Showing posts with label weight. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weight. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Long Overdue Update
Sorry I'm so behind with updates!!!
We had Beckett for his 9 month check up and he now weighs 16lb 1.5oz and is 26.5 inches long.
He's starting to reach for things more when he's sitting and has even managed to get from sitting to a belly position a few times. Most of the time, however, the leaning over to get to the belly position leads to a fall on his head!!
Just this past weekend he learned how to clap his hands.
Still NO teeth!!!
Beckett went on his first big road trip this past weekend. We went to Maine to go shopping!! He slept lots in the car, and even fell asleep once in his stroller while we were shopping!!! He was a perfect little boy while we were away - no melt downs in the malls! He was a great eater at restaurants (I took homemade baby food with us, so he still got to eat what he was used to). The only problem was that I think he missed his crib for night sleeping. He would fall asleep okay in the crib at the hotel (probably because he was so worn out from an entire day of shopping!), but then once he woke up he didn't want to fall back asleep in there.
We had Beckett for his 9 month check up and he now weighs 16lb 1.5oz and is 26.5 inches long.
He's starting to reach for things more when he's sitting and has even managed to get from sitting to a belly position a few times. Most of the time, however, the leaning over to get to the belly position leads to a fall on his head!!
Just this past weekend he learned how to clap his hands.
Still NO teeth!!!
Beckett went on his first big road trip this past weekend. We went to Maine to go shopping!! He slept lots in the car, and even fell asleep once in his stroller while we were shopping!!! He was a perfect little boy while we were away - no melt downs in the malls! He was a great eater at restaurants (I took homemade baby food with us, so he still got to eat what he was used to). The only problem was that I think he missed his crib for night sleeping. He would fall asleep okay in the crib at the hotel (probably because he was so worn out from an entire day of shopping!), but then once he woke up he didn't want to fall back asleep in there.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Beckett is a great driver....
Beckett made his first trip to Home Depot on Saturday. He sat in one of the race car shopping carts. All by himself he put his hands on the steering wheel and started moving it back and forth. We drove all around the store and he didn't get cranky at all. Anytime we would pass anyone he would look at them with this really proud look on his face and everyone would say how cute he was!!
I also had him weighed again today and he is up to 15lb 11oz, so he's gained 4.5 oz in the last 2 weeks.
He's trying sooooo hard to crawl these last few days. He's moving backwards now a bit.
I also had him weighed again today and he is up to 15lb 11oz, so he's gained 4.5 oz in the last 2 weeks.
He's trying sooooo hard to crawl these last few days. He's moving backwards now a bit.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
New Weight
Well, Beckett weighs 15lb 6.5oz now. He's still pretty tiny, but has fat in all the right places!!! He's got a chubby little belly and REALLY cute, chubby thighs!!! We've started giving him some frozen fruit in his mesh feeder - first mango, which he really liked, then peaches, which I think may have been a little sour or something because he kept making faces!! I also gave him prunes and apricots for the first time yesterday.
He's 8 months old now!!!!! He sits by himself really well, but still doesn't crawl or have any teeth. We put the mattress in his crib down a level the other day. His legs are really strong, and he loves to stand so I was afraid he was going to start pulling himself up while he was in there. He can stand holding onto the couch for a few minutes at a time.
He's 8 months old now!!!!! He sits by himself really well, but still doesn't crawl or have any teeth. We put the mattress in his crib down a level the other day. His legs are really strong, and he loves to stand so I was afraid he was going to start pulling himself up while he was in there. He can stand holding onto the couch for a few minutes at a time.
Friday, February 26, 2010
7 months
Well, 7 months has come. Beckett is now 14 lb 11 oz. I don't think this is too bad considering his recent bout with the stomach flu. It took almost 2 full weeks from when it started for the poor little guy to get his appetite for solids back, plus for most of the first week he didn't even have much of an appetite for breastmilk or anything at all to drink. Thank goodness the vomiting is over though!! Of course, Bevan and I also came down with the same bug - I guess this is the start of new germs coming into the house!!
Beckett is doing a great job sitting up now - he loves to sit up and play with his toys, and plays well independently. It's so cool to watch him now with toys like his learning table and fisher-price walker because he is so much better at pushing the buttons. And he'll do something once, realize that it makes the toy react and then he'll do it over and over and over.
He loves to play peek-a-boo - I think it makes him laugh more than anything else. His love for blowing raspberries took a bit of a break, but it's back in full force now!! I think he forgot about it for a while!!
