He had his 6-month check-up yesterday morning. He did have some vaccinations, but Alan said Silas was a trooper and cried for only a few minutes when the shots were first administered. And, he came away with a couple of cute Band-Aids.
Silas is 27.75 inches long and weighs 18lbs 3oz. This puts him in the 90th percentile for height and the 65th for weight. He has a head circumference of 44.5 cm, which puts him in the 70th percentile. We were incredibly shocked over his weight. We truly thought he weighed much more than that. In fact, his weight gain has dropped quite a bit. The doctor isn't worried about this, though. She said that right now, he's fine, but if he continues to drop in percentage with weight gain, then we'll look at what to do next. He is longer, though, so he could just be having a height growth spurt. We aren't sure where he is getting his height from, though!
Before the appointment, Silas' reflux had been so much better. We were feeding him a large amount of oatmeal for breakfast, baby food at lunch, a little baby food for dinner, and about 2 bottles throughout the day. Because he wasn't getting as much formula, but more solid food, this helped his reflux. However, the doctor wants us to give him more formula--at least 16-24 ounces a day. This means, we need to fit in at least one more bottle, if not more.
Well, we started with this right after his appointment, yesterday. Already, his reflux has increased and he is in more pain. The doctor didn't want to increase his Prilosec (he is still on 15 mg in the morning) if he didn't need it. But, we are currently awaiting a call back from the nurse to see if we can increase it now that he is getting more formula. We will be so happy when he grows out of this completely!
Silas is right on track with his motor skills. He LOVES to play with us--he laughs, giggles, grabs, pokes--whatever he can to get and keep our attention. The silliest things make him laugh, too. Funny faces, sounds, singing, peek-a-boo, tickling, smiling--it all gets a reaction out of him. He grabs at things, can pick up things (cell phones, remotes, food, etc.), and loves to throw them, only to pitch a fit when we don't pick them up. Also, he is pretty much sitting up. He needs one of us (or something) for balance, and doesn't stay up long, but he's there.
He is still a quiet observer. He loves to be held and just look around a room and examine what is going on. He has also started grunting all the time. We thought this was a weird quirk, but apparently, it is common for babies. His napping schedule is still minimal--we usually have to force a nap on him. But, he still sleeps through the night like a champ. We aren't complaining.
We are having his 6-month photos taken this Saturday...we can't wait to post those for you! For now, here are some recent pictures of Silas.
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