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Wednesday, March 09, 2011

Two Months!!




Can't believe it. In ways time has flown by and in other ways, it seems like Drew has always been around. Today he is two months old. We celebrated by going to the dr and getting shots :( At first he seemed to be doing okay, he really didn't cry too much when he got the shots, but he has gotten significantly more fussy as the day wears on. His right leg is swollen and red so he got a pretty good reaction to one of the shots and if you touch it he screams. Poor little thing.

Here are some things he is doing:

  • He is really smiling and cooing a lot now. The mornings are the best time for him.
  • He is starting to reach out to try and touch things in front of him -- toys or faces, and he really likes to grab hair.
  • The last few weeks have been pretty rough -- we were pretty sure he had reflux and took him to the dr last week to get some meds and he was diagnosed with his first ear infection. His reflux symptoms seemed to get better the first day or two of taking the antibiotic so we were hoping it was just an ear infection, but his symptoms (cough and gagging) came back and so he started taking Zantac on Monday. So far, he seems to be getting better every day.
  • Once we got his ear infection taken care of and got him on reflux meds he is back to sleeping one five hour stretch at night.
  • He is eating 3.5 ounces every three hours.
  • He is wearing a size 1 diaper and 0-3 month clothes (although he can still fit in some newborn clothes).
  • He weighs 10 pounds (14%) is 21 inches long (4th%) and his head circumference is in the 12th percentile. So he is a little dude.
  • Once we finish his antiobiotic he will be switched to regular Enfamil formula (he has been on the high calorie preemie formula).
  • He loves to snuggle. Sweet, but it really makes getting things done hard. He hates to be put down in his bed or bouncy seat during the day. He tolerates the swing for about 1 hour on good days. Otherwise, he his held pretty much all day. Thankfully he will sleep in his crib at night.

3 comments:

Carol Robinson said...

Boy that reflux sounds familiar. Kiley had that too!! I had to give her Mylanta before every feeding. So much fun!! He is soooo cute and soooo big in comparison to when I saw him!! Happy 2 months Drew!! Love you guys!

Laura said...

Drew sounds so much like Cash. Our boy does not like to be put down. I can put him in his bouncy seat for about 30 mins in the morning. It's just long enough to get Sadie's breakfast ready. We'd be in trouble w/o our sling.

Grandma/GG said...

OMG! What a little doll!!! Want to hold him all morning for you any-time you want me to. You said he is a little dude but I'll bet he won't be little long. Sounds like he is coming along great - except for the reflux. Thank goodness there is medication for that. Love the pictures! Send more!!!!!

Love you,
GG