Still no teeth, and no signs of crawling yet. I'm trying to get him to spend as much time on the floor as possible, but every time he finds his way to his tummy he pretty much just freaks out!!
As for food, up until now he has had sweet potatoes, carrots, chicken, green beans, applesauce, pears, peas, acorn squash. We gave him his first organic baby mum mum this week and today he had toast for the first time - I just gave him dry toast cut up into strips. He mostly just gummed it and made it soggy, but he really likes feeding himself so I try to give him stuff he can practice with.
Beckett and I had a movie date again yesterday. We saw "Valentine's Day" - it was a really good movie, and Beckett was a wonderful date - he was very well behaved, no fussing really. He didn't even nap this time, but within 5 seconds of being in the car afterwards he was fast asleep!!!
We've started "The sleepeasy solution" to deal with overnight feedings. Since he is still under 15lb, I get him up twice during the night to feed him, but other than that he is doing a great job and not waking. We've been doing it for just over a week now and for the first few nights he would wake up and cry for a while, but now I think he's become pretty good at putting himself back to sleep. I was feeding him at 9 and 2:30 to begin with, but last night I fell asleep on the couch and missed the 9 o'clock feeding so I didn't get to him until 10:45 and he hadn't even woken up. His other feeding is at about 3 o'clock. Once I'm sure his weight is okay, I'll start cutting out the overnight feeds, but for now I'm more comfortable making sure he's getting as much milk as possible.
And to round things off, a few pictures:
A cute shirt he got as a gift a while back:
Cheering on the Canadian Olympic Team:
And some of his 7 month photos:
And his Valentine's Day Photo:
Beckett is doing a great job sitting up now - he loves to sit up and play with his toys, and plays well independently. It's so cool to watch him now with toys like his learning table and fisher-price walker because he is so much better at pushing the buttons. And he'll do something once, realize that it makes the toy react and then he'll do it over and over and over.
He loves to play peek-a-boo - I think it makes him laugh more than anything else. His love for blowing raspberries took a bit of a break, but it's back in full force now!! I think he forgot about it for a while!!
Still no teeth, and no signs of crawling yet. I'm trying to get him to spend as much time on the floor as possible, but every time he finds his way to his tummy he pretty much just freaks out!!
As for food, up until now he has had sweet potatoes, carrots, chicken, green beans, applesauce, pears, peas, acorn squash. We gave him his first organic baby mum mum this week and today he had toast for the first time - I just gave him dry toast cut up into strips. He mostly just gummed it and made it soggy, but he really likes feeding himself so I try to give him stuff he can practice with.
Beckett and I had a movie date again yesterday. We saw "Valentine's Day" - it was a really good movie, and Beckett was a wonderful date - he was very well behaved, no fussing really. He didn't even nap this time, but within 5 seconds of being in the car afterwards he was fast asleep!!!
We've started "The sleepeasy solution" to deal with overnight feedings. Since he is still under 15lb, I get him up twice during the night to feed him, but other than that he is doing a great job and not waking. We've been doing it for just over a week now and for the first few nights he would wake up and cry for a while, but now I think he's become pretty good at putting himself back to sleep. I was feeding him at 9 and 2:30 to begin with, but last night I fell asleep on the couch and missed the 9 o'clock feeding so I didn't get to him until 10:45 and he hadn't even woken up. His other feeding is at about 3 o'clock. Once I'm sure his weight is okay, I'll start cutting out the overnight feeds, but for now I'm more comfortable making sure he's getting as much milk as possible.
And to round things off, a few pictures:
A cute shirt he got as a gift a while back:
Cheering on the Canadian Olympic Team:
And some of his 7 month photos:
And his Valentine's Day Photo:
Sunday, December 13, 2009
What's going on now..
Well, we had Beckett in to have him weighed again this past Friday (the 11th of December) and he's up to 12 lb 7 oz and 62.6 cm!! Another 5 oz in the past week, which is great considering his lack of weight gain up until a month ago.
-He's been "talking" so much this last week, like ALL THE TIME!!
-He's doing much better in his exersaucer now. He reaches for all the toys, and really like to spin the toy with the chickens in it.
-He's STILL wearing size 1 diapers, at 21 weeks old (almost 5 months), but I think this will be the last package. I bought size 1-2 diapers to try the next time.
-He's laughing a lot more now, especially when we tickle him.
-He's starting to reach for food when we're eating, and following it with his eyes.
-He's reaching for our faces a lot, too.
-He's fascinated by the dog, he could watch him run around all day, I swear.
