Monday, September 12, 2005

And he keeps on growing

We've made it to 6 months alive! (and I mean Mommy and Daddy)
6 months old now

I finally feel like we've got a good rhythm to Holden's days.
He's eating and sleeping about the same time each day.
He sleeps all night.
He's stopped crying all the time.
He can sit up by himself.
He loves his toys and and will play alone or with Sophie for a awhile.
Of course his favorite place is still in Mommy's arms.
Mommy is a very popular around here.

So we went for his 6 month check up Friday and everything is well except his weight. He only gained 2 oz in 2 months. He went from his normal growth curve at 50% down to 10%! Of course I am concerned. He had been doing fine up until now, so we're not really sure what happened... he's probably using up more calories now that he moves around so much more and was just not getting enough food to replace them.
But we're going to fatten him up now. I want him to be a little dough boy. The doc wants us to keep nursing and start feeding him 3 meals of solid food a day. We'll go back in a month and see where he is then.

9 comments:

Kami said...

Aw, good luck! We started Nik on mashed avacodo (sp?) for the good fats. Hmmm... As long as he's active and being himself, try not to worry too much, but I know that's easier said...

Kat said...

Oh cool, a horse racing site... not... hee-hee

Maybe all that fussing he did when he was determined not to sleep burned a lot of calories. The mashed avocado idea is good. Not to mention Avocados are one of the foods that trigger the feel good chemicals in the brain - so you'd get the benefit of a happy baby as well as a chubby baby. :) He's an absolute angel by the way!!!

Unknown said...

Hey C went throught the same thing, except later in life and it scared us to but the doc said to not worry til it gets below. We never made it there but were very close. Mashed avacado and banana were a hit with C. Good luck Holden!

Mama Duck said...

Alright Holden, you've got to bulk up beefcake!

Have you considered Weight Gain 4000? ("Beeeeefcake")

Anonymous said...

Aw, poor baby Holden ! Mama and daddy will get you fattened up.

If not I am sure Grandma Bo will help out when you come to St.Louis to visit. Auntie Sharon

Peanutt said...

What a handsome boy!!!

Nap Queen said...

Congrats on surviving!!! He sure is a cutie.

Spikey1 said...

Been there, done that, have the tee-shirt! Keep positive!

Jennifer said...

wow six months go by so fast! what a cutie you have