The Brown Brick Road

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Doctor Update

Maxwell had his 6 month check up yesterday and all looks good.  Shockingly, my little chubbo is not so chubbo after all!  While it feels like he’s grown so much over the past 2 months, he’s only gained 1 lb since his last check up in early January!  what?!  Dr. Walley isn’t concerned at all though…he thinks he’s just gearing up for a growth spurt.  Maxwell now weighs 15lbs, 13 oz. which is in the 50th to 75th %.  Still above average!  I didn’t write down his exact height but he was 26 inches and something which is in the 75th to 90th %.  The doctor said his legs are long and look like the legs of a 9 month old!  We got some tips for introducing solid food and can’t wait for the eating adventures to begin!  It was a great report all around and we are so thankful to have a healthy, thriving, slightly chubbo little boy!

Maxwell was very happy letting Dr. Walley look at him.  But when he actually came close with his cold instruments…that was a different story!

He was happy again once he was back in my arms…

But then the nurse came in to give him his shots and….well…see for yourself…

Poor buddy.  Breaks my heart.  But, you’ll all be happy to know that he was back to his smiley self by that afternoon…

We love good doctor updates!

Doctor update!

After a reschedule due to the snow and ice, Maxwell and I made our way to the pediatrician yesterday.  It was a GREAT report all around.  Dr. Walley looked at his stats and said, “I think this is the definition of thriving!”  Hooray!  Maxwell is up to 15 lbs which is in the 50% to 75%.  Chubbo!  We love all his rolls!  The most surprising number is his height.  He grew 3 inches since his last appointment and, at 26 inches, is still in the 95% for height!  what?!  Now, he might slow down on this growth and average out but you never know. He could be a tall dude!  This definitely explains why all of his outfits look like knickers on him!  🙂  The doctor also thinks he’s starting teething which explains all the chewing…on everything.  We’re going to wait until 6 months to start rice cereal because that’s how Dr. Walley rolls.  Fine with me.  Things are working great as they are now so why mess with success?!

Here’s a few iphone pics from the appointment:

Happily playing while waiting for the doc…

Not very happy with the 4 needles that were stuck in his leg…

Am I a bad momma for taking that photo?  I was comforting him, I promise!  🙂

Poor, pitiful leg…

Not to worry though, he was calmed down a few minutes later and we were on our way home!

So glad to get a good report from the doctor!  Hope you all have a great weekend!

Sick and Pitiful

Happy Monday everyone.  Unfortunately, our weekend wasn’t as holly jolly as it was supposed to be.  Friday night poor little Maxwell did not feel well at all…and did not sleep at all.  Robert and I were up with our crying, miserable guy all night.  I finally got him to sleep with me in the glider chair from 3 to 5 am.  Luckily our doc has Saturday office hours so we were up there by 8:15 am to see the pediatrician.  I think Robert and I were honestly hoping it was an ear infection just to know there was an actual problem, but, no.  Maxwell just has his first cold with lots of congestion.  Unfortunately, the congestion makes his reflux hurt even more causing a very unhappy little boy.  He was pretty pitiful all day Saturday.  Robert and I were dreading Saturday night in fear of no sleep again but, luckily, we were able to get him snoozing pretty much all night by letting him sleep on us in the chair as we were able to hold him more upright to keep the reflux from hurting as bad.  I think he also just wanted to be loved on…don’t we all want that when we’re sick?  One of the saddest things is that he’s totally hoarse from all the drainage and crying.  There’s nothing more pitiful than a tired, cranky baby trying to cry with no voice!  Sunday has been much better so far…hopefully he’ll recover quickly.

Looking so tired and pitiful on Saturday…

Some of you might find this gross, but it’s the reality of babies…you’ve got to suck their snot out for them.  The bulb syringes work good but I also got this neat little invention that works great!  It’s a Nose Frida Snot Sucker. (www.nosefrida.com)  You put one end on the baby’s nostril, the other end in your mouth and you suck the snot out!!  Don’t worry, there’s a filter than keeps any of the gunk from reaching your mouth.  Gross?  totally.  Satisfying?  totally.

