Ha ha! Xander and I have been sick for the past week. He had a fever on Sunday and started acting cranky. It continued to Thursday, and on Wednesday I gave in and took in to the doctor. I guess all the news got to me, but he had a fever of a 100 for 4 days and I got worried. Doctor said everything was fine, just a normal virus, nothing we could do but what we were doing and wait it out : ( It was a LONG week. Xander just was unhappy in general, he didn't want to play unless he sat on my lap, I'd put him down and he'd just crawl up my legs until I'd pick him back up and he actually laid on my lap for long stretches of time and watched tv! Which he never does, he doesn't even acknowledge the tv most of the time. It was so sad, but kinda adorable too. He's been extra cuddly, which I couldn't help but enjoy. I must say it is VERY hard to be sick with a sick little one. I never even got the chance to really "feel" sick because I was so worried about taking care of Xander. We both felt MUCH better as of yesterday.
So it's been a while since I've posted an update, but I hardly touched my computer all week. LAST week on my birthday Xander had his 9 month well-baby check-up, no shots this time, yay! Just a little prick on his toe to check his blood to see if he was anemic, unfortunately he is. Not a big deal the doctor said, I guess it's pretty normal at this age, he's just not getting enough iron. She gave us a multi-vitamin/iron supplement, which he HATES to take (of course). I asked her what I could feed him to get more iron in his diet, but she said leafy green veggies is the best thing and she didn't seeing him eating a salad anytime soon! ha ha She said not to worry that the supplement was more than enough, there wasn't much more I could do at this age. She also gave us the go ahead to try almost any foods! With the exception of cow's milk, honey, eggs and peanut butter. She also told us in 3 more months we can start switching off of formula to cow's milk and work on making his diet mostly solid food based. For some reason this makes me very nervous! The bottle has been so easy and convenient. Just grab a bottle really quick and feed him in a couple minutes. Now I have to come up with 3 new baby safe meals a day! Mom and I went to the library yesterday and I got a couple good books to help with some ideas. Doctor said to start trying it ALL, meats, veggies, juices, pastas, baked potatoes, everything! I think it will be very exciting for Xander, he seems to really enjoy eating.
His weight at this appointment was 17lbs 4oz, Height 28inches. She said he slipped a bit behind in his weight percentile but not to worry. It's because he's crawling constantly now and just SO active. That's very true, he IS active. He pulls up to standing on everything now, climbs all over his chairs and toys and is quite the little acrobat! The baby gates I purchased are just inches too small and I need to get extenders so we have a small barricade across one of our living rooms (more like Xander's play room), he likes to search out weak points or holes and squeeze through. This morning I set him in the middle of the room and went down the hall to the bath room, next thing I know I hear a pitter patter coming down the hall, I walk out the door and there is Xander crawling down the hall coming to find me, the barricade needed some re-enforcing ha ha
His vocabulary is broadening too, he is now saying ma ma, but not often enough for me, he said it several times on the days he was really sick. AND he is saying ba ba! I have been showing him his bottle and saying ba ba for a while now, and he's started saying it back when I show him the bottle this week! Not every time, he's pretty selective when he chooses to talk. He also seems to be working on "Dog" or more of a Dohg or Doh, but he's getting there!
Well I better get going, I think Xander's waking from his morning nap, Breakfast Time! I have MUCH more to say and will post again soon!
Oh and sorry Grandma, no pictures still, can't find that camera cord ANYWHERE! : (
2 comments:
Glad to hear your house is on the mend! I agree it's no fun being sick-especially for mom :) Have fun in the three meals a day department! It's messy but my boys LOVE it! After a few months, he'll be eating what you make for dinner and it's so nice! Not sure if you got enough ideas from the library but I thought I'd pass on our favorites. The boys love yogurt, scrambled eggs with cheese, toast points spread with cream cheese, cubed grapes, elbow macaroni with shredded cheese, cubed ham, quesadillas, grilled cheese, and cubes of cheese. I think they eat a lot of cheese :) As we started integrating table foods, I didn't hold back on much. One way I found to get some greens into my boys is to lightly boil your greens, (spinach, kale, collard greens, etc.) in with your pasta noodles for the last few minutes they cook. I would then drain the mixture and cut up the noodles and greens accordingly for the boys, sprinkle with parmesan cheese or a little marinara and serve it to them. Not sure if it helps the anemic thing or not, but we've managed to avoid it thus far and it makes me feel better anyway :)
Such a big boy already! Wow it sure does go fast, doesn't it?!
Oh my goodness Crystal he's getting to be such a big boy! Getting to go crazy with solids was one of my most favorite times, the joy they get from food is hilarious! And if you're looking for more ways to incorporate more iron in his diet you could buy a cast iron skilled to cook his food in, while it is not the funnest pan to cook in, the food absorbs the iron while cooking.
Can't wait to see more pictures!
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