How do you spell relief?

Adele spells it "Z-A-N-T-A-C."

At our doctor's appointment at CMH Monday, Adele was diagnosed with acid reflux. Apparently this is a pretty common condition in babies, both full-term and preterm. I'm not totally surprised at the diagnosis since I thought she exhibited many of the symptoms (high-volume spit-ups; back arching and crying mid-bottle; coughing/gagging and then spitting up stomach fluid hours after meals). So she's now on 1ml of Zantac twice a day. Hopefully it does the trick. The medicine is peppermint flavored so it gives her nice, minty-fresh breath! She always seems a little shocked by the flavor whenever we give her the medicine--her eyes get big and wide and stay that way for a while. It's awfully cute. Her CMH appointment went well otherwise, and the doctor there was pleased by her growth. We must be doing something right!

Weather here was nice today and we had a break in the really high temperatures. I strapped on the sling and secured the baby and we took the dog on a walk. It felt good to get out and get some fresh air and feel the breeze. Adele slept the whole time, of course, but she made her "mmmm" noises with each step I took which was highly amusing. The girl's a talker, that's for sure (and I have NO idea where she gets it).

Today's my last week at home with the baby before I start my new job. I'm looking forward to getting back to work, especially at a job in town. I really liked my old job and definitely loved the folks I worked with, but it will be so nice not to have to commute every day! All those great benefits don't hurt either. ;) G-ma Pontow is coming on Monday to look after Adele for two weeks, then Steve will take a week's vacation and then Grandma Van Horn (Steve's mom) is taking the last week in September. It's so nice to have family who are willing to come and help out.