7 Month D/A

Brenton had a 7 month appointment today, mostly just to get the second part of his flu shot. He did really well with it, was only mad at us for holding his hands down.. the shot didn't bother him at all :) The Nurse just loves him.. she told him today that he cracks her up. He lifts his head up like he's doing crunches, but also lifts his legs up so he can see his feet and everything else. His abs are so tight, haha! She teased and said he has his own exercise routine. Silly boy!

Doctor said that he needs to slow down on eating though. He's eating 30oz of formula along with solids 3 times a day. He wants his formula intake to be around 22-24oz. So, we're just going to eliminate a feeding, and go down on the oz at one feeding from 6oz to 4oz. He said for sure.. NO feedings in the night. Which is why we up'd his intake of formula.. so we'll see.


He is now 21lbs 13oz (90%), and get ready for the height.. 31 INCHES (off the charts STILL!)! He's so dang tall, lol.

Just an update :)

My Big Boy!

Brenton is 6 1/2 months now and he has many talents lately, so I think I'll update!

He can sit up by himself now pretty well, but now he's learned that leaning forward, means tummy time lol. He actually doesn't mind being on his stomach.. we have come a long way for that. He'll lean forward and try to grab EVERYTHING he sees.. his favorite is the laptop, lol. Even in his high chair now, he leans so far I swear he's going to fall out. I may have to start strapping him down, lol. So, when he leans forward, he lands on his tummy and then laughs and turns on his back.

He knows how to reach for people now as well. When I go to greet him in the morning, he reaches his arms out for me to pick him up, and he did it with MIL today too. Like I said.. he is grabbing everything in sight.

Anyway, just an update :)

6 Month D/A

We had Brenton's 6 month appointment today and he is 20lbs 7oz (90%), 29.5in long (off the charts still!), and his head circumference was 44cm (50%). He got 3 shots today, including the 1st set of flu shots (have to go back next month to get the second does), and the oral Rotavirus. He has always loved that one.. but the Nurse was laughing today because he was sucking on the tube and just loved the heck out of it. She thinks he is just so adorable.. which he is ;)

I asked the Pedi about Brenton not really wanting to be on his tummy and roll over, but can do it if he wants, and he said it's completely fine since he's so big and that he's developmentally on track.. so he's not worried and I shouldn't be. We are going to delay his MMR vaccine at 12 months, Pedi doesn't want to delay it too long but a few months is okay.

I think that's pretty much all.. have a good day!

5 Months!

Brenton is 5 months old and doing great! He loves to eat, and is learning how to sit up pretty well. He can sit up by himself for a few minutes at a time, then gets excited and falls back.. it is so cute :) He stopped sleeping through the night at 4 months, but we've decided to let him CIO, and now he sleeps 11-11.5 hours a night. He didn't barely even cry the first night, and then after that night, he was completely fine. I was so scared to leave him alone to cry (I thought it would be a lot worse than it was) because I didn't want him to feel abandoned and feel like Mama and Dada didn't love him anymore! :( But we do!.. with everything we have! He's our world.. and we wouldn't change him for anything! I cried along with him though the first night. After 5 minutes I wanted to go up, and I looked at Devin and said 'PLEASE!' and he reassured me that he was fine and this is what he needed to be a better sleeper and not be so cranky anymore. I do have to admit that he was right. Brenton sleeps all night, and is so cheerful in the morning and just is so excited to see us. He rarely cries during the day anymore, and when he does, it's usually a fuss for the 'I'm hungry' deal. He's getting such a personality.. it's fun to play with him now. Even though he sleeps all night long, he still takes 2-3 hour naps 2-3 times a day! I couldn't be more lucky.. seriously..

He truly is a different baby everyday, and is getting better as he gets older. He's not that colicky, reflux baby we brought home when he was a newborn. A baby that cried all the time because he was in such pain with his gas. A baby who never slept, never ate without 'flipping out' at his bottle.. and everything else he used to be. He has come a long way, and so have we. We will continue to grow with each other, even with the ups and downs!

Check up..

Brenton had a 2 week check up since starting the new medication. He is now 18lbs 9oz, and 28 1/4in long. That's crazy from his usual 3lbs a month he used to gain. Oh well, he's starting to even out more. :)

Brenton has been doing so much better with the medication. He's currently taking Reglan 4 times a day and Zantac 2 times a day. Since he is doing so well, the Pedi didn't see a need in raising his dosage.

Just wanted to update..

Another update..

We went back to the Pedi today to discuss a couple of things I've been wondering about. Brenton refuses his bottle still at 4 months. The Pedi said that 'maybe he's ready to be weened from the bottle', but that just doesn't seem right at all. So I asked another Pedi and looked it up online and came up with the idea that he may suffer from 'silent reflux'.

I took in the list of symptoms (which he has every single one of) to his Pedi today and he's decided that we could either thicken his formula with cereal or try medication. I went for the medication since we've already did the rice cereal which I don't want to do anymore.

Hopefully this will solve his problems with his darn bottle!

4 Month D/A

Brenton had his 4 month appointment today and he is growing so fast! He is now 18lbs 1oz (90%), 28in long (way above the charts), and head circumference is 43cm (around 50%). He handled his shots like a pro and barely cried - if you could really call what he did crying.

Anyway, he's a healthy, perfect baby boy! :)