Brenton's 9 Month D/A

Brenton had his check up today, and the one word to describe it is disastrous, *takes a big breath in*..

I will start off with his growth rates. He is now 22lbs 12oz (around the 85%), 32in tall (off the charts..still), and his head circumference is 47cm (around the 90%). He hasn't gained that much weight and the Pedi said it's normal to start slowing down now since his baby fat will start to decrease.

Now, the Nurse comes in to weigh and measure him and he loves the Nurse and has never had issues with her but the 'stranger anxiety' came out today for the first time like this. He started SCREAMING. He was pulling on my hair and he just wanted me so bad but I had to sit him down to get weighed. It was just horrid. The screaming he did in there today was NOT anything I have ever heard come out of his mouth.


After we had got him all calmed down, in comes the Pedi. We talked to him about our concerns with Brenton not eating his solids during the day for almost 2 weeks now and he seemed a little concerned. Brenton will feed himself his puffs and stuff but the minute we come near with solids and a spoon, he gets all mad and throws a fit and just is not having that. It's not like him to do that.. he loves his food. The Pedi checked his ears and noticed that his ear drums were red, so he checked for fluid with this other device crap that made Brenton scream his lungs off like he was just born right into my ear, and sure enough he has his first ear infection. He did NOT calm down after that Pedi did all of that. He was unbearable. I told the Pedi before he did all this that all of this screaming he is doing is NOT my child.. his cry was something I've never heard before. He has Brenton on Amoxocilan twice a day for a couple weeks, so he should start feeling better soon.

The Nurse came back in to give him his Hep B shot and he was still screaming and just acting like he was dying and she says 'Well, since you're already so mad, lets give a shot today'. Might as well right? Well, he screamed some more. Had tears running down his face, snot all over the place, and was just so pitiful looking. I had chronic ear infections as a child until I got tubes in middle school, and I'm hoping that won't be passed onto him. She said it's likely that it will though :(.

Anyway, he is in his bed sleeping like a baby (for God knows how long). I gave him some Tylenol and his Amoxocilan and hopefully he starts feeling better soon. He's never been sick before.. so I'm hoping he gets better soon. Sorry this got so long!

Brenton Update!

Brenton is 9 months old already.. geez! We go on the 26th for his 9 month appointment, so I'll update then how big he has gotten since last month :).

He finally figured out how to reach for something and get on his hands and semi-knees and then grab it and sit back up by pushing himself :). It's so fun to watch him do it, and he's getting great at it too. His way of mobilization is to roll around all over.. it's quite funny. Last night the coffee table leg was blocking him so he had to re-situate himself and then finally was able to go some more, lol. Of course when I run to get the camera he gets fussy. One day he will let me get it all on tape :).

Trying to get away!

He's taking his sippy cup during the day, and then gets a bottle in the morning and at night before bedtime. He does really good with it too. Right now he's eating 8oz with rice in his bottles in the morning and at night, then during the day mostly just solids and a sippy cup filled with formula or juice for him to snack on during the day. He wasn't eating for a few days last week, which has happened before, and so I figured he was re-arranging his eating schedule and what he needs and when.. which he has done. He doesn't want a bottle anymore during the day, just his solids and snacks. I try to at least get him 18oz a day, but we'll see what the Pedi says next week. I'm still feeding him oatmeal for breakfast so that he gets all the different vitamins, along with a fruit for lunch and veggie for dinner.

Brenton still only has the 2 bottom teeth. After those poked through on Christmas and they were done coming in, he had stopped drooling so much.. now it's right back to it so I'm think he'll be popping another tooth soon! He does really good with getting teeth in.. not cranky or anything.

I will update next week about his appointment. Have a good day!

8 Month D/A

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!

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 :)

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!