We mostly took Brenton in today for this rash that has been on his face for quite some time. At his 7 month appt. the Pedi said to just keep putting on lotion, which we have but to no avail. The Pedi perscribed Brenton some cream (still waiting to get it from the pharmacy so I don't know the name) and he said to use it for 7-10 days, then just use the Aveeno Baby cream because he thinks it's the best out there. Then if he does have another flare up to just re-apply the cream again.
I know a lot of you are waiting to see how much he weighs and height so here it is, lol. He is 22lbs 10oz (90%) and 31 1/2in long (even more off the charts than last month!). The charts say that he is as tall as a 12 month old in the 95%. That's pretty insane, lol.
The Pedi also said to start giving more table foods.. steamed of course. Broccoli, carrots (which we have), green beans, peas, saltines, fruit loops, cheerios, etc. Also, real potatoes and things like that which we had given him on Thanksgiving/Christmas dinners. He definitely said by 12 months, no more formula. We move on to whole milk.
There's the update!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
Friday, January 9, 2009
Update on Brenton
Brenton will be 8 months old in a couple days, so I thought I would post an update on how he is doing! :)
He finally has his 2 bottom-front teeth! The first poked through on Christmas, and the second 2 days later. They are still making their way through, but it hurts when he bites.. which I'm sure he's trying to figure out himself (haha!). He has been able to sit up on his own for a couple months now, but still doesn't like tummy time, so it's a battle to get him on his tummy at all so he can learn new things. The Pediatrician doesn't think he'll crawl at all because of his weight/height and how he is proportioned, but I still don't want to take that for an answer so, Devin and I have both been working with him everyday. He can pull himself to stand while holding our fingers, so maybe he'll go straight to walking.. who knows. He likes to rock himself.. back and forth, over and over. It's funny to watch. He knows how to pass objects from hand to hand, grasp smaller objects like food, he babbles on and on and on. He can say 'Mama, Dada, Baba, Hi'.. sometimes I think I hear him saying 'Oh yeah', but that one is iffy, lol. I always say it to him, and so does Devin so it's possible. He really doesn't ever stop talking...
He still eats like a cow, but not as much since the Pedi said to slow down, lol. He drinks 20oz of formula, along with 3 solid feedings a day. He knows how to chew so we bought the Gerber puffs and yogurt treats for him and he loves them both.. so he snacks on those throughout the day.
His hair is coming in great.. the bald spot is almost gone, yay! He's so tall though.. probably still off the charts. I swear I woke up one morning and noticed he had grown another inch. I wouldn't doubt it really.. he has always been really tall and off the charts.
He still sleeps through the night.. 7pm-7am, eats, back down until 10-10:30am. He feeds himself now, which is AWESOME! Haha, I love it. I can actually do something else instead of sitting there waiting for him to finish his bottle and play with it. Now he will take it out, play with it, stick it back in, and over and over again until he's done. He drinks from his sippy at least once a day and can hold and grasp that well also.
I'm pretty sure I covered everything. I can't wait until his appointment next month to see how big he's gotten! Overall, he is a healthy, active 8 month old :)
He finally has his 2 bottom-front teeth! The first poked through on Christmas, and the second 2 days later. They are still making their way through, but it hurts when he bites.. which I'm sure he's trying to figure out himself (haha!). He has been able to sit up on his own for a couple months now, but still doesn't like tummy time, so it's a battle to get him on his tummy at all so he can learn new things. The Pediatrician doesn't think he'll crawl at all because of his weight/height and how he is proportioned, but I still don't want to take that for an answer so, Devin and I have both been working with him everyday. He can pull himself to stand while holding our fingers, so maybe he'll go straight to walking.. who knows. He likes to rock himself.. back and forth, over and over. It's funny to watch. He knows how to pass objects from hand to hand, grasp smaller objects like food, he babbles on and on and on. He can say 'Mama, Dada, Baba, Hi'.. sometimes I think I hear him saying 'Oh yeah', but that one is iffy, lol. I always say it to him, and so does Devin so it's possible. He really doesn't ever stop talking...
He still eats like a cow, but not as much since the Pedi said to slow down, lol. He drinks 20oz of formula, along with 3 solid feedings a day. He knows how to chew so we bought the Gerber puffs and yogurt treats for him and he loves them both.. so he snacks on those throughout the day.
His hair is coming in great.. the bald spot is almost gone, yay! He's so tall though.. probably still off the charts. I swear I woke up one morning and noticed he had grown another inch. I wouldn't doubt it really.. he has always been really tall and off the charts.
He still sleeps through the night.. 7pm-7am, eats, back down until 10-10:30am. He feeds himself now, which is AWESOME! Haha, I love it. I can actually do something else instead of sitting there waiting for him to finish his bottle and play with it. Now he will take it out, play with it, stick it back in, and over and over again until he's done. He drinks from his sippy at least once a day and can hold and grasp that well also.
I'm pretty sure I covered everything. I can't wait until his appointment next month to see how big he's gotten! Overall, he is a healthy, active 8 month old :)
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