Baden boy at 2 months
Baden and the quilt at 2 months
Hey dude, what are you doing to me?
Do my eyes look buggy to you?Baden had his two month well baby check today.
Here are his stats:
weight: 12 lb. exactly
height: 23 1/2 inches
head circumference: 15 1/2
Dr. Curtis says he is looking good and progressing well. We got results back from his ultrasound and he has normal renal function. That means that even with the urinary reflux, his bladder and kidneys seem to be working fine. We are very happy about that and that we don't have to worry about any other problems at this point. Many people have asked if he is in pain because of the reflux. We had been worried about it as well. But from everything we have been able to read about the reflux, it doesn't cause him any pain. The pain he had before was from the UTI and that has cleared up. So if we can keep those at bay, he should be fine. Baden is a champ at taking his meds...he has to take a daily dose of antibiotics to stave off future UTI's. It is in liquid form and we just squirt it in from a syringe. He just smiles and gulps it down. He also got his two month immunizations today. He screamed like a banshee during the needle sticks, but it passed quickly. He's a pretty tough little guy. He had some fussiness for a while this afternoon so we cancelled plans to leave him with a babysitter so we could go out. But after giving him some ibuprofen, he was pretty much back to normal. I guess we could have gone out after all.
Here are his stats:
weight: 12 lb. exactly
height: 23 1/2 inches
head circumference: 15 1/2
Dr. Curtis says he is looking good and progressing well. We got results back from his ultrasound and he has normal renal function. That means that even with the urinary reflux, his bladder and kidneys seem to be working fine. We are very happy about that and that we don't have to worry about any other problems at this point. Many people have asked if he is in pain because of the reflux. We had been worried about it as well. But from everything we have been able to read about the reflux, it doesn't cause him any pain. The pain he had before was from the UTI and that has cleared up. So if we can keep those at bay, he should be fine. Baden is a champ at taking his meds...he has to take a daily dose of antibiotics to stave off future UTI's. It is in liquid form and we just squirt it in from a syringe. He just smiles and gulps it down. He also got his two month immunizations today. He screamed like a banshee during the needle sticks, but it passed quickly. He's a pretty tough little guy. He had some fussiness for a while this afternoon so we cancelled plans to leave him with a babysitter so we could go out. But after giving him some ibuprofen, he was pretty much back to normal. I guess we could have gone out after all.
Baden has become much more alert this last month, especially in the last couple of weeks. He is smiling in response to our faces and when we play with him. He has a great smile and we love to see it as often as we can. I went back to work three weeks ago and so far it has gone really well. I am blessed to have Jed be the one at home watching him. If I had to leave him with strangers all day, I don't know if I would be able to do it. The only real issue that has come up with me being at work is that of his feedings. I have been pumping so he could have breast milk while I am gone, but he doesn't seem to like the breast milk from the bottle. Jed started to mix half formula and half breast milk and that seems to be working. Our plan to cut costs by breast feeding is working pretty well thus far. We haven't had to buy any formula yet as we got some from the hospital and some from the Dr. office. It makes me feel good that I can provide that for my baby, even if it is a bit trying sometimes. Baden also loves to cuddle. Most especially, he loves to lay stomach to stomach with people. He'll just lay on our tummies for hours if we let him. Doesn't even stir. When he is awake and on your tummy he loves to lift his head look around at everything surrounding him. I can't believe how strong his head and neck are at this early of an age. When we try to turn him around facing forward he will arch his back and start to cry so we have pretty much given up on that. I guess tummy to tummy is his thing. We can't believe how fast 2 months has gone by. It seems like we just had him and it's even harder to believe how much he has grown. We sure love this little guy and are so happy to have him in our family!
