Our Growing Little Boy!

Our sweet little boy is now six weeks old. Really, I know I said it before but time can just slow down a little bit! Justin is growing like a weed! Yesterday I took him to the pediatrician's office again. He had become very fussy and spitting up a lot over the past week or so. At his one month appointment, the pediatrician had questioned whether he may have reflux as that could have been the cause of his "infant startle" that had him hospitalized at three weeks old. Well, although he had some of the symptoms, I shrugged the idea off. I figured his fussiness was just normal, but it progressively got worse and I noticed he started only calming down after spitting up and/or having pressure put on his tummy. I finally took him in yesterday and they prescribed him Zantac. I was a little apprehensive starting my itty bitty baby on medication, but we started last night and during the day today seemed a bit improved. It sounds like we need to give it around a week to see if it is effective so I'll keep watching him, but I think we're on the right track with medication to help. What else is my little guy up to? Well, he is a pretty strong little guy. His head control is pretty good (as you can see by the picture) and he does not sit still for anything. He always has his arms, legs, head moving all over so he doesn't miss a thing. He pushes with his legs a lot and stands on our lap when we let him. Even the nurse yesterday mentioned how strong he was kicking and pushing against her hand. I think he's going to be a wild one .. maybe worse than his sister I fear!! He's still up about every three hours at night and sleep is all over the place but hopefully we'll get him on a routine in a few months. His smiles are increasing (yet still unable to be captured on film) and he loves cooing and trying to speak his mind. His little voice melts my heart to pieces. Here are a few more pictures from the photo shoot mommy made him endure this evening!