Elliott turned 14 weeks today, 3 months and a week, done with the fourth trimester, Crazy! We don't have his next official check up until 4 months. But we have been to the doctor 2 times in the last month. He has been treated for silent reflux with Nexium for one month, so we had to go to get him weighed. Many reflux babies don't gain weight appropriately due to spit up or pain associated with eating, think heartburn but also in the esophagus. With the medication all of his symptoms improved as did sleep. So yesterday the Dr suggested going off the medication, as most babies should grow out of the reflux. I am a bit nervous since the medicine helped, but I also don't want Elliott on medication if he doesn't need it... time will tell.
We have had many improvements in the last month. Elliott was never an awful sleeper, I could just tell he was uncomfortable. But now he has been in bed a bit after 7, sleeping until 3/4 am, eating for 15 minutes and then right back to sleep until 6:45 or so. We are hopeful in the next few months this will extend to no middle of the night feeding but an 8-9 hour chunk is pretty good... we just can't compare him to Hannah who slept 12 hours straight since 11/12 weeks. Also he goes down for most naps and bed without the pacifier and awake for the past week or so, with very little protest. Mostly he "talks" a bit and then is out.
Another big improvement has been Hannah, she is still jealous at times, but she has started to be more like Elliott's second mommy. Which to be honest is what I thought she would have been like from the beginning. She likes to have jobs related to Elliott and has started to give him kisses! She does get bored from having to be in the house a bit more due to Elliott napping so much, but we try to make at least 1-2 naps of Elliott's out and about.... yes he still takes 4 naps a day!! Can't wait for that to decrease... really I love one nap a day but that is a ways off.... I will conclude with a few quick stats on Elliott.
*Weight 6.15 kg= 13.5 pounds, 50%
*Has found his hands and loves sucking on them
* Not yet independently rolling, will do so with a bit of help
* Loves cooing and talking
* Loves to stand with support
* Will tolerate 5-10 minutes of Tummy time
* Still sleeps like a champ in the Ergo when we are hiking or are out and about
* In bed 11.5-12 hours at night waking once to eat
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| Loaded up for a ride in the Chariot! |
