Sleep much?

We knew going in that we wouldn't be getting much sleep.  We knew that we'd be up at random hours of the night to feed li'l buddy.  We even knew that we were supposed to sleep when he sleeps (contrary to popular belief that you get stuff done when he sleeps)

What we didn't count on was the reflux.  Reflux is exactly what you think it is -- acid reflux:  that burning-in-your-throat feeling when the acid from your stomach makes its way up your esophagus.

Ethan actually does really well considering thats the issue -- I mean, if you've ever had it, you know that its horrible.  He mostly grunts through it but sometimes its bad enough that he wakes himself up & kinda cries a bit.

This is where we lose sleep.  He grunts CONSTANTLY & hes even choked a few times which scares the living bejeebies out of us.... so naturally, when it occurs we gotta make sure he's okay.  

He sleeps really well on our chest & Mel swears that I give off a "vibe" that knocks him out HAHA.  So on the nights prior to closing shifts the next day, its not unusual for me to stay up until 4am-5am so I make sure he can sleep & it helps to give Mel some rest too since she deals with it throughout the day.  I stay awake so as to make sure he doesn't roll or slide off of me.  If you could see some of the pillow fortresses that Mel makes in our bed, you'd be impressed.

Anyways, we'd be interested to know if anyone has ever dealt with this before & if you know much about it.  Mainly, how long are we gonna hafta worry about this?  Its extremely frustrating & exhausting.  We look forward to any thoughts/suggestions anyone might have.

Hope everyone is well!  Oh yeah, here's a funny face we caught from the li'l guy!