8 months

At the beginning of this month (or end of last?), Camden turned 8 months! He is so active and loves to crawl around. His favorite thing to do is race you, crawling on the floor. He giggles so much if you do! He also, unfortunately, is teething something horrible. He has been really fussy and cranky (almost non-stop crying screaming) the past week or so, but his second top tooth FINALLY broke the surface.

Here's to hoping he sleeps through tonight ...

Nursing is becoming less and less desirable with each new tooth that he gets. He bites more; thankfully no skin broken yet. I will miss these days when they are over, but I'm certainly not going to miss other aspects.

Someone please hand me a baseball bat while I take out my frustrations on my Medela.

Related note: I'm typing this while pumping since it's my only time these days to myself. 0:)

Cam is almost 19 pounds, as of a few days ago, and we haven't checked his length. He has a 9-month check up at the end of March so we will see what he is then. I have switched his infant car seat out for a convertible car seat. We will see how he does tomorrow as he's not tried it out yet.

Other big news to come soon!!! :D

7 months & food update

My sweet baby Camden turned 7 months a few days ago. We ended up at the pediatrician's office for his second flu shot on that day so we weighed and measured him while we were there, for the baby book of course. He was 17 pounds 4 ounces and 27 1/4" long!

We celebrated (as you can see above) by starting to give him pieces of food so that he can perfect his pincher grasp and also to start eating more "solid" foods. The avocado wasn't the least messy choice although I think it's the softest one and since he absolutely loves avocado I figured it would be easier to motivate him.

He did really well in eating the food. I think he aspirates on the puree stuff now because he tries to swallow it too quickly and also tries to chew. He does chew his food now, which is amazing to me since I thought it'd be a long time before that happened. He is so good at moving things around with his tongue! He probably wonders why I stare so closely at him when he eats. :)

I think once he starts getting used to the avocado, I might try a fruit like pears or peaches that he could try eating little bites of. I'm totally excited to start giving him thicker foods!!

Half of a Year

Our sweet baby boy is half of a year, 6 months, today! Where the heck did the time go!?!?

He has hit so many milestones and been the best child anyone could have asked for! I can't believe Brad and I made such a beautiful, healthy and smart baby boy! I'm already so proud of him! He can sit up on his own now and topples over once in a while. He also got his first tooth yesterday! BIG BOY!

We also had his 6-month well baby visit today and he weighed 15lbs 15oz. His height is 27in and he is perfectly healthy! <3

Camden the crawler

Yes, you read the title right. Camden is starting to learn how to crawl. I guess it was bound to happen sooner or later. My little boy is growing up so fast! In the past two days, he's starting to pull his legs up underneath of himself while on his belly. Quickly he has learned how to move towards toys (and inadvertently away, too). He is simply the most amazing kid I could have ever asked for!

LOOK AT THOSE STRONG MUSCLES!!

He is also getting much better at sitting up for several minutes at a time before tumbling over. His balance and coordination has drastically improved; even from just last week!

He is around 15 pounds right now and I'm expecting him to gain 1-2 ounces a week at most to level off since he just had a big gain. I think all the fortified milk we were supplementing with caused his drastic gain in weight, which in my opinion was unnecessary. I know he needs to gain weight but that was a lot for his age. Oh well. He caught up so now we can get back on track.

Weight Check - Week 20

I haven't been doing weight checks for the past month or so because Camden actually stopped gaining (and lost a little) recently. Unfortunately, the pediatrician was concerned so we started supplementing with one bottle of fortified breastmilk (breastmilk with a scoop of formula)  per day. We did that a few days and then found out he'd started gaining .. and made up for lost time. Since he gained more than he needed to, we stopped doing that as much. We now just give him two small 1.5oz bottles of the fortified milk each day. That seems to be just enough to get him back on track with his weight. We also have started cereal, which isn't very caloric but it'll lead to more foods that are.

For the past month he's been right around 14lbs 1oz. This past Monday he was 14lbs 8.1oz!!! GO BIG BOY!

He's so full of giggles here lately and definitely more active/mobile. I feel like it won't be that long until he can sit up on his own and is really crawling around.

Milestones - November 2011

I haven't updated on Cam's weight recently because, well, there hasn't been any change. I'm taking him to see the pediatrician tomorrow and see if there is anything we need to do on our part. He isn't hungry, my supply is great, he sleeps through the night, and is hitting his milestones early or on time. There is really no reason I need to take him other than not gaining weight. Sometimes I think it'd be easier to just not weigh him each week at the BFing group...

Speaking of milestones..

