An update on Piper

Piper had her 9-month check up last night and she has a few updates for everyone. 

First of all, we do NOT need to worry about her weight anymore.  I don't think I mentioned this here before, but around Thanksgiving PQ had a rough time... ear infection, H1N1, cold, another ear infection.  Needless to say she spent about a month under the weather.  Which totally affected her eating!  At one point she had actually lost a pound.  Then as of about 3 weeks ago, she had only gained back 3oz in 2 weeks.  Her Dr. wasn't really concerned, but just said to keep an eye on it. 

It was then that I realized that maybe my supply wasn't what it used to be (you think I would have figured that out when I started only pumping 4-5oz a day, instead of the 14-15oz I used to get) and decided to start supplementing with formula.  After about a week we also started weaning from nursing altogether and now she's just getting bottles of formula.  Okay, no biggie.  But I have since learned that when it comes to formula, I have no idea what I'm doing.  How many bottles?  How much in each bottle?  I swear my kid would eat nonstop if we let her, which she pretty much has been doing for the last 3 weeks.  She gained 1lb 10oz in 3 freaking weeks!  Yes people... over 1.5lbs!!!

So, the kind Dr. gently suggested that we cap her off at 30oz of formula max per day and space out her bottles a little more.  And if she gets fussy between (because she was soooo used to her old schedule) to give her some water or puffs.  Today is Day 1 of the new schedule and I'm so nervous.  We're switching up her daycare routine and her at home one will have to change a little too.  Just keep your fingers crossed that she does okay and doesn't completely meltdown.

Okay, so on to the stats...

• Weight:  17lbs 15.5oz
• Height:  26 1/4 inches
• Head:  16 1/2 inches

She also got her 2nd dose of the seasonal flu shot, the H1N1 shot, and a Hepatitis B shot.  At one point I think she was in such shock from the shots that she just laid there with her mouth wide open.  I had to remind her to breathe.  And then she started screaming again.  Poor baby.  :(  But within a few minutes she was back to her normal, happy self and all was well with the world.

Stay tuned for some new pictures... coming soon to a blog near you.