The good part about having to go to the doctor on Saturday?  Maxwell got weighed and he’s up to 13 lbs, 11 oz!  Our little CHUBBO!!  We love it!  He weighed 11 lbs, 15 oz at the beginning of November so that’s almost a 2 lb weight gain in a little over a month!   He’s got at least a few ounces in his cheeks for sure!  🙂

Maxwell also got to experience his first snow this weekend!  It wasn’t much but we had some flurries here on Sunday – pretty exciting.

Feeling better on Sunday…

p.s. Happy Birthday to my cousin, Laura, last week!  Hope it was a great one!

Doc update and BOO again!

Maxwell had a pediatrician appointment Monday morning and everything looks great!  He’s up to 11 lbs, 15 oz (he was 10 lbs one month ago) and is between the 50th and 75th % in weight.  I really thought he was going to weigh a bit more because he seems so chunky to me!  He grew an inch and a quarter and is now 23.5 inches long which is in the 75th to 95th % for height!  Maybe we’ll have a tall guy after all!  His head grew .5 cm to 15.5 cm total circumference.  He had to get several shots which was NO fun but he actually handled them very well.  A little crying but it was over quickly.

Post shots and doing fine…

Sad right leg…

and sad left leg.

The doctor is very pleased with his progress.  He’s cooing, smiling and interacting right on schedule!  We did decide to put Maxwell on Zantac last week for reflux.  He seems to be doing much better now so, even though I was hesitant to put him on medicine, I’m very glad we decided to do it.  Our little guy is moving along!

I’ve got a few more fun Halloween pictures to share as well.

Our neighborhood does a great Halloween parade every year.  Unfortunately, Robert had to go out of town on Halloween but Maxwell and I hit up the parade anyway.  While he didn’t wear his monkey suit, he was still appropriately attired in his I ♥ My Mummy tee!  He was also being toted in in his new black and white sling and I thought we looked pretty festive with my orange shirt!

There are always tons of cute kids in costume at the parade and I had fun just taking pictures of the whole event.

The little basketball player was beyond cute and the goldfish cracked me up.  His older brother was the fisherman!

Some more scenes from the parade – floats, costumes and quite a crowd!

Fun, fun!

Doctor Update and Birthday Recap

Maxwell had another pediatrician appointment yesterday and things look good! He’s up to 10 lbs, 1 oz!! My little chubster! He’s grown to 22 and 1/4 inches and his head circumference is 15 cm. Growing boy! He’s still in 50th % for weight and 75th % for height. He did have to get a shot in his chubby little thigh which was no fun…for him or me! But, we survived and after a few tears (him, not me) we were happy again.

The fall weather has definitely arrived and yesterday morning was pretty brisk…just cold enough to need a “light wrap” as my grandmother, Susu, likes to say! Luckily, Maxwell just got this super cute sweater and cap in the mail that Susu knitted for him! It was the perfect thing for the chilly morning and he looked adorable for our big outing to the doctor. The nurse at the doctor’s office even commented on what a sweet little sweater it was! Thanks Susu…Maxwell loves it and it fits just perfect!

Here’s a picture of Susu with my mom from a few months ago…she’s the best. She’s also one of my most loyal daily blog readers! A very talented painter and sewer, Susu can whip up just about anything you want! I’m so lucky to have her as a grandmother and can’t wait for Maxwell to meet her…hopefully very, very soon! 🙂

In other news, when Robert got home from work last night we had a little family birthday party, just the 3 of us. First, the birthday boy spent some quality time with his baby boy…one of them was a little happier than the other!

We then had a good dinner, opened presents (he got a Kindle) and finished with cake! What more could anyone want for their 34th?

See you all tomorrow!