Roman and i went to the doctor today for his 4 month check up. I was really surprised when we got there. We arrived about 15 minutes early because i was out running errands and thought that roman might get hungry, so i wanted to leave enough time at the clinic to feed him before we saw the doc. And typically for a 3 o'clock appointment, isnt the dr. always running late? NOT TODAY! pretty much as soon as i got there, roman's name was called. it was great, but i was kind of nervous at the same time. He got 2 shots today, and when you have a hungry baby + shots....yikes. Luckily there was enough time after the nurse left and before dr. nau came in for me to give him a little snack. :)
Well, Ro weighed in at 18 pounds 4 ounces and 26 inches long w/a head cirumf. of 42 (or 45....). big kid. It's nice having a sturdy, healthy little boy. And when the nurse came back in to give him his shots...hardly a cry outta him. I was so proud. I think he was upset more so that he was tired. Ive been thinking about how this is the easy part, and how it's going to get a lot harder as he gets older. ugh. The other crappy thing is he has a nasty case of eczema. my poor little love. we were told to get cortaid and use it 2x a day for a week. i hope that breaks this cycle of it. it's been pretty bad on his face (mostly forehead) for a couple weeks now. Jeff and i were reading online that it's pretty much directly inherited from either a parent or close relative......my bad. but i'm going to try giving him a daily bath, instead of every other day, and see how that works. I'm also reconsidering cutting out dairy again. i read that might be a culprit. oh no, if it is i will lose 10lbs like that! dairy is pretty much my diet. time to get creative i suppose. I can only hope he grows out of it. We also talked about foods. I expressed to dr. nau i'd really like to hold off as long as possible, just because i dont want to create the possibility of him developing an allergy of any kind. So, he said dont worry about anything until 6 months. simple as that! i'm partially relieved because i'm emotionally not ready for that i dont think. yeah, it'll be fun and all, but i'm just so used to being his only, and sole provider for food. plus it calms me down to nurse him, i love it. so it will be hard to start the weening process. these last 4 months have flown, so the next 8 will i'm sure. I'm just trying to soak up every moment.
Also, i've taken roman to the chiro twice now for his neck... but dr. nau doesnt think he needs to go at all. He said roman's got great range of motion so there's no need for it, but dr. rod obviously was doing SOMETHING to him, right? I dont know what to do. it seems like when he sees the chiro, he stops having bowel movements, and then doesnt sleep well. So i think i'll skip this next one and see how it goes. (we're on day 2 of no poop again, and after 4 days last time, when he finally did poop, he slept 3 1/2 hours straight...i think there is a link between the two). so, if you think about it...be praying for his little body... :)
So, there's this vicious cycle that happens when you get stressed and are nursing. Your milk supply starts to drop... and BOY has it ever. Which is in and of itself, stressful. you see the cycle? I have been WAY too busy this last week, and i am determined to stop. :) it only makes me stressed out, and then my body doesn't produce what i need it to produce, in order for me to store it for the days that i work! ugh. i've been trying to mentally calm myself down, and i am taking fenugreek to help w/ lactation. (tmi?). Anyway. i'm sitting between 2 sleeping boys in bed and should probably join them! Goodnight!
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