6 months.

this kid.

Luka's six month well visit was yesterday, and he's still doing great. He didn't gain as much weight this time (he's 12 lb 14oz) but he has grown 2 inches in length since his four month checkup! All of his developmental milestones have been met, except for sitting up unassisted. He can for a second or two, but topples over quickly. We aren't worried about it though, he'll get there.

Lu's still eating one bottle in the middle of the night, and his doctor thinks we can wean him off once he's up to eating two meals of solid foods a day. His calories are still a concern, so he can't spare the one bottle without making up for it somewhere. We tried him on two solid meals today, and he didn't know what to think about it.


what I wake up to in the morning- a cranky faced monkey butt.

Solids are still going well. In addition to his usual, we've added pears and carrots to the list. And I finally made up a batch of organic peas for him! I need to make more homemade baby food. It's way cheaper than the little jars.


cute!

Luka has still been drooling like crazy, but no teeth have popped up yet. I follow a PPHN group on Facebook, and I recently read some parents talking about the new teeth on their little PPHN survivors. Apparently, tooth decay is really common in babies who had PPHN due to the sedatives and the ventilator they were on during treatment. When Lu's teeth start coming in we will be watching out for that. Hopefully it won't be a lifelong problem, but only with the baby teeth. I hate to think of him having any kind of residual problems from his treatment, but I guess it's better than the alternative.



I can't believe it's been six months already!