Six month update

Monkey's visit to Brilliant Pediatrician on Monday the 22nd went very well. Monkey weighs in at 14 lbs, 4 oz and 24 inches. While we sure about the weight, we're not convinced that the height was completely accurate. At any rate, Monkey is down to the 3rd percentile for height and weight, although he did still gain from last time. This isn't surprising given our recent issues with tummy troubles and allergy diets and all of that, but we're hoping that he catches up soon.

To that end, Mrs. Z is eating pretty much everything, although she isn't drinking milk straight up (and no ice cream either). We haven't seen a dramatic increase in Monkey's fussiness (much to the contrary, actually) and the diaper that we took to the doctor's office tested negative for blood. There was some discussion at the lactation consultant and at the doctor's office about whether the small amounts of blood that were there before could have been from the acid reflux instead of a new and different food allergy, and it seems like that is a plausible scenario. So Mrs. Z is going to resume her food diary and see if there is a pattern or particularly fussy food but in the meantime eating everything in moderation. So far, we think that steak and broccoli are likely culprits. Funny how neither of them are on the allergy lists.

Shots went fine and we are scheduled for his next visit in three months unless something else happens. We are hoping that nothing does, but we can bring in some diapers to have them checked for blood and have him weighed whenever we like. We might give it a few more weeks and do that, just to see. Right now we are just happy to return to our regularly scheduled activities and focus on growing and playing and learning. He is continuing to take his Axid and in a few weeks we will start with some new and exciting solid foods to try. Having recently cleaned up some juice puke from the couch, we're not in a huge hurry to have peas all over the house. :)

Thanks again to all of you who have been so supportive while we figure this all out. We are so grateful for you all!