Damaris is now almost 11 pounds!!! She is in the 50th percentile in weight and in the 25th percentile at a height of 21 3/4 inches.
Her head is measuring in the 10-15th percentile at 14 3/4 inches. Sooo different from Titus! :)Since the medicine is not working at all, they are doing an upper GI tomorrow like they had to do with Titus (what is it with our kids and spitting up??) So, she might have a weak muscle like Titus did (and spit up for months to come) or she might have a valve that is too tight and not allowing the food to stay in the stomach, which requires surgery. Either option is not fun. :( I am VERY thankful she is not fussy like Titus was, and the doctor thinks the medicine she is on now probably helps that. Too bad we didn't know that with Titus - we would have bought gallons of it :) :)
As for Titus, he is in the 10-15th percentile for weight at 24 pounds and the 50th percentile in height at 34 inches. I have to laugh though...we may have accidentally helped his averages...because he had on some
shoes that made him pretty tall and are a little heavy. We didn't do this on purpose, but hey, at least for once he measured more normal in height :) It is funny because he is still in 18 month pants, and some pairs are big on him!!They did blood work and his iron levels are pretty low...not really a surprise for those of you that have seen the kid eat...or should I say not eat?!? I am surprised that he is as solid as he is because he is SO PICKY. We try meal after meal to get him to eat, and it is alway a battle. We keep trying new things, but it is like he hates to eat - I don't think he is my child :). He eats waffles/French Toast/pancakes, crackers, cheese, macaroni and cheese, and spaghetti. Sometimes PB & J, sometimes cottage cheese or applesauce...see the pattern? Basically just two food groups. He loves whole milk which helped, but he has become an addict :) So, this weekend we took away his milk completely to see if it would help (it is all or nothing with him or he throws HUGE fits) and he ate a little better, but still not great. So anyway, all this to say he has to go on iron drops and be tested again in two months. Sigh. Any creative ideas to get this kid to eat??? I am tempted to go back to baby food to get him to get some veggies in him or blend things together? I also thought about mixing tunafish in with his waffle batter...OK, not really :)
Tomorrow I will try to post the results of Damaris upper GI.
4 comments:
Tuna in mac and cheese is pretty good...at least it has iron. :)
I've heard that you can put veggies into tomato sauce and kids don't notice it. Would Titus eat casseroles? You could sneak a lot into a casserole. David is the same way; although, his problem is that he loves fruits and veggies, but not really much else... well, besides cheese and pasta.
http://www.webmd.com/parenting/news/20070501/sneaking-veggies-into-childrens-diets
How to Sneak Veggies Into Your Child’s Diet
I think this is the same thing Michelle was talking about.
Dennis loves to eat chicken cut up in little peices. I'm sure you have tried it. Maybe I'm just lucky to have a child who is not picky.
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