Update

Well it has been an interesting week. Last Saturday I noticed that at certain times Elliot would stop breathing and then take a huge gasp of air. He did this 1-2 times a day usually when falling asleep. Needless to say I called the doctors who were concerned but couldn't see us until Monday. We went in on Monday and he thought it was apnea but needed to see a specialist to make sure and ordered him to be put on a monitor. We got the monitor on Wednesday (thanks to a delay from the insurance company) and an appointment with the specialist on Friday. Went to see the specialist who was even more concerned and said he needed a Numeragram which can only be done in the hospital. So he called the hospital to see if they had a bed available (which they did) and off we went. They hooked him up to 4 electrodes and put a wire down his throat. He was excellent all night (it is a 12 hour test). Tim stayed in the hospital with him while I went to get some sleep at home. By the time I arrived the next morning all the wires were off and he was sleeping peacefully. The doctor called later that night to tell us he has central and obstructive apnea. Obstructive is due to his reflux and is protecting his lungs from inhaling any of the acid. Central is where his brain forgets to tell him to breath. So he will be on the monitor for at least 2 months. The doctor will download the information periodically to see if it gets worse and then he may need to go on medicine. That is it in a nutshell. We are still trying to control his reflux. Zantac is not enough but his stomach does not handle rice cereal (which is needed to weigh down the formula) We may try barley or oatmeal next.