Eric - 5 Weeks Old

Eric is still sleeping a lot, but when he is awake, he is smiling more and more.  Unfortunately, we couldn't get a smile out of him for his weekly picture.  He smiles in his sleep, smiles at me, smiles at Adriana, and today he smiled at his daddy for the first time.

I think he is happy that his acid reflux is getting better!  The doctor increased his medication dose, and he is doing a lot better.  He has had a couple of feedings now where he didn't spit up at all.  He still gets a little fussy about an hour before it is time for his nightly dose of medicine, but overall, the acid reflux problems are much better!

Our nurse practitioner recommends waiting to start a bottle until babies are 3 weeks old to make sure that breastfeeding is well-established.  We decided to hold off until his acid reflux got better because we didn't want him to associate pain with the bottle.  We are going to try a bottle for the first time this afternoon.  We're hoping it goes well!

Here's the weekly picture of our little cutie: