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Sawyer had his two-month well visit today and had his very first shot. He only cried briefly and was fine. For me, the older kids are harder to deal with the shots. They actually understand the concept and feel betrayed by you. Like you're in cahoots with that shot lady and let her hurt them.
He is tall, 95th percentile. I'm 5'8 and Mike is 6'4, so this comes as no surprise. Charlotte is tall too, 37 inches at her two-year well visit.
He has a big head. This I know as well. His male pattern baldness doesn't help shrink the appearance of his giant dome either.
However, he is only 10 pounds, 6 ounces. He's only gained 8 ounces since his last well visit a month ago. I noticed he wasn't increasing the amount he was drinking much at all since he was born, leaving at least an ounce in his four-ounce bottle. He'll take a couple of ounces, get pissed off, and refuse the rest. He didn't seem in pain so I figured that's just the kind of eater he was. But as he's trying to grow he should be drinking more and he's not.
He's never been particularly gassy but he has been fighting his bottles more and has had some belly issues the past few days, alternating between (Leave now if you don't want to be part of the poop talk that will ensure) loose stools and constipation. And I haven't changed a thing in his diet at all since he was 6 weeks old and we added cereal to his nighttime bottles. So it's just weird that this came out of nowhere.
When I picked him up from his dayhome today, she said he was crying basically all day and wouldn't take his bottles, arching his back and kicking his legs straight out. Mike said he was doing the same thing last night. But all afternoon for me and when I'm home with him, he was fine. Charlotte had reflux and screamed through every bottle and then projectile vomited it up. He doesn't seem to do that. He spits up a normal baby amount and just seems to not want anymore than 2-3 ounces. When he hits that amount, he tenses up and doesn't want anymore. Often, I give him a break for 30 minutes or so and then he'll take some more. It's frustrating but he doesn't seem to be in the pain that Charlotte was. At least not very often.
I realize he may be calmed by me more and therefore more relaxed when eating, but that doesn't change his diaper issues. The pediatrician said she wouldn't be concerned until the next visit if he still wasn't gaining weight properly. We're going to try switching his formula and see if it makes a difference in his eating habits.
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Charlotte has become a total con artist. She was doing very good in her big girl bed and used to stay put, almost not realizing she could get out. Now she gets up at least three times, needing different things - water, a specific pacifier, her nightlight went out, etc. And I always immediately send her back to bed, not letting her be the little boss she wants to be. However, she's figured out that if she tells me she wants to sit on the potty, I will let her come downstairs and try. I feel like if I told her no, it would hinder any tiny progress we've made potty training. She's nowhere close to being potty trained but I try and encourage her to sit on the potty often during the day. She usually refuses, but is smart enough to know it's a Get Out of Bed Free card if she asks.
She's literally been up six times some nights before falling asleep. So tonight was a new plan. I had her sit on the potty before bed, made sure she knows it's the last time. I made sure her nightlight is working, she had her cup of water, and at had least 8 pacifiers (I swear if anyone says anything about the fact that she still has her pacifiers, I will throw her at you and she's a solid 34 pounds). She still got up three times asking for different things, including the potty, but I sent her back to her room each time and she fell asleep much quicker. I hope she outgrows this. And soon.
Did your kids do this? Con you? What do you do?
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Updates on my skinny boy and my little con artist
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CON? What's that? Of course my sweet baby girl three year old with the big blue eyes and the little minivoice doesn't con me. It must just be you. ha ha. I just pretend it isn't happening...is that bad?
I would NEVER say a word about the pacifiers. Morgan's 2 1/2 and has them, too. Naps and bed and when she's not feeling well. My FIL tried to say something about it to me a few weeks ago. I gave The Look and the conversation quickly turned to the weather.
No conning. Yet. I smell it in the air, though. Especially once the move to a big girl bed is made.
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Welcome to my life. My 3 1/2 year old finds many reasons to get out of bed every night and my 2 year old likes to lay on the floor and yell under the door. She's 2 having a pacifier is no big deal with a new baby in the house I bet she needs it. We got rid of the pacifier right before my son turned 2 but he was ready.
Drew always wants "huggies" if he isn't 100% tired. Luckily my kids go to bed, and stay in bed, for the most part. I'm sure the twins will ruin that when I put them into toddler bed (oh wait, that isn't happening until they're 10!).
Oh yeah, we've got con artists here. Now I bribe the 3 year old - if she stays upstairs (since she has to get out to go to the bathroom) all evening, she gets a treat the next day. It works. The two year old has a gate because he went through a phase of getting up at 5 am and playing with his train table. But he'll yell for me, asking me to fix his blanket or turn on his music - both of which he can do himself. I finally cut him off cold turkey.
