Well, the numbers have changed a bit since his last appointment. Cam is now in the 65th percentile for height (down from 75th); the 80th percentile for weight (down from 85th); and 96th percentile for head size (up from 90th!).
He's 26.5 inches long, and he now weighs 19 pounds 2 ounces! (I was closer with my guess of 19 pounds 4 ounces, Chris guessed 18 pounds 8 ounces.) Again, I don't remember the exact head measurements, but 96th percentile = darn big! ;)
He did really well today, despite the two shots he received. And we now know that he's inherited my gag reflex...the tongue depressor made him gag, cough, and cry. That was tough for me to witness!
We talked a lot about sleep and solid foods. The basic message about food is that milk still comes first, and only after he's had his milk should we give him solid foods. He should still be consuming the same volume of milk that he's currently consuming until he's 1 year old. I'm going to try to get more milk in him before bedtime by switching to a bottle instead of nursing. (He often gets distracted when nursing, but seems pretty focused on food in the bottle.) Hopefully, this will be a positive change for his sleep.
Because while we did have a few good nights, it seems he's fallen back into his pattern of waking at around 2am to eat. And I'm really not sure that he's actually hungry then; I think he's just waking to eat out of habit. So, hopefully, if we feed him more right before bed, then he'll be able to consistently sleep past 4am. Wish us luck!
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