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 :)
Thursday, December 18, 2008
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 :)
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 :)
Monday, December 1, 2008
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 :)
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 :)
Monday, November 17, 2008
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!
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!
Friday, October 17, 2008
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!
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!
Thursday, October 2, 2008
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..
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..
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