The only time my son cons me is when he is supposed to be napping. He'll get up 5 or 6 times asking for different things. And, then he'll do things so he won't fall asleep.
Of course, I think girls learn it quicker than boys, so I'll let you know when Lillie turns about 3.
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Have you tried using Gripe Water on Sawyer? Mine still likes it for tummy issues.
I'm a grownup and STILL use the same mint water that I used on my kids issues for my upset stomach. #4 had to be put on nutrimagen around 4 months for sudden gas and colic issues, so stomach issues can come up, BUT if your pediatrician isn't woried it should be safe to relax a little bit... (not too much though, cause then I doubt your kids would recognize you, lol)
Good luck.
I have 2 con artists over here and they are both older than Charlotte. Both my kids totally manipulate me and I am a Sucker with a cap. S!!!!
oh and it's official - she is taller and bigger than Belle who is 3 1/2 now!!!!! Shrimp!!!!
I hope that whatever is causing Sawyer's tummy gets fixed and fast - and hopefully without having to go to the gazillion dollar version of the formula that costs as much as a house payment. Fingers crossed for you there!!!!!
Sadly, it's still happening at 8 years old. We got strict with the bed time rules, since school started, and she still gets up 3-4 times, with some excuse. Drives me NUTS! She's old enough to know better! I hope Sawyers tummy troubles get better...it's so tough to figure out what it could be. As for his head, I think he's adorable. Riley's head was huge, and they watched him for a year, threatening us with tests and such. He ended up growing into it.
Con Artist :) My angelic 4yo son NEVER gets out of bed! Kidding. We go through that also. Same tactics as you. When it's a really rough night we just sit in his room quietly and he doesn't get out of bed. But those nights are only out of desperation and happen once every 2-3 months.
As for Sawyer, is it possible it's a dairy thing. Chloe had all those symptoms and we cut dairy out for a couple of months. Since I'm breastfeeding it meant I cut it out. I've reintroduced it to my diet this past month and she seems fine.
It could also be a growth thing. I've noticed with both of my kids that they will stay the same weight for awhile and then suddenly get taller or heavier. So, maybe he's just going to surprise you and suddenly gain.
Charlotte sounds JUST LIKE Punkin. Punkin still has three or four "reasons" that she needs to get up every night.
As for Sawyer, it still might be reflux. Punkin used to do the same thing -- arching her back, crying -- and she was eventually diagnosed with it. His might not be as bad as Charlotte's since he's not doing the projectile, but it could be enough that it's causing him discomfort.
Oh I don't know if she'll grow out of it. She might just become better at it :) Sorry! lol
Thanks for your reply to my post yesterday. I'm going to e-mail you and ask you something though.
We had the same issues with Gabe and ended up with different formula and then later zantac. You might just go straight to the GentleEase and see if that helps. It's the same formula, just has the proteins broken down so it's easier to digest.
As for the pacifier, Liv had hers till a month before 3. I was planning on pitching them at 3 and then she had her adnoids out and they had to go anyway.
Liv is a total con artist at bedtime! Whatever will get her out of bed the longest.
Not sure what we did (put the fear of god in her most likely) but she won't get out of bed once she is put in it. She tries to get us to read her more books (stalling) before getting in the bed. Once in the bed she talks and sings and turns on her music. I tell her she can get the water we leave in her room and tissues if she needs them, but she generally doesn't until the morning (occasionally). I sense that this awesomeness is on the verge of disappearing. Basically I set up guidelines and routine and stick to them as much as possible.
Bath, Brush teeth, Books, Bed.
Similar routine for nap time of Books and Bed. I try and wear her out before the books and then getting her in bed is less trouble.
Again I sense that this may not work much longer. - Ginger
Paci's are fine until the grown-up teeth come in, at least at bedtime. Screw people who don't like it. Sleeping trumps anything anyone might think, definitely.
Josie was a terrible, terrible sleeper. She was up all the time, and still at 9 is up until about 10:30 on school nights. Really, the only thing that kept her in bed at all was having books to look at until she went to sleep. Maybe if she starts turning her night trips into a habit, and your being firm and increasingly less pleasant each time she appears don't work, you could give her a little bedside desk lamp and a few books when you leave the room and let her look at them until she goes to sleep? Patrick has one that clips onto his headboard, so he can reach it easily, and he looks at books until he's ready to sleep.
Yep. I outwit them and pull a double-con!
Be careful with the con-artist, they get even sneakier as they age.
Oh please. I am THE WORST person to ask about kid sleep. My 5 yo son STILL won't sleep in his bed all night. You are doing much better than I. I swore that Ava won't get away with the same junk David did. We shall see. Good luck and when you have the trick, let me know so I can use it!
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