Upper GI test, we came back to the house and had a photographer take newborn pics of Landon. He did great and slept through it all! The next day, Mom and my aunt hired a house cleaner to come clean my house. It's so nice to have it deep cleaned and it felt great! That afternoon our friends, Alexis and Brandon, from Tucson came to visit us and meet Landon. We shopped, ate, slept, lounged around the house, went to a basketball event, and had dinner at the top of Sandia Mountain here. It was a great time and I'm so grateful for the Ingrams for coming to visit and helping us as much as they did!
The third week was a very memorable one. My aunt, grandmother, and grandfather all drove into Albuquerque from the Dallas area. We had a blast getting to see my grandparents (Landon's great grandparents) play and love on Landon. My mom also came in on Friday and stayed with us through the weekend while Lee went to Ft. Worth with the Lobo football team.
The last week in October was so much fun. We celebrated Lee's 30th birthday, a Lobo Club appreciation event, Lobo football game, and Halloween. Landon was a Lion for Halloween, and I'm not too sure he liked his costume though. Lee and I got to sneak away for a date night to dinner on top of the Sandia Resort and Casino. He was a perfect way to end the week and celebrate Lee's amazing 30 years of life!
I hope your October was just as fun as ours. We LOVE fall around here and Happy Fall Ya'll!
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