Camden has started grabbing his feet, which is the most adorable thing ever (besides his laugh, of course)! He is also rolling completely on his own whenever he wants to do so. Just today, he started "scooching" on his belly. He actually gets his knees curled up underneath his belly and kicks/propels himself forward! It's so amazing to watch him grow up although it does go by quickly.

Weight Check: 17 weeks

Our sweet little angel is a big boy! He is now 17 weeks and weighs 14 pounds, 6 ounces!! His head size and weight are about 25th percentile. HIs length is 25.5 inches, which at his age is 75th percentile. So basically he takes after his daddy, tall and skinny. ;)

Weigh-in: Week 15

I think our little one is really starting teething. He is producing 10x the drool as last week and he is a lot more fussy, which isn't saying too much since he was never really fussy in the first place (thank goodness). His bottom gums in the front seem a lot harder and I feel something little poking, but I can't see long enough to look really well. He was crying a few days ago so I snapped a photo and it is definitely white in the middle (and nowhere else). I can't believe this is happening so soon!

His weight today at group was 13lbs 13.8oz!! He's getting so big, not to mention the fact that he's starting to wear a lot of 6-month size clothes. I'm going to miss this time with him when I go back to work. I'll update on that later. Right now, nap time... I gotta take advantage.

Weigh-in: Week 14

13lbs 6.6oz today at group! :)

I tend to always have at least one question, whether important or minor, to ask the lactation consultant at group each week. Some of them I'll start to share. This week I wanted to know if it was normal to be losing a lot of my hair post-pregnancy. I can pull clumps out and it just doesn't stop; it's everywhere!! Apparently that's completely normal to shed a lot more after giving birth. Good to know!

Weigh-in

I went to the Fishers BFing (breastfeeding) support group yesterdat to get a weight on Cam. He was such a good baby, only spitting up a tiny bit one time!! So proud! I haven't been to this group in a while so it was nice to see everyone again.

He weighed in at 13lbs 5.6oz. He was 13lbs 5 oz a week ago and 13lbs 4.5oz on Monday.

I know that's not a huge jump from last time (and actually less than from Tuesday at the doc's office), but the lactation consultant told me not to worry since he just went through a growth spurt and BF babies usually plateau instead of continuously gaining. That's good to hear because I was getting very frustrated with our pediatrician. I love him and he is so great with our son, but I just wanted to figure out what was wrong.

You see, the last time Cam lost weight at group I was told the same thing: it's a difference in scales and he might be plateauing. Actually it ended up I was put on the wrong medication per the OB/GYN "by mistake" and he actually was losing weight because my milk supply was dwindling.

Also, I don't really trust the scales all that much anyways. I went to re-weigh Cam after the feeding to see what he took in and he was 11lbs. Then we re-weighed and he was 9lbs. I think their scales are so inaccurate (they are electronic), but who knows. I was told to compare the same scale measurements to each other week to week.

So now I naturally freak out if he's not gaining any weight. And now I'm definitely going to be comparing Fridays weights and Mondays weights separately. If I looked at it like that, he has actually gained well. :) I'm happy. He seems to be happy. Win. Win.

Ch-ch-ch-changes

So many things have happened since I posted last. I'm quite exhausted and it's the weekend so I'm going to make this short and sweet.

Camden weighed in today at 13 pounds 5 ounces!! He just went through a growth spurt (I figured as much) and gained 2 ounces a day since the last weigh-in!! GO BIG BOY! 1/2 - 2 ounces per day is normal for babies this age.

My little man also turned 3 months old today (Friday) and he's growing so quickly!! With that comes new challenges. Teething. Yes, my little baby boy is teething already!! My mom said I had all my baby teeth by the time I was 1 so I'm guessing he gets this from me. Sorry buddy..

Anyways, I'm also interviewing for two (very) different jobs so wish me luck! :)

Weight Check - week 12

Brad came up with a brilliant idea (that I've struggled to keep up with) to take a picture of Camden every day for the first year of his life. I'm thinking about making it into a video with some songs in the background (Taylor Swift Never Grow Up or Ben Harper Beautiful Boy) and giving as a party favor for his first birthday. Yeah, I'm already gathering recipes and ideas for his first birthday .. next summer!!

I think it would be helpful to post on here to let you all know how he is doing and give weight and length updates since I go to a breastfeeding support group and get to weigh him often. :)

EVERYONE tells me that he looks just like me (hair, face, etc). Can you see it??

As of today, our big boy weighs in at 12 pounds 10 ounces. The last height measurement was a while ago so I'll update that at his four-month check up in 4 weeks.