Eight Month Weight Check
Greetings to everyone.
Xavier turned eight months yesterday! Today, he had his monthly visit to the doctor. This involved a quick "once-over" exam, weight and growth check and an RSV shot.
The exam results were overall as expected: he is doing well.
He weighed in at 11 pounds 0.2 ounces. This is 12.6 ounces since December 13th (a month ago), and 5.4 ounces since December 30th (his last weight check). Dr. Abbey said Xavier needs to be eating more because his growth is languid.
That, of course, offers a challenge. Short of a feeding tube, how does one get Xavier to eat more if he won't take it? Currently, his stomach is not large enough to keep down a full four ounces per feeding (currently, he does well with 3.0 to 3.5 ounces). When he does drink in 4 ounces (and that is not every time), it comes back up shortly after. We're experimenting with getting him to take it in two sittings. So far, we're keeping the towels at the ready (and we've used them several times)!
He got January's RSV shot, but no blood draw today. Dr. Abbey said he no longer looks jaundice, so he did not think blood labs were warranted. For this, we thank Father!
Always, thank you for your support and prayers.