5 more weeks...

That's how much longer we have to keep Josiah on the apnea monitor.  =(  The pulmonologist said Josiah seems really healthy and that the data from the monitor doesn't show any irregularities.  But since he has had a few more choking episodes over the last 2 weeks, he wants to keep him on the monitor for 5-6 more weeks since infants can be so unpredictable.  Josiah only needs to have the monitor on when he's unattended so if anything happens, we can be alerted.  He also wants to put Josiah on a thicker formula so that it will sit better (hopefully) in his stomach.  Btw, they also weighed Josiah and he's 7 lbs 4 oz.  

Thankfully, the doc said the reflux (if he has it) or the spitting-up will eventually go away as he develops more.  These next several weeks with the monitor are just precaution.  So we've got 5 more fun-filled weeks with this thing.  Ugh...  I think I'll be ready to drop-kick it out the window (or run over it with the car... or smash it into a million pieces with a hammer) when this is all over with.  But at least it's not harming Josiah in any way, and it can only work for his good... as Bill so often reminds me.  (As you can see, I am working on cultivating a heart of thankfulness for this little "precaution.")  =P