Yesterday little man had his four month appointment with his doctor. His head is now up to the 25% from the 10% so we know that's growing. His height is down to the 50% from the 75% but that's ok. His weight is down to the 25% from the 50%. He's not losing weight but he's not following the curve for his weight gain. His doctor wasn't concerned--she is so laid back. It's very reassuring. But she could tell that it was concerning us. So she agreed we could go ahead and use supplemental formula. She told me not to be so hard on myself. I did make it 4 1/2 months of pure breastmilk so I should be proud of that. I'm not going to stop feeding him but I'm also going to be able to take some of the pressure off myself and him by knowing there's an alternative. Other than that, she said he looks great! If we hadn't told her we were concerned with his weight, she said she probably wouldn't have said anything about it. He's doing fantastic according to her. Which he is!
He has tooth number two now. It broke through on Wednesday. He's rolling from back to front and front to back and scooting himself along his face. That's funny to watch--he sticks his butt in the air, digs his feet in and then pushes himself forward. But he can't get the idea just yet of lifting up his chest so he doesn't smash his face along the floor. Everything goes into his mouth and that's not an exaggeration. He's babbling and laughing. Doing all the things a four month old should do and then some. We'll go back in a month to check his weight and see if the formula is helping. That will start this afternoon with daddy. Let's hope that goes well.
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