Roller Koester Run

Didn’t I just post that my sweet baby boy had hit the 1 month milestone?  Apparently another month has already flown by, as Friday marked 2 months since his birth.  You can’t argue with a calendar, so I guess I will just have to believe it.

We had Emery’s 2 month check up today and learned that he’s growing well.  The stats:

at birth: 6 lbs, 10 oz, 18 inches

1 month: 9 lbs, 5 oz, 20 1/2 inches

2 months: 10 lbs, 3 1/2 oz, 22 inches

He falls into the 25 percentile in all stats, including head circumference.

To be honest, month 2 was rough.  We’ve found that Emery has a few food sensitivities, which took a toll on all of us (think lots of screaming that couldn’t be comforted).  I think that, after weeks of toying with my diet, we’ve finally got it figured out.  No dairy, no nuts, no soy and… NO CHOCOLATE.  Can you even imagine?  No chocolate?!?!  I kid.  I honestly can handle no chocolate, it’s the no nuts (alas, no peanut butter) that bums me out, but whatever is best for baby.  Our pediatrician mentioned that we could transition to a specialty formula if breastfeeding is too hard on me, but I think I can handle a restricted diet for the time being, especially if it is what is still best for Emery.

after one rough afternoon in particular, we both we’re spent.

As mentioned, I think we’ve got it figured out.  The past few days Emery has been much better and seems to be a normal happy baby, THANK GOD.  Seeing him crying out in pain and not being able to make it stop was so hard to handle.  The only thing that seemed to work was putting him into our sling and pacing around the house with him.  I didn’t mind doing this, but it certainly took a toll on my neck and shoulders, which would get quite sore by the end of the day.  Luckily he’s been sleeping well, perhaps from wearing himself out.  Man, did that ever break my heart and make me question my parenting skills.  I know it wasn’t really my fault, but I had a hard time not blaming myself.

finally… a happy boy!

Speaking of sleep, he tends to be out by 8pm or so and sleeps until mid-morning, waking up once for a diaper change and to feed in the middle of the night.  I don’t want to jinx us, but last night he pulled a full 12 hour stretch without waking up, much like his sister did as an infant!  Please Dear Lord, let that stick!

Speaking of Riley, she has been a great big sister.  She is very loving and always wants to look at her brother.  The hard part is that she always wants to hug and kiss him too, but had a cold recently, so we’ve been in OCD overdrive with our “don’t touch him, please” talk.  I feel bad, but no one wants to deal with a sick infant on top of what we’ve already been dealing with.

I truly feel like we’ve come to a turn in the road this week and pray that this is so.  Emery seems to be doing more things, like discovering his surroundings, cooing and definitely smiling more.  He’s not the only one doing more, with the added sleep both Mommy and Daddy have found time to workout again, which brings sanity to all!

So that’s where we are now.  Emery is 2 months and 4 days old today.  He’s in between newborn and size 1 diapers and the same goes for clothing.  He’s too tall for most newborn outfits and too small overall for 3 month gear.  He eats 7-8 times a day and doesn’t have set nap times just yet, but with me working from home it’s not a problem.

We’ll be back April 9th with our 3 month update.  I can’t wait to share with you how Emery continues to grow!

My sweet boy hit the one month mark on February 8th, so will already be 6 weeks old this Tuesday.  It has gone SO FAST.  I swear every new parent says that, but it’s so true.

While I probably would’ve been late posting this, I was purposely waiting for Friday, since we had Emery’s one month check-up and I wanted to share his stats.

At birth he weighed 6lbs, 10oz.  Now he’s 9lbs 5oz, which puts him in the 50th percentile.

At birth he was 18 inches, now he is 20 1/2. This puts my shorty in the 25th percentile.

Clearly he is eating well, which is typically every 3 hours.  While he is eating, he has had some trouble.  Much like his sister, he is quite the gassy baby.  We’ve remedied this with lots of gas drops and “gassing him”.  By “gassing him” I mean using the “knee move”.  Still not with me?  A little trick to help infants get rid of gas is to push their knees into their upper tummy area which, as the name gives away, makes them pass the gas.  Also, what I thought might have been a food allergy or sensitivity, our pediatrician thinks is some acid reflux.  Emery eats well, but will sometimes pull off to cry out, show signs of pain and occasionally spit up.  She gave us a prescription to try out that will hopefully help.  Now if I can just get him to keep the meds down (It can’t possibly taste good, it smells nasty).

Speaking of prescriptions, Emery also had to be prescribed an antibiotic.  Somehow we already have our first ear infection.  Ugh.  Poor guy.  This explains his fussiness lately, which explains many other things (his parents lack of sleep, my lack of posts and my desire for a caffeine iv).

Let’s talk about other baby stuff.  This pic above, it’s my favorite.  Notice all that hair?  Well, it is long gone!  As babies tend to do, he has lost a lot of it.  Oddly though, the first hair to go has been that on top of his head.  Let’s hope that’s not a sign of what may come as early as his 20′s… Daddy is already worried- HA!

Other small milestones include that of a typical one month old: lifting his head during tummy time, tracking things (such as our hands and voices), vocalizing some oohs and ahhs, as well as letting us know his dislikes.  Okay, so he can’t tell us his dislikes, but he clearly HATES diaper changes!

All-in-all the first month has gone pretty well.  I’m really hoping these prescriptions kick in soon and bring our little man some relief, which would certainly bring Mommy and Daddy some, too.  Not being able to soothe a crying newborn is heartbreaking.