Trial and Error

Today we took our lovely lil' Aubrey to the pediatrician for her one month check-up! I can't believe it has already been over a month! For all of my prego and new mommy friends--treasure every moment, before you know it your baby will be a crazy, active two year old! :) Here are her previous stats:

8/13/11 (Birth): 7 lbs, 9.3 ozs, 20.5 inches long, 14 cm head circumference
8/17/11 (Newborn first appt at Dr.'s office): 6 lbs., 14 ozs
8/26/11 (2 week check-up): 6 lbs., 15 ozs
8/31/11: 7 lbs., 9 ozs
9/17/11:  9 lbs, 5 ozs, 22 inches long, 15.5 cm head circumference

That means in a little over two weeks time, Miss Aubrey has gained close to two pounds! WOW! :) Baby girl is a-growin'! This is wonderful, but it also means that her little tummy/digestive system has not caught up yet--which the doctor was able to tell by listening to her guts. The pediatrician has asked us to try a few things before we start on infant Zantac for reflux. He gave us two sample cans of Nutramigen to try temporarily to help in the digestive process and has also told us to give her half of a teaspoon of Maalox four times a day and if the Maalox works they will start the Zantac. He said after we get her digestive system back on track that we should be able to go back to the Gentlease since Nutramigen is VERY expensive! Hopefully we are on the right track! It is all about trial and error with these little ones.

After our trip to the pediatrician, we picked Brady up from Uncle Buzz and Aunt Meggie's, in Kirkwood, we decided to go to the Greentree Festival Parade and then the Greentree Festival. Brady enjoyed his first Tootsie Roll and DumDum sucker! :) He has recently started with a fear of loud noises and when the marching bands, police motorcade, ambulances and firetrucks came through- he was a little freaked out!

After the parade we headed to Kirkwood Park for the Greentree Festival and enjoyed walking around and enjoying the sights and sounds of the festival. Mommy and Daddy enjoyed an adult refreshment (wine for me and beer for Chris) and gyros, while our little dude enjoyed a hot dog.




After a loooooong day that began around 3 a.m.-ish we are looking forward to a Saturday evening and Sunday of NOTHING!!!  :)1

xxx


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