This morning I was in the kitchen and Bevan and Beckett were in the living room, and when I went in to see what they were doing, they were lying under the Christmas tree!! And Milo was sitting there, too, of course.
He's becoming a better napper now, too. But, he is totally a boy who needs a schedule at this point. His first nap usually happens 1 1/2 - 2 hours after he gets up for the day, and his subsequent naps are usually 2 hours after that. If he manages to have 3 naps in the run of a day, he's a happy baby, but if he misses one for some reason, he's pretty cranky. His bedtime right now is 7 o'clock, but if he misses a nap he's pretty tired before then. He's finally starting to show some signs when he's sleepy, like rubbing his eyes and kind of grunting/squirming around.
He's eating every 3 hours or so during the day, and for the last month or so, just as often at night.
-He's been "talking" so much this last week, like ALL THE TIME!!
-He's doing much better in his exersaucer now. He reaches for all the toys, and really like to spin the toy with the chickens in it.
-He's STILL wearing size 1 diapers, at 21 weeks old (almost 5 months), but I think this will be the last package. I bought size 1-2 diapers to try the next time.
-He's laughing a lot more now, especially when we tickle him.
-He's starting to reach for food when we're eating, and following it with his eyes.
-He's reaching for our faces a lot, too.
-He's fascinated by the dog, he could watch him run around all day, I swear.
This morning I was in the kitchen and Bevan and Beckett were in the living room, and when I went in to see what they were doing, they were lying under the Christmas tree!! And Milo was sitting there, too, of course.
He's becoming a better napper now, too. But, he is totally a boy who needs a schedule at this point. His first nap usually happens 1 1/2 - 2 hours after he gets up for the day, and his subsequent naps are usually 2 hours after that. If he manages to have 3 naps in the run of a day, he's a happy baby, but if he misses one for some reason, he's pretty cranky. His bedtime right now is 7 o'clock, but if he misses a nap he's pretty tired before then. He's finally starting to show some signs when he's sleepy, like rubbing his eyes and kind of grunting/squirming around.
He's eating every 3 hours or so during the day, and for the last month or so, just as often at night.
Thursday, November 26, 2009
Height, Weight and Head size lists
Birth Weight: 6lb 7oz
July 20th: 6lb 3oz
July 21: 6lb 5oz
July 25: 6lb 9oz
July 27: 6lb 11oz
July 30: 7lbs
August 5: 7lb 7.5 oz
August 17: (1 month) 8lb 6oz
Sept 9: 10lb 1.5oz
Sept 30: 10lb 7oz
Oct 19: 11 lb 2.4 oz
Nov 20: 11 lb 4 oz
Dec 4: 12 lb 2 oz
Dec 11: 12 lb 7 oz
His head size was
13" at birth
13.7" on Aug 5th(almost 3 weeks old),
15.7" at 4 months old
His length was
19.3" on July 17th at birth
21.1" on Aug 17th (one month old)
23.8" on Nov 20th (4 months old)
24.6" on Dec 4th
24.6" on Dec 11th
July 20th: 6lb 3oz
July 21: 6lb 5oz
July 25: 6lb 9oz
July 27: 6lb 11oz
July 30: 7lbs
August 5: 7lb 7.5 oz
August 17: (1 month) 8lb 6oz
Sept 9: 10lb 1.5oz
Sept 30: 10lb 7oz
Oct 19: 11 lb 2.4 oz
Nov 20: 11 lb 4 oz
Dec 4: 12 lb 2 oz
Dec 11: 12 lb 7 oz
His head size was
13" at birth
13.7" on Aug 5th(almost 3 weeks old),
15.7" at 4 months old
His length was
19.3" on July 17th at birth
21.1" on Aug 17th (one month old)
23.8" on Nov 20th (4 months old)
24.6" on Dec 4th
24.6" on Dec 11th
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Much Needed Update
Well, 2 months has come and gone. We took some 2 month photos:
We went for Beckett's 2 month needles on Sept 17th. At this appointment he weighed 10lb 7oz!! and was 22" long. He was crying before the nurse gave him the needles (2 in his left leg, 1 in his right) and continued to cry for a minute or so afterwards. Then he just got sleepy. We came home and he had a nap in his crib. Unfortuneatly we also had his 2 month check up with the doctor that afternoon, so I had to wake him from his nap, which led to a VERY cranky baby. He cried the whole time the doctor was in the room again. The doctor said everything looked great, and we were on our way. No more needles or doctors visits until 4 months!!
Beckett has been smiling like crazy, and likes to be talked to. He's been trying very hard to talk back, and is doing lots of cooing. This has been going on for a couple of weeks now.
