2 Month Check Up

Carlie went for her 2 month check up today and she is still growing like a weed. Carlie weighed 11 lbs 6 0z and she was 22 1/2 inches long. They don't stay little for long that is for sure, especially her considering she wasn't very little when she was born. We discussed with the Dr how fussy she is and he wants to work with us to try everything to fix the problem and hopefully to have a happier baby. He thinks from the way we describe her actions that she has severe reflux, with of course colic. He increased her dose of Zantac to the maximum amount for a newborn to see if that helps any, if it doesn't he is going to switch her to prevacid. He also mentioned maybe adding cereal to her feeding, which I am not to fond of at 2 months I don't want her to get to big just yet, he said he thought it would even out, because she may drink less milk. He didn't mean give her a lot of cereal just a little maybe in the morning and a little at night, he said it would help coat the lining of her stomach and may help with the spitting up, which is terrible. He also mentioned Enfamil AR which has the cereal mixed in and that formula is especially for babies who spit up a lot, but I really don't want to put her on formula unless I just have to right now. I was happy with how the visit went today and I feel the Dr is going to try and figure out why Miss Carlie is not a very happy little girl and we are going to get her straightened out soon. She got her 1st shots today, she ended up with 6 immunizations, but only three sticks in her little legs, one of the immunizations were liquid (RotaTeq Rotavirus Vaccine), which I don't remember with Aiden, but Carlie loved it and she didn't miss a drop! She did well with her shots, of course she screamed and turned beet red, but after it was all said and done she was ok and she slept the evening away, the most she has slept soundly since she has been born I do believe. We go back in a week to talk with the Dr again to see if we notice a change in her and see if increasing the Zantac has helped. If not we will see what the next step is and I may try the rice cereal to see if it helps soothe her stomach, I didn't start Aiden on cereal until 6 months! LOL This goes to show that all babies are very different!! So that is the latest on Carlie, I hope we can figure out what is bothering my little girl so that she can be as sweet as she is beautiful!

Carlie's is 2 Months Old Already

Hard to believe Carlie is 2 months already, used to I thought time stood still and as I have become a parent I realize time fly's and it does not stand still. Carlie goes on Monday April 20th for her first shots and I am not looking forward to that, I am curious to see how much she weighs now. I did weight myself tonight, which was scary, and then I weighed with Carlie and it showed she weighed 11lbs 6oz on my mom's scales. Aiden will be 3 in a few months which is hard for me to grasp, as I look back at the pictures from the day I had Carlie, it seems like it was yesterday that I had Aiden, he is so handsome and smart. Carlie is a beautiful little girl and showing so much personality now, she is trying to talk so hard and gets frustrating when nothing comes out, she does make sweet little noises and she will smile so big, mainly for Josh, she loves her daddy and he has the magic touch with her especially when she is crying, which is a lot!!! If my mom is holding her and she starts to cry she will hand her over to Josh and in an instant he gets her to stop, she is already a Daddy's girl. Carlie is the most alert baby that I have ever came in contact with, they always say newborns sleep a lot, well not this one, I think she is scared she is going to miss something, she is nosy like her Mommy! LOL Her cousins that are very close in age sleep so much more it seems than she does. If she does sleep I can't put her down or she will no longer be asleep, her eyes pop open as soon as I lay her down. Having that said it is impossible to lay her down to get anything done around the house while she sleeps, if I want her to sleep and stay asleep I have to hold her or else I will have a crying baby. When I have to get ready to go somewhere and Josh is not home, I have to put her in her papasan seat, which she does not like and she just cry's, she doesn't like a swing either so there is nothing I can do and she does not give up she loves to cry! I do have a Moby wrap that I will put on when I just have to get something done and I don't want to hear her cry constant and she loves it, she will fall asleep in it, which is nice, but it would also be nice if she would enjoy a bouncy seat or a swing and be content while I did just the smallest things, such as use the bathroom or fix me something to eat! LOL But it's impossible. So as you can tell from reading this blog Carlie is ok for the most part as long as she is in your arms, but heaven forbid you put her down! LOL Aiden was never this bad, at least we could put him down and he would be fine, and he would stay asleep for a descent amount of time, but I do know they all can't be alike. I am so blessed to have two beautiful healthy children, but I am human and I am aloud to be stressed as well. I have to say this has not been the easiest 2 months, but it is two months I would never trade for anything. I love my babies.

Update on Carlie

Took her to the Dr this past Monday to talk about Carlie and how fussy she is. We are going to try her on Zantac for acid reflux and hope we notice a change, she spits up bad and acts like she is in pain, she is also very gassy. She weighed 10 lbs 12 ounces, I looked back at Aiden's baby book and when he was 9 weeks 3 days he was exactly 10 lbs 12 ounces. Hard to believe how fast she is growing, my milk must be doing something for her! LOL Then again Aiden was 6 lbs 6 ounces when he was born and Carlie was 8 lbs 15.4 ounces. She goes back on April 20th for her 2 month check up and her 1st shots which I am not looking forward to. Well I will keep you posted on Carlie and we hope the Zantac will work and make her a happier baby if not oh well we will just deal with a fussy baby and keep trying to figure out what will make her happy.