GI Visit

We went to see the GI doc on Tuesday and she is REALLY happy with his progress. He is 18.5 lbs and 28 inches long (this may not be accurate as he wouldn't hold still). She thinks the weight gain is great and decided that he no longer needs any extra calories. She also said that he is ready for whole milk. He is eating baby food for breakfast, lunch and dinner and eating between 4-6 ounces 4-5 times a day. She decided that we can also stop the Zantac but continue the Prevacid. On that note, since we have stopped the Zantac his appetite is already increasing. I did look it up and it can cause loss of appetite (along with constipation) I am not sure if this is it, but he seems to be chowing down. We may be able to stop the Miralax too....

We were hoping he was 20 lbs so that we can forward face the car seat. I am going to talk to his pedi and see if he is ready. Sometimes they will say go ahead when their head control and sitting up is good which Josh's is.

He is doing this funny face lately. I haven't gotten a picture yet, but he wrinkles up his nose and snorts... omg, it is the funniest thing. He is finally crawling actively and climbing... if we are on the bed he is climbing up either Dave or I to get to the headboard where he can stand up and play with the window shade (don't worry, we have secured the cord). He is going to be a crazy baby to keep up with. He is curious about everything and into everything he can reach. He chases the cat and Jake is NOT amused at all. In his walker, he is speedy and either runs after the cat or one of us.. rolling over toes in the process.

He is now waving bye-bye (to himself usually) and plays patty cake.... he does "roll it, roll it" and it's very funny... all in all he is just a very funny baby. He has a wonderful personality. We are biased of course, but he is such a joy. I have been blessed with two well mannered boys (well Arran was well mannered until he became a teenager.. don't even get me started there!). I will definitely get more pictures up soon. I have been bad again.

I'll update next week after the pediatrician's visit.

Love you all!

Update

Hello all! I am not sure that anyone ever looks anymore but here goes anyway. The March of Dimes walk went really well. It was not a great weather day (dreary and chilly) but a good day for a walk since we were all sweating at the end! I did my speech and managed not to totally break down. I did choke up during the part about Emilee.. I always do. Hopefully it made an impact on people, but most of them had their own reasons for being there. Our team raised about $5,500. I will be doing it again for many years to come. We only have one picture... my camera battery died after that one shot! Thanks to everyone for your donations.

Can you believe Josh is 15 months already? We went to see the eye surgeon last week and she said the surgical part of his eyes are looking fine. She will see him in a year (most surgeons discharge them at some point!!). We have a GI appointment next week so we will get weighed (yay!) and talk about his diet and if we are going to stop formula at some point. I see her telling us that we should continue with the toddler formula's because there are more vitamins and calories. We still do the extra calories but the more he eats of the real food, the less calories he will be getting....

He is almost sitting up on his own (he does it sometimes), but does belly crawl across the floor and will crawl up and down Dave and I (pulling himself up). He got his first tooth through last week (on the bottom). He says a few words .. mama, dada, nana (not sure what that is!) some is just baby babble but we'll take it. It's so hard not to compare him with other babies his own age and even his adjusted age. He is still a little delayed for his adjusted age, but I know he is getting there. I'm not really worried, but I still get a little jealous when other babies are doing more. That's pretty much it for now. I will update after the GI appointment since we will have a weight. I hate not getting them done every other week!

I'll take some pictures and post them soon.

Love to you all!