We have passed Elliot's 4 week mark and are doing well...he is doing well, we are sleep hungry! The first two weeks we felt we were blessed with this perfect, no fuss, sleep all the time baby, and were loving life and waiting for me to feel better before we could get back to "normal". WRONG! The past two weeks we have been blessed with a cute little one who likes to fuss when not being held and fuss when being held, but not being moved around! We were also running off a few (literally 3 hrs) of sleep for a couple of nights. Without going into too much detail (call it parent intuition) we sensed his fussing was partially out of pain. We stared observing when and how Elliot was upset and made an appointment with the doctor. When we described what we were seeing he felt it could be reflux. So, we are treating Elliot for reflux and have seen a change...he is still a babe who likes to be held and likes to move, but he is sleeping much better. We are continuing to watch and may try taking him off the meds in a few weeks to be certain it is reflux and not just him being a "colicy" baby.
Other notable achievements by Elliot:
He continues to work on holding up his head. He is actually quit good at this. Elliot also likes to use his leg muscles. When held in the sitting position with his feet under him, he likes to stand. He is a little shaky, but can hold himself for a few seconds. I'm convinced I've seen him smirk at his accomplishments! Elliot is also holding his focus longer. We catch eyes every once in a while!
My little man can longer be called little...he is quit the eater!
Birth weight: 7 lbs 5 0z
2 weeks: 8 lbs 6oz
4 weeks: 11 lbs
Other notable achievements by Elliot:
He continues to work on holding up his head. He is actually quit good at this. Elliot also likes to use his leg muscles. When held in the sitting position with his feet under him, he likes to stand. He is a little shaky, but can hold himself for a few seconds. I'm convinced I've seen him smirk at his accomplishments! Elliot is also holding his focus longer. We catch eyes every once in a while!
My little man can longer be called little...he is quit the eater!
Birth weight: 7 lbs 5 0z
2 weeks: 8 lbs 6oz
4 weeks: 11 lbs
Week 2 pics
" bio butt"
trying out a sling....Elliot is not a fan!
Bath time
Week 3 pics....We spent our 6th Anniversary relaxing at the park together
1 month old! Look has much he has grown!
7 comments:
I can't believe how much weight he's gained... little piggy :D He's getting cuter and cuter! It's really already been 4 weeks?! It's flown by.
your baby is fat! just kidding... i love it.. can't wait to meet him.. and see you guys!!! mu--ah.
Becky
Look at that belly! And those cheeks! SO CUTE!!!
I'm so glad to see an update on your blog- and am very glad to hear the medication is helping a bit. Poor sweet baby boy- massive spit up and discomfort is never a good time.
Also? I'm thrilled to read that you have started to feel better, makes those sleepless nights a wee bit easier to handle!
Much, much love and many hugs and kisses to Elliot!
He is so cute!! Love the family pic! You all look so happy! :)
he is so cute!! Hope you guys are getting more sleep.
you two are beaming in all these pictures it is so sweet! elliott is so cute and hang in there more walks to come!
holy crap! that boy is an eater for sure! sorry to hear about the fussing. I remember all too well what the complete lack of sleep was like. hopefully it doesn't last months for you like it did us.
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