One Month Old!

Baxter turned one month old on December 2. The funny thing is, he wasn't even supposed to be due until December 5th. He had his one month check up with his pediatrician, Dr. Kregenow, today. She was thrilled to see how much he's grown since birth. His weight today was 6 lbs. 7.5 oz and height was 19.75 inches. When she adjusted the growth charts for his gestational age, he actually made the charts (25th percentile)!

Baxter's been dealing with reflux issues. We can't lay him horizontally very long (even for a diaper change) or else he'll barf. Even when he's sitting in his bouncy seat, he'll randomly barf an hour or so after eating. He sleeps best laying face down on Mike's chest. He's always making these little noises like he's barfing in his mouth and swallowing it again. Poor baby. So far it doesn't seem to bother him that much, but if/when it does, his pediatrician will put him on Zantac. Right now she wants us to do reflux precautions and just watch to see if he starts getting irritated by it.

He's also got a bit of a problem moving his bowels, as evidenced by grunting and grimacing whenever he has to fart. His bowel movements aren't very regular, and one of the last ones he had looked like a dog turd -- not normal for babies. Dr. Kregenow thinks it's because he's transitioning from breastmilk to formula (my milk supply went kaput despite taking Reglan and fenugreek capsules). Just to soften things up, he'll be getting an ounce of Pedialyte to help him out. I hope it helps the little guy out.

This picture was taken when he was about three weeks old, but it was a sexy body shot and he was wearing Harley Davidson socks that morning.

Most days Baxter's like this:

He covers his face in shame and wonders why he has such strange parents. :) He has quite the fun personality. He likes to have both his hands by his face and will wriggle out of any swaddle we put him in, no matter how tight and complicated. We call him Houdini sometimes. He also is very "hands-y" -- he's always wanting to grab either his ears, his eyes, his hair, or shove his fingers in his mouth when he's feeding.

This picture was taken in Poulsbo at the Thanksgiving table. We celebrated Baxter's first holiday at Mike's parents home, where he got to meet most of his cousins. They were all pretty interested in him: Matthew, Leah and Brittney all took turns holding him, and Max and Chance liked peeking at "Baby Bachsturr" in his bassinet.

The next day we had another Thanksgiving celebration in Gig Harbor with my family. His Tita Bee is always so excited to hold him. Up next: Baby's first Christmas! Happy holidays everyone!