Finally! Finally!!! After three and a half MISERABLE months we figured out what was wrong.
We had the HAPPIEST, most smiley baby in the world about four months ago. But it all of the sudden changed.. I don't know if it was his ear infection that changed it, or throwing up all of his medicine, but archer was a totally different child. Not as happy, Always uncomfortable, fussy, and he HATED to eat. When I say hated he would seriously cry himself to sleep before he ate. I felt like the worst mom.. But he needed to eat!! He wasn't chunking up like all the other little babies around. We took him in three or four different times because we didn't know what was going on.. And every time our dr. Just said it was teething.. But there were no teeth at four months... There still are no teeth at 7 1/2 months. Kabe and I were going insane our baby was breaking us!! Something needed to happen! We took him in for a sick appointment and we didn't get our usual dr. So we told the dr what was going on with him and how he didn't want to eat he was also losing weight. this really awesome lady dr. said well, it sounds like acid reflux. Lets put him on a trial dosage if it doesn't seem to help, bring him back and we will do more extensive tests. Well, lo and behold it seems like its working.. I haven't seen archer smile this much in a long long long time. It's awesome to actually have him want to eat more than just a spoonful or two of baby food!! It's nice to actually not fight him to get him to nurse! It's nice to see him happy.
Ps I'm going to go all churchy with this next part.
I can't even imagine what it would be like to watch your son suffer, like Christ did in gethsemane. It was hard not knowing what was wrong. But I think it would be even harder to know what was making your child hurt, what was making them suffer so much that they wanted to die... I feel so blessed to be able to go see doctors. To have modern medicine. To be able to know that Kabe and I weren't alone in the long nights, the endless crying, the feelings of being broken. It is nice to know that someone else has gone through it all, and even worse. I am so thankful for my Heavenly Father. I am also thankful for my savior Jesus Christ. I know that they love me. That they love my son. And they love my husband. I am so thankful for Kabe. He is my rock. He keeps me sane when I feel like there is no hope. I'm especially thankful for Archer. For the amazing little boy he is. For the things he teaches me daily. ( mostly over and over again on how to be patient) for the little tiny bit of insight he has given me to know what our Father in Heaven feels like about his children. I am so thankful that I know I can be with my family forever. I know that if I try my best each day and work harder each day (no I'm not perfect , I will never be in this life) I will be able to return to my Heavenly Father. I also am so grateful for my mom and dad. They made me who I am today. I am so very thankful that they get to be the grandparents of my children. I am so thankful for the opportunity it ha been to be a mom. To be able to learn an grow each day.
This church is true! (The church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints) I know it. I live it. I LOVE it.
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