One colicky baby

Well, our little Lucas seems to have developed some colic, and possibly acid reflux. For the past week or so he has gradually gotten more fussy, progressing to being inconsolable for long periods of time. The poor guy - we can see that he's in pain with gassiness - his face turns all red, he screams, arches his back, stiffens his legs. We're trying Mylicon anti-gas drops, which seem to help a bit, and keeping him upright as much as possible after he eats.

I took him to the doctor today, who also recommended a probiotic supplement to help with digestion, so we'll see how that works. It's so hard to hear him cry and not be able to soothe him. Well, we can soothe him, but it requires constant holding. Which is not a horrible thing since he's so cute and cuddly, but it does prevent us from doing other things around the house.

Here's the good news from the doctor's visit though - he is up to 6 pounds 3 ounces! That's a gain of over a pound in about 9-10 days. Good work Lucas!

Here's a picture of him feeling mellow after we got home from the doctor:


And here he is "holding" his bottle by himself - look dad, no hands!