Two months old! Briggen is awake more and we are beginning to see his personality shine through. Still as happy and easy going as always . . . even despite a new medical diagnosis. Since birth he's been a very loud breather - we thought it was normal and actually kind of cute! However, at his two month check-up, the pediatrician noticed he wasn't gaining the appropriate weight. She attributed this to his labored breathing and frequent spit-ups. While he was still getting 100% oxygen, he had to work hard for it and was burning quite a few calories in the process. She diagnosed him with laryngomalacia - which is a softening of the tissue around the voice box. The tissue is malformed or underdeveloped, which causes it to be floppy and partially block the airway. She had us follow up with an ENT at OHSU to see if surgery would be necessary. Luckily surgery was not recommended and the doctor thinks his noisy breathing will disappear by the time he turns one. Brodie was the one who took him to the ENT in downtown Portland, as I had to work. They put a small camera down Briggen's nose . . .
while he was still awake!! I guess Briggen handled it like a champ and didn't even cry. Way to go, buddy! In the meantime we were given antacids to help with the spitting up (which aggravates his condition). So far it has been doing wonders!
weight: 10 lb 11 oz (14th %ile)
height: 23.5 in (74th %ile)
head: 39 cm (46th %ile)
enjoys: diaper changes, activity mat, bouncy chair, long naps
firsts: Seattle, Long Beach, tulip festival, library story time, hiking
eats: every 1.5 - 3 hours during the day and every 4 hours when asleep
takes a bottle no problem - breastmilk or formula
nicknames: Bubba, Buddy, Briggy (by his cousins)
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