Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Christopher is 4 Months Old
photos will be posted when I'm at my home pc.....
Well little Christopher hit the 4 month mark on Tuesday last week (March 22). We had his check up on Friday. He's doing great! Poor little guy had to get his shots--which gets worse each time since they don't get over it as fast as they get older!!
Now I don't worry about his weight gain anymore. He weighed in at 12 lb 4 oz (5-10%) and measured at 23.75 in (10-25%). His big noggin was in the 50-75%! So in the last month he's gained a pound and 4 oz and he's grown 1.25 inches! I'd say he's picking up the pace :-)
We got the OK to start him on foods (cereal for now) from the doctor. The last week he's been grabbing at my food as I eat if he's sitting on my lap during mealtime and he eyeballs every one's food if he's watching us eat. And he added a feeding back in during the night. I was pretty sure it was a growth spurt, even though the doctor says at this age it could start to be a behavioral issue and not a growth spurt.....well as soon as he had some cereal, it was back to sleeping through the night. I'm voting growth spurt on this one ;-)
We started rice cereal on Saturday morning and I have never seen a baby eat like that!! He had NO trouble with swallowing at all. He was really angry in between bites too....he wanted a constant flow of food! And I had nursed him about an hour before so I know he wasn't "starving". His "spit the food back out" reflex is gone and he was ready to eat!
We'll do cereal for about a month probably (rice, oatmeal, wheat, then a combo). Then I think he'll be ready for veggies and fruit! Audrey started around the same time and picked up a little slower than him, but by 5.5 months she was eating fruits and veggies too. It's true they will tell YOU when THEY are ready :-) And our boy was READY!!
I swear he's already gained a pound since that first bowl of cereal! He's getting 2 servings a day now. Mommy is worried no more :-)
Well little Christopher hit the 4 month mark on Tuesday last week (March 22). We had his check up on Friday. He's doing great! Poor little guy had to get his shots--which gets worse each time since they don't get over it as fast as they get older!!
Now I don't worry about his weight gain anymore. He weighed in at 12 lb 4 oz (5-10%) and measured at 23.75 in (10-25%). His big noggin was in the 50-75%! So in the last month he's gained a pound and 4 oz and he's grown 1.25 inches! I'd say he's picking up the pace :-)
We got the OK to start him on foods (cereal for now) from the doctor. The last week he's been grabbing at my food as I eat if he's sitting on my lap during mealtime and he eyeballs every one's food if he's watching us eat. And he added a feeding back in during the night. I was pretty sure it was a growth spurt, even though the doctor says at this age it could start to be a behavioral issue and not a growth spurt.....well as soon as he had some cereal, it was back to sleeping through the night. I'm voting growth spurt on this one ;-)
We started rice cereal on Saturday morning and I have never seen a baby eat like that!! He had NO trouble with swallowing at all. He was really angry in between bites too....he wanted a constant flow of food! And I had nursed him about an hour before so I know he wasn't "starving". His "spit the food back out" reflex is gone and he was ready to eat!
We'll do cereal for about a month probably (rice, oatmeal, wheat, then a combo). Then I think he'll be ready for veggies and fruit! Audrey started around the same time and picked up a little slower than him, but by 5.5 months she was eating fruits and veggies too. It's true they will tell YOU when THEY are ready :-) And our boy was READY!!
I swear he's already gained a pound since that first bowl of cereal! He's getting 2 servings a day now. Mommy is worried no more :-)
Thursday, March 3, 2011
3 months old
Quick update of Christopher:
Christopher is 3 months old (actually 14 weeks now) and he didn't have an official doctor's appointment, but I did take him in for a weight check. He's such a little guy! He was 11.0 pounds until he peed all over the scale and me and the nurse (he giggled at this of course!). We cleaned him and ourselves up and reweighed him and he was 10 pounds 15 ounces. He measured 22.5" long. That is the 5th % for weight and 3rd % for height.
The good news is that though he's small, he's following the curve for those percentiles on the growth chart and he's proportional, both are signs that he's healthy, just little. Of course Mommy has a tough time with this!! When Audrey was a baby she followed the 90th % curve for weight and height. She was so chubby! So I sorta equate chubby with healthy. I know this isn't true for Christopher, but it's hard not to think that way. He's the happiest baby I know!
It's so hard knowing that your baby is little and slow growing when you are their sole source of food. But he eats and he's full of smiles and giggles, so I know it's ok. The joys of motherhood....worrying constantly! :-)
Christopher is 3 months old (actually 14 weeks now) and he didn't have an official doctor's appointment, but I did take him in for a weight check. He's such a little guy! He was 11.0 pounds until he peed all over the scale and me and the nurse (he giggled at this of course!). We cleaned him and ourselves up and reweighed him and he was 10 pounds 15 ounces. He measured 22.5" long. That is the 5th % for weight and 3rd % for height.
The good news is that though he's small, he's following the curve for those percentiles on the growth chart and he's proportional, both are signs that he's healthy, just little. Of course Mommy has a tough time with this!! When Audrey was a baby she followed the 90th % curve for weight and height. She was so chubby! So I sorta equate chubby with healthy. I know this isn't true for Christopher, but it's hard not to think that way. He's the happiest baby I know!
It's so hard knowing that your baby is little and slow growing when you are their sole source of food. But he eats and he's full of smiles and giggles, so I know it's ok. The joys of motherhood....worrying constantly! :-)
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