Pediatrician Visit....

Friday January 20th we had our next visit to the Pediatrician, this was her 6 month check up.

Brinleigh's stats:
Weight 10lb 7oz
Height 20.1 inches
Head 14.5 inches

So when she is compared to other 6 month old babies, she is around the 1% percentile for all catergories... Discouraging a tad. But the Dr. reassured me that I shouldn't be watching the curve of other babies her age, cause really she should only be 2.5 months old. So we just have to watch Brinleigh's curve and make sure that she's on the upward climb for her.

Prior to this appointment she was on an upward climb with her weight, but she has plateaued a bit. She only had gained an ounce in two weeks. The Dr. wasn't to concered at right this moment, considering that she was on 90 Calories a bottle with the rice cereal, and now she is just on breastmilk that they consider being only 20 calories. So he just encouraged us to make sure that we are offering her more and as much as she wants. Just to make sure that she is getting enough and is content. And we will go back in two weeks and see how she's doing. They really don't want to fortify her cause of her Kidney stones, makes it a bit tricky. So I hope that she is just adjusting to the change of no rice cereal, and will start gaining on breastmilk.

Since leaving the hospital she has grown in length about 1 inch....so we hope she starts getting a bit longer too. She is working on it. :)

Also, since at this appointment she is 6 months it was time for her next set of immunizations. Oh the POOR GIRl! Its so sad to see your baby poked, I have seen it may times but it never gets easier. Now, that she is 6 months old she was able to get a flu shot as well. When the nurses came in to give her shots, the nurse comments and says "oh I remember her, she stops breathing!" I said yep that's HER. So they gave her the shots, and the she was screaming, the nurse says, oh at least she isn't holding her breath, right at that moment, Brinleigh started turning Blue and not breathing. Way to freak us all out Brin ~ So not cool! She definately lets you know if she likes something or not. Our little spitfire! I hope she does ok the next few days. Last time she has a fever for a few days andwas so grumpy... a long weekend we may have up ahead.

I sure hope that she starts putting some weight on again.... Come on grow baby grow!!!