Caedmon at 9 months:
- 17 lbs 4 oz (12%)
- Around 29.5 in (90%)...measuring him is a joke right now
- Wears 6-12 month, 9 month, and some 12-18 month clothing (baggy, but good for his length). I tried on shorts from last summer on him and 3-6 month are starting to fit now...he is tall and skinny with no buns
- Wears size 2 diapers
- The Gi just raised his omeprazole to 3.5 mL twice a day. He thought we could drop to once a day, but it did not work. He very obviously still needs meds (lots of wet burps, hiccups, gagging, fussiness, etc)
- 3 tsp of miralax a day is a must. The dr says Caedmon is definitely dealing with some slow motility.
- He had an Nd (nasoduodenal) tube for almost 2 weeks after he couldn't tolerate the Ng tube. After he pulled it out the last time (we made several trips to radiology at the hospital to have it placed), he suddenly started accepting the supplemental formula orally. He had always refused it before. We're not sure what changed, but we'll take it. He is now taking 10-12 oz of Elecare (an elemental formula due to his milk/soy protein intolerance) a day to supplement the breastmilk he gets. We're now at about 80% of what he should be taking in milk and it's really helping him gain as he should.
- We add 2 scoops of duocal per day to Caedmon's food to increase the calories.
- Caedmon is seeing a speech therapist to work on how he's using his mouth...He has a high palate that gets food stuck in it, chokes on saliva at times, gets food into his nasal cavity while eating solids at times, and occasionally has his lips turn a little purple while drinking out of a sippy cup.
- He had an endoscopy this month that came back clear. He was a bear coming out of anesthesia and needed suctioning and O2 due to poor sats.
- Eats bananas, applesauce, prunes, sweet potatoes, avocado, chicken, fruit/veggie pouches when we're on the go, baby puffs, and num nums regularly. He's tried lots of other things, but these are his staples. We add applesauce to potatoes and chicken to make it softer. Otherwise it tends to get stuck in that high palate of his and he struggles to swallow it at times.
- We are still both of a dairy and soy free diet. I haven't introduced him to wheat yet since I can't eat it. He breaks out in a rash if I eat strawberries. He also had a reaction (rash) when he ate a pouch that had blueberries and blackberries, and when he ate mangos.
- Says mama and dada now and ball on occasion.
- He is cruising furniture and letting go to stand independently
- In the last week he started taking 2-3 steps at a time independently!
- He claps and is starting to wave.
- He loves to drum on things and make lots of noise.
- Caedmon is into everything already. He is fearless and wild and is definitely going to keep us on our toes.
- Sleep is horrible right now. Ever since we added formula he has been agitated at night and wakes up a lot (like every 2 hours). We aren't sure if it's that his reflux isn't handling the volume well or if the formula is hard on his belly. The Gi gave us some different elemental formulas to try out and see if it helps. He is sleeping in his crib, which we moved into our room until he's a year old.
- If Caedmon is tired or upset he only wants mama
- He is obsessed with going into Graesen's room and pulling out his toys.
- He loves to play chase. He will look back at us, squeal, then crawl away as fast as he can. We crawl after him and he loves it.
- He also loves to chase the cat and dog.
- He's still not a fan of riding in his car seat at night.
- He loves his toys, but he loves the things he shouldn't get into even more. He especially loves to try and eat paper.
- He tries to stick his hand in our mouths and feel our teeth or play with our eyelashes when he's tired.
- Caedmon loves to climb stairs and is starting to try and climb anything he can.
- He has 2 teeth now
- He started a new habit of banging his head on things. He bumped his head one day on accident and apparently liked the reaction I gave, so he looked at me and gently did it again. I'm trying not to give him too much attention for it, but that little turkey is already learning cause and effect and how to get a reaction.
- He loves to pull his socks off and chew on them
- He "helps" with laundry and the dishes
- He doesn't like it if I shower without him. He likes to sit on the shower floor and play with bath toys
