Tuesday, February 28, 2006

Good report from today's two-month check up. Edward is up to the 20th percentile in weight (pretty good considering he started in the 6th!) His official two-month weight is 10.5 lbs. This is lower than his ER weight from Saturday night, but there they weighed him in his clothes and, more significantly, his diaper, which can get quite heavy.

Also, he's still not up to his full pre-sickness eating habits so he probably hasn't gained his usual amount of weight the last few days. Each day he's had one or two episodes of spitting/throwing up so we've been limiting his intake by giving him his milk in a bottle. This means the whole feeding process takes longer for me since I have to pump milk after he eats to keep the supply going, but it's worth it to be able to ease him back up to full feeding. The doctor said this was expected after having a stomach virus because his digestive system needs time to recover. Sometimes when food hits it just isn't getting digested so then it comes back up later. He should be fine in another few days.

He had three shots at this appointment and I can report that he will not be eager for more. He really wailed and actually held his breath for what seemed like forever but was probably just a few seconds. After all this he slept most of the afternoon and I hope he'll sleep more tonight. He can have Tylenol if it seems like he needs it.