He had his first trip to Mommy and Daddy's home town a couple of weekends ago on Sept 18th. He slept for the entire drive home, except for a quick wake for some food!!
He also had his first trip to Cape Breton to meet 2 of his great-grandmothers. Once again, he was a great boy for the driving. We did get stopped at construction a couple of times and he woke up when the car stopped moving.
On the way home we stopped in at St. F.X. and got our picture taken by the "Smile You're At X" sign.
I've been avoiding dairy because I'm thinking Beckett may have a dairy sensitivity. He seems to be having some belly pains lately and I tried giving up dairy, which seemed to help, but have since started eating it again, and his crankiness/pains came back, so we shall try the no dairy thing again.
I took out Beckett's play mat in the last couple of days and he seems to be getting some enjoyment out of laying there and looking at the toys that hang over his head. He particularly likes the mirror/rattle. He's following things with his eyes sooooo much lately, especially Milo!!
The last 2 days have brought about a napping strike, along with which came an increase in night wakings. Even the car hasn't been putting this little guy to sleep lately. He is napping right now, for the first time since Sunday, we'll see how long it lasts. And he's been fighting sleep worse than ever!! Everytime you think he's asleep and put him down in his crib he's awake again within minutes!!
We had our first trip to the apple orchard on Sunday, Sept 30th for their annual Scarecrow festival. Beckett slept through the entire thing in his wrap!! Not many great opportunities for photos, but we have another trip planned on Thanksgiving weekend so we're hoping to get some better ones then.
Anyways, that's all I can think of that needs updating for now. Sorry for the jumpy post, but I had so much to catch up on and didn't want to leave anything out!!
We went for Beckett's 2 month needles on Sept 17th. At this appointment he weighed 10lb 7oz!! and was 22" long. He was crying before the nurse gave him the needles (2 in his left leg, 1 in his right) and continued to cry for a minute or so afterwards. Then he just got sleepy. We came home and he had a nap in his crib. Unfortuneatly we also had his 2 month check up with the doctor that afternoon, so I had to wake him from his nap, which led to a VERY cranky baby. He cried the whole time the doctor was in the room again. The doctor said everything looked great, and we were on our way. No more needles or doctors visits until 4 months!!
Beckett has been smiling like crazy, and likes to be talked to. He's been trying very hard to talk back, and is doing lots of cooing. This has been going on for a couple of weeks now.
He had his first trip to Mommy and Daddy's home town a couple of weekends ago on Sept 18th. He slept for the entire drive home, except for a quick wake for some food!!
He also had his first trip to Cape Breton to meet 2 of his great-grandmothers. Once again, he was a great boy for the driving. We did get stopped at construction a couple of times and he woke up when the car stopped moving.
On the way home we stopped in at St. F.X. and got our picture taken by the "Smile You're At X" sign.
I've been avoiding dairy because I'm thinking Beckett may have a dairy sensitivity. He seems to be having some belly pains lately and I tried giving up dairy, which seemed to help, but have since started eating it again, and his crankiness/pains came back, so we shall try the no dairy thing again.
I took out Beckett's play mat in the last couple of days and he seems to be getting some enjoyment out of laying there and looking at the toys that hang over his head. He particularly likes the mirror/rattle. He's following things with his eyes sooooo much lately, especially Milo!!
The last 2 days have brought about a napping strike, along with which came an increase in night wakings. Even the car hasn't been putting this little guy to sleep lately. He is napping right now, for the first time since Sunday, we'll see how long it lasts. And he's been fighting sleep worse than ever!! Everytime you think he's asleep and put him down in his crib he's awake again within minutes!!
We had our first trip to the apple orchard on Sunday, Sept 30th for their annual Scarecrow festival. Beckett slept through the entire thing in his wrap!! Not many great opportunities for photos, but we have another trip planned on Thanksgiving weekend so we're hoping to get some better ones then.
Anyways, that's all I can think of that needs updating for now. Sorry for the jumpy post, but I had so much to catch up on and didn't want to leave anything out!!
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Public Health visit
We visited the public health office today to talk about what may be causing the green poops and have Beckett weighed to make sure he is gaining weight. He weighs 10lb 1.5oz!!!!!!! I can't believe he is over 10lbs now. He's not so little anymore. He's in the 30th percentile for weight now.
Monday, August 17, 2009
One month old!!
Today we had our one month check up with our family doctor. Beckett weighs 8lb 6oz, and is 53.5cm long. He cried the whole time the doctor was in the exam room!! He's in the 25th percentile for height and weight. The doctor said everything looks perfect!! Beckett peed on the exam table!!
