Wednesday, Sep 17, 2008

Ethan had a appt with his pediatrician today for a check up. His weight is 8# 14oz & he is roughly 21" long. She decided to change his medicine to Prevacid to help with the reflux. Ethan was doing better on the Zantac but it wasn't helping as much as we would have liked to see. He has been fussy at night when we try to give him a bottle. He acts like he wants the bottle but then pushes it away & continues to cry. She said that is a reaction to the discomfort of the reflux. Hopefully the Prevacid will help take most of the discomfort away. He's growing at a normal rate & is right on track with his development. Ethan has started to pull his head up when he is on his tummy & by the time he's 4 months he should be able to hold his head up on his own. Ethan has been sleeping anywhere from 5-6 hours at night giving us a little more sleep although I can't wait till he is sleeping all night. I look forward to being able to get more than a couple hours of sleep. Ethan has pretty much outgrown his NB clothes & has moved into the 0-3 month size although those are fairly baggy on him yet. He needs to gain another pound or 2 to truly fill them out.