The turkey has finally made it past the 13lb mark!  he was 13lb 2oz before eating this morning and 13lb 9oz at the Dr after breakfast. I guess going back to a 3.5 hour schedule, combined with growing out of the reflux and shoveling in the avocados, green beans, and eggs has been doing the trick. He’s supposed to double his birth weight by 5 months. I don’t see him gaining another 2.5lbs in the next nine days (which would probably be a very unhealthy jump anyhow) but that’s okay because at least he’s finally headed the right direction. After months of not gaining weight, I’m so happy to see some chunk on his bones again!

The turkey has lost all the hit on the side of his head.  I’ve been expecting him to thin out in the back and where he rubs his head around while laying down but this is all back behind the ear where he couldn’t possibly rub it off.  I guess it’s just a normal baby phase but he just looks silly with that patch of smooth skin all of a sudden.  I’ll be watching for regrowth and/or other bald spots.

one year ago today i peed on a stick and became the happiest person on earth.  who knew that such a mundane and unsanitary action could change your whole world?  the pregnancy was the most incredible journey.  the birth was the most amazing experience.  and it has just been a phenomenal adventure every day since then.   i am so ridiculously blessed to have this family… i have the best husband and he’s a terrific father to our little angel.  i don’t know how i could possibly deserve all this happiness.

9 Jan 2015

today’s new taste was egg yolk. good golly, what a mess! he had such a fun time rubbing them all over his face. he also figured out how to really play with his cars today. he’ll lean over themm and roll them side to side or push them out and pull them back. it’s so stinkin cute. of course, every time i broke out the camera he played possum.

eggs are fun to wear

we ran out of zantac last saturday night and, with the holidays and all, weren’t able to get it renewed until this week. the boy, however, seems to be doing a much better job of keeping meals down the last few days so we’re going to hold off on it. i don’t know what might be making the difference other than maybe he just finally grew out of it. either way, i’m glad to see him retaining his meals. he also had his four month shots on monday. thankfully, it was a non-event this time. he took them like a champ and didn’t have any of the fever or vomiting that we ran into last time. no need for a family campout on the couch, thank God. he had a very short-lived fever of 100.5 the day after but it didn’t last more than an hour. i wish we had known last time to start the tylenol before the shots and keep it going every four hours no matter what. that really seemed to have done the trick. he did break out in a rash but the dr suggested aveeno lotion and that seems to be helping so far.

the turkey accidentally discovered his voice saturday when he was having some tummy issues and his normal grunts turned to squeals of pain. since then, he has thoroughly enjoyed playing with his voice, letting out all kinds of squeals and peals of glee. in fact, he has found so much pleasure in this new-found vocalization that he has decided his crib is now a playpen. instead of napping now, we often find him playing in bed, rolling around and making all kinds of sounds. i prefer to think that those are the times that grampie is in there playing with him. the downside is that he’s started reaching through the bars so we’ve had to take down the cute little banner my sissy made and start paying attention to what is within reach. this is his busted face as hubby walked in on him throwing a one-man party 🙂

This little boy is determined to worry me to death.  The reflux seems to be getting better finally and the blood in the urine has gone away but the last last week and a half he has been on a hunger strike.  he’s been super fussy about eating, almost to the point of refusing to eat.  Feeding him has just become an all-out stressor for me.  He screams and cries the whole time while I wrangle him and fight him to nurse.  Today was his 4 month physical and shots.  He did great but we did find that he has gone from being in the 50th  percentile down to the 2 percentile.  His official height is 24″ and weight is 12lbs 11oz.  The PA suggested that we go ahead and start him on some solid foods and come back in two weeks to check on his weight. 

21 Dec 2014

after a bunch more dr appointments – everything from hearing to kidney ultrasounds – he seems to be doing some better. he’s still spitting up far more than i would like and he’s not gaining weight nearly fast enough for me but he IS gaining finally. he’s only had a couple more instances of blood (extremely trace amount) in his diaper and none of the tests have shown any problems.  i’ve gone back to five feedings a day just to try to fatten him up some… i don’t know if that’s the right thing to do but i just feel like it’s what i should do.

14 Dec 2014

thanks to an unexpected business trip, we found ourselves right back in orlando again this past week. my sissy and bil both raved about how much growth they had seen in the turkey in just the week and a half since we last saw them. they said he is much more alert, much sturdier (neck and such), and more interactive. it’s nice to know that i’m not just imagining all of that. i took him up to the office to meet our bosses and coworkers and he was such a good boy. on the flip side, he was super fussy most of the week during the days. it was highly unlike him. he had a growth spurt the week before but he had gotten back to normal before we left town.

5 Dec 2014

the turkey has really started interacting with his environment more this week.  he’s reaching out and grabbing hold of more toys.  he’s also exploring our faces with his hands (he particularly likes to shove his very slobbery hand in my mouth to share the flavor).  and, my personal favorite, he’s giving kisses now.  i’ll start kissing his face like i usually do and he’ll open his mouth wide and move back and forth until he plants one on me.  even better, he gets super excited about it when he does land a good, sloppy kiss.  it’s so sweet and just melts my heart.

Now that I’m a mother, I spend all day every day worrying and feeling inadequate.  It’s exhausting but those little smiles and laughs make it all worthwhile.  The turkey has given us plenty of concerns here lately.   Read the rest of this entry »