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Last visit from Public Health
Today was our last visit from the public health nurse. Beckett weighs 7lb 7.5 oz and his head measures 34 3/4". Beckett is in the 15th percentile for weight.
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009
Another visit with Public Health
Today Beckett weighs 6lb 11oz. We're really happy with how he's gaining weight!!
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Weight
Today Beckett weighs 6lb 9oz. He was weighed when the public health nurse came to the house to visit.
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Beckett's Birth
Well, Beckett has arrived. He's already proving to be impatient like his mother...he was born at 36 weeks and 6 days. Mommy was supposed to work. It was the morning of July 16th, a Thursday. She didn't feel great and was having some stomach pains so Daddy took her to the hospital. She thought she might have a kidney stone or something. They went to the maternity ward and Mommy got hooked up to a monitor even though she didn't really think she was in labour. I think the monitor showed a couple of small contractions, but most importantly it showed that the baby was okay. The nurses got the obstetrician to come in to see us, and he checked us out, only to find that we were already dialated to 4 cm!!! Everyone was very surprised!! They asked us how far away we lived from the hospital and since we live so close they told us we could go home and wait if we wanted, or we could stay at the hospital. They said it could be anywhere from a few hours to a few days or weeks until the baby arrived. We went home and Mommy got a few loads of laundry done. Mommy could feel some funny sensations throughout the day, kind of like the baby was stretching in her belly, not really any pain though. By the time Daddy got home from work at 4 the tightening was happening about every 4 minutes or so. We went back to the hospital and they called the doctor again. He said he would be back in a couple of hours to check Mommy again. By the time he check again, it was 7 or 7:30pm. Mommy was 6 cm!! There was no turning back now, this baby was going to be born soon! Mommy still wasn't feeling much pain. They moved her to a birthing room (room 213) and got everything set up. Over the next few hours the contractions got more intense and closer together. At 9:30 or 10pm, the nurse checked me and I was 8 cm dialated. That's when we started using the nitrous gas for the pain. Mommy was also squeezing Daddy's hand everytime she had a contraction. He was being a great support!! Things went pretty quickly after that. She checked Mommy again at 11ish and she was 9cm, so the nurse called the doctor to come back. He came back and broke my water at around 11:30. There was a resident with him who tried to break my water first, unsuccessfully. I felt a warm gush, but no pain. Things got pretty intense pretty quickly after that. The contractions were one right after the other and I was using lots of gas to cope!! I think Daddy though I was using too much, but I couldn't tell when one contraction ended and the next began. At about midnight the doctor checked again and I was finally 10 cm - it was time to start pushing!! Pushing was not much fun. It all started really fast and it's difficult to learn how to do something so quickly!! At one point I asked the doctor how much longer and he said hopefully 10 minutes or so. I got really determined then and I think the baby was out 7 minutes later!! Altogether I pushed for about 30 minutes. Beckett was born at 12:32am on Friday, July 17th. The doctor and nurse were great!! They put the baby on my chest and the doctor said "here is your son". I was so happy we had kept the baby's sex a surprise. It was an unbelievable feeling to finally have him lying there. They took the baby over next to weigh him and check him over. He weighed 6lb 7oz and was absoluetly perfect!! I remember the doctor saying part way through the delivery that he could see lots of dark hair, and there was lots!! but it was hard to see right away what colour it would be. The docors took care of me and Daddy went over and took lots of pictures.
Our families had been at our house waiting and as soon as the baby was born Daddy called them to come over. They came in after the doctors were finished and we told them it was a boy!!
We didn't have any definite names picked out, because we though we still had 3 weeks to find one!! We narowed it town and finally the next day we named him Beckett. He still didn't have a middle name until Saturday afternoon.
We're sooo happy to have you here Beckett
Birth Weight: 6lb 7oz
July 20th discharge weight: 6lb 3oz
July 21 weight when we were re-admitted for treatment of jaundice: 6lb 5oz
Our families had been at our house waiting and as soon as the baby was born Daddy called them to come over. They came in after the doctors were finished and we told them it was a boy!!
We didn't have any definite names picked out, because we though we still had 3 weeks to find one!! We narowed it town and finally the next day we named him Beckett. He still didn't have a middle name until Saturday afternoon.
We're sooo happy to have you here Beckett
Birth Weight: 6lb 7oz
July 20th discharge weight: 6lb 3oz
July 21 weight when we were re-admitted for treatment of jaundice: 6lb 5oz
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