Sunday, March 8, 2009

Update on Riley.

Riley went to the doctor again today and he’s gained a little weight. He’s up to 15 lbs 2 oz. The pediatrician was hoping for more, but was happy he hadn’t lost any weight! He went over the results of Riley’s blood work with me and everything was normal. So since none of the tests they did showed anything was wrong with him, and after examining him again and finding nothing wrong, the pediatrician has come to the conclusion that Riley is simply not getting enough calories. Solids are now going to become part of his diet. I’ve tried feeding him cereal before, but Riley still has a very strong thrust reflex and immediately pushes every bit out of his mouth, so I have just been adding the cereal to his bottles when he gets formula. We tried feeding him some cereal when we got home from the doctor. You can see for yourself how that went! Hopefully he gets the hang of it soon so he can start eating veggies too.

"You wouldn't make someone this cute eat that would you?"

Oh the torture!

He didn't exactly enjoy it!


Happier now that he's being left alone.



Riley is now 7 months and his accomplishments include:
*He has begun 'army' crawling. He gets up on his hands and knees and rocks, but when he wants something he pulls himself on his stomach. He isn't very fast, and doesn't go very far, but it's a start towards mobility!

*He is extrememly ticklish! He laughs the most when I hold him up and blow raspberries on his tummy!
*He has decided he's going to be a pacifier kid. Although he likes to hold the pacifier and chew on it rather than just sucking on it the traditional way.
*He sits up in the bathtub now.
*He insists on grabbing everything he can see, including my hair (ouch!).
*He has outgrown the Bumbo seat due to the fact he can climb out of it!
*Since he is growing so slowly he is still in 3-6 month clothing and size 2 diapers.

2 comments:

Delmonico Family said...

Hey Diane, he doesnt look all that small at all. Emily started eating later than Tyler did cause she did the same thing Riley is doing with pushing the food out. It def. took several tries, but just keep doing it even if he spits it out so he just gets used to the fact that your going to give it to him. Also I dont know if you already did, but if I give Emily the cereal I sometimes add a little bit of fruit from the jar to give it a little flavor and she eats it much faster. Not too much, but just enough so it doesnt taste so plain, maybe you can try that. I usually put like apples and she loves it. Hope he gains some weight. He looks very adorable!

manda carol said...

He looks like he's getting bigger! Looks like a happy baby. Miss you guys!