3 Weeks of Ping Pong!

Today, I am three weeks old and boy! It has been quite a ride so far. I'm not going to lie...this week has been pretty difficult. I went from sleeping really well at night (going to bed about 10:00, waking once around 3:30 to eat, going right back to sleep and waking up again around 7:00) to waking up once around 1:00 and staying awake, leaving my mom with about 2-3 hours of sleep every night. Then, last weekend, I started crying and wouldn't stop. It was more than the usual fussy baby stuff. I would scream and scream for more than an hour straight. I would stand straight up and punch my little fists until I turned purple. It was awful. My parents could do nothing to help me. After multiple conversations with the pediatrician and a trip to urgent care, I was diagnosed with GERD. I'm on medication now, which is helping a bit, and my mom is beginning a dairy-free diet to see if that helps too. So far, so good. I still get pretty fussy during most of my awake time, but I don't scream until my mom's ears ring like she's been to a death metal concert. Hopefully this will improve more and more as I get bigger and my digestive system becomes stronger. I'll keep you posted, but in the meantime, keep your fingers crossed for me!

Now, because I haven't been in the best mood this week, Mom hasn't really taken many pictures of me.

Here I am wearing a hat my mom made for me. In case you can't tell, it says "Ping Pong."



Here are some pictures Mom took of me this morning. This is what a 3 week old Ping Pong looks like!







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And here is a video of me chillin' in my vibrating chair. Look out for a cameo by a certain awesome big brother.