6 month check-up

Well, you know that I have to preface this post by saying that Colby was actually 7 months old when we went for his 6 month check up. :) I was excited that Travis was able to meet us for the appointment too!

doesn't he look excited to be there?!?

STATS

weight- 19 pounds, 4 ounces (60th percentile)

height- 26 1/2 in (50th percentile)

I guess he's pretty average...can't complain about that.

My Questions:

What are the minimum/maximum amounts that Colby should be eating?

Dr. Kastner said that whatever we're doing is fine. Colby's weight is perfect. He said that every baby is different, so he doens't like to say a specific amount. As long as Colby's tummy isn't sticking way out after he eats and he isn't spitting up too much or having really bad gas after he eats, he is probably ok. He should be getting 16-24 ounces of fomula each day.

Congestion...should I be cleaning out his nose? Is is allergies? When does it become a problem?

Apparently allergists say that babies don't have allergies...hmmm...ok.

Dr. Kastner said that as long as the congestion isn't keeping him from eating and sleeping, it's fine. Trying to clean out his nose could make it even worse. If it does get really bad and gross (which it isn't) we could take him in the shower with us to try to let the steam soften things up or spray some saline in his nose to clean it out. He said it could just be a little cold, but we don't need to do anything unless he has a cough that keeps him up at night or a fever.

Head shape??

We've had some concerns about Colby's skull since he has a little flat spot on the back of his head and the front looks a little uneven. The first thing that Dr. Kastner said was that his hairline doesn't help any. :) Sorry Colby!! He checked things out and said that he wasn't too concerned about it. If it was really bad, Colby would need to wear a helmet to try to shape the skull back to normal, but he doesn't see any reason that we need to do this unless we really want to (uhh...no). He did send us for skull x-rays that same day just to be sure that Colby's skull was forming correctly.

So after 4 shots (and a SCREAMING baby) and holding Colby down for skull x-rays ( and more SCREAMING baby), all is well! The x-rays came back normal- praise God!! We are so thankful for our healthy baby boy. He just keeps getting more and more FUN!

Oh! Dr. Kastner also said that we don't need to come back in until Colby is 12 months- yay! Then we'll be back on schedule. :)