4 more weeks...

Yes, that's how much longer we have to keep Josiah on the monitor for.  I can't tell you how bummed I am.  =(  We went to see the pulmonologist yesterday...  Since Josiah started zantac for his reflux, he has been doing significantly better.  The great news is that it's been a couple of weeks since he's had a major choking episode, but the down side is that it's still pretty recent.  We told the pulmonologist we would prefer not to keep him on the monitor any longer, but he said that since his last episode wasn't too long ago, he would rather us keep him on it for a little while longer just as a precaution.  "Better safe than sorry," is what he said.  So who could argue with that?  

It's pretty clear now that Josiah doesn't have apnea, but since the monitor can also monitor a drop in heartrate, which is what would happen if he had a major choking episode, it can alert us to what's happening in case we're not near.  So it looks like we're stuck with this thing for another month.  The pulmonologist said that other than the sake of precaution, Josiah is doing very well and is very healthy.  They measured his weight at 9 lbs 9 oz!  And the pulmonologist promised that if there were no other major episodes in this month, he would take him off of it.  I am praying this is the case!  =)