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Regan James 9 months old

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His 9 month WCC stats (8/25/2010):

weight: 14 lbs 14 oz .12%
height: 28 in 36%
head: 17.5 23%

This will be LONG and detailed. I want to get it all down for our family book, and for Regan’s baby book.

So it all started 9 months ago…. the Butt Vomit that is. For his first 6 months we (us & Doc.) thought it was just food allergies. At 4 months his weight gain started to slow. At 6 months we (us and Doc.) became a bit concerned about the slow down and the chronic diarrhea (Butt Vomit, or BV as we call it). He also had real bad eczema. He at that point got his first (of many) blood draws for an allergy test. We found out that he is allergic to wheat and dairy. So I stopped eating those and his skin cleared up. The BV was still going strong. We took him in at 7 months old for his first weight check. These are his weights checks:

4 months old: 13 lbs
6 months old: 13 lbs 11 oz (decided to start solids to help him gain)

These next few are all 2 weeks apart:
7 months old: 14 lbs 7 oz
7 months old: 14 lbs 4 oz (getting real worried)
8 months old: 14 lbs 9 oz (worried, but not panicked. yet)
8 months old: 14 lbs 1 oz (in the dark and twisty place of freaked out crying. Decide to try Nutramigen for 2 weeks and see if that helps.)

These ones are one week apart:
9 months old: one week of formula and he is 15 lbs! (relief! but the BV is still going strong so we start giving him the good Bactria to see if that helps)
9 months old: 14 lbs 7 oz (back in the dark and twisty place of freaked out crying)
9 months old: 14 lbs 11 oz
2 days later at his WCC: 14 lbs 14 oz

As you can see his weight gain is not at all consistent. His eating however is. 6 oz every 3 1/2 – 4 hours. He get’s weighed again on Monday. He has seen 3 different pediatricians at his Doctor’s office. 1 has since moved. 1 is stumped. 1 says don’t panic yet, that some kids just yo-yo their weight at this age. They have given him a Failer to thrive (FTT) diagnosis. (LOTS of panicking AND crying…) All 3 say it’s time to see a pediatric GI specialist. So he has an appointment set for 9/7. We are hoping the specialist will have some answers. Even with all the extra Doctor visit’s and the worry, Regan is such a JOY in our home. It’s hard to believe that it’s been 9 months since we were blessed with our little man. Here is some of his fun:

*He is so active army crawling ALL over the house.
*Cut 2 teeth without our noticing.
*Is eating his formula like a champ. (It was a rough start for me (OUCH!) and him)
*Says, “Dadda” and “Mama”
*Laughs and smiles ALL the time.
*LOVES to talk, talk, talk….
*He know his name.
*Is still a snuggle bug and a Mama’s boy. (I love that I’m his favorite.)


Dearest Regan,
please gain LOTS of weight. And STOP having the BV, bleeding bum, and scaring your parents.
xoxoxo- your Mama & Daddy

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Regan James 6 months old

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Weight: 13 lbs 11 oz 1.2%
Height: 26 in 28%
Head: 16.5 in 7%

Well, not so great today at Regan’s 6 month WCC. He was 13 lbs even at his 4 month WCC. So we are going in for a weight check in a month. (Didn’t I just finish going in for Kaylee’s monthly weight checks? Yup. Indeed I did. SIGH…) Last month our lovely pediatrician agreed that holding off on solids was a good idea due to a family history of food allergies. But clearly that plan is OUT. 11 oz in 2 months is NOT good. So in one month depending on his weight gain and reactions to different foods he may need some testing done. Our Doc. is being a bit more concerned with this issue since Kaylee has food allergies, and a cousin who is also seen by our Doc. just got an epinephrine pen because his food allergies are THAT severe. So although we waited to test Kaylee until she was 2, mister man may not be so lucky and get tested in a month. Regan is also to start up on Zyrtec. We are hoping that will help his eczema clear up. Otherwise he is a delightfully happy bundle of laughter and joy in our home. He is not as active as he should be because he is just so content to just be. Oh, and tonight when Jon gave him his very first feeding of rice cereal he LOVED it. Jon said he had 8-10 full baby spoonfuls of the stuff, and that was after I had nursed him.

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A sad 2 year WCC.

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On her 2 year well child check-up Kaylee Isabella,
weighed: 21 lbs. 8 oz, 1% (that’s up from .5%!)
height: 32.5 in, 12%
head: 18.5 in, 33%

She is doing great with her slow climb up the growth chart. After months of weight checks everyone is happy to say that Kaylee just has a FAST metabolism. She is also after only two months POTTY TRAINED! After the first month she was only having one accident a weeks and over the following month she became a pro. It helped that she hit a growth spurt so she can with the help of her stool get on and off by herself. It’s VERY exciting! We haven’t really tried nights yet. She was freaked out the one time we sent her to bed in panties (had an accident at 1 am). And now requests diapers at bed time. 🙂 So even though she wakes up dry most morning we let her have the comfort and security of a night diaper. (She is still so young.) She has funny conversations with us using multiple word sentences. She is very active. Loves going on walks, helping me clean house and take care of Regan. She is such an awesome little person. Which is why Jon and I felt just so horrible on Friday afternoon when we had to hold our baby girl down so the nurses could do a blood draw. What’s worse is that the first vain they tried didn’t work so she got stuck TWICE! It was awful hearing her scream, “HELP ME MOMMY!”, and “HOLD YOU DADDY!” over and over and over. But the blood draw was to help pin point her allergies and hopefully help us get her skin cleared up (her whole body looks like her hand in the picture) a little better. We are also meeting with a surgeon (referral from her pediatrician) to get a newly developed hernia looked at. So Kaylee has a possible surgery in her future. 🙁 So it was a sad WCC for little miss. They did give her an otter pop which she enjoyed very much. And her arm bruises are starting to look better. Hope you all have a happy week!

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