Cayden now weighs 17 pounds on the nose. The exciting thing is that he's finally managed to make it onto the growth chart without having to adjust his age! He is in the 5th percentile for weight for 10-and-a-half-month-olds.
Another great piece of news we got was that he can start drinking whole milk after his first birthday - in November. I had previously been told (by whom, I can't recall, but it may have been a nurse or the home-visiting dietitian) that he needed to stay on formula until one year adjusted age, which would be February 28th. Not only is this formula a pain to mix up, it's EXPENSIVE! He goes through a can in three and a half days, and each can costs about $16. Cha-CHING! Dr. Rosenberg also said we can try taking him off of the Simply Thick whenever we want to see how he does. If he starts spitting up a lot more, we will put him back on it, but if not, we can kiss that goodbye too.
Speaking of kissing things goodbye...the doctor also put in the request to the home oxygen company to remove the oxygen tank and equipment from our house. He said they're terrible about following through and sometimes it takes a couple months, but nonetheless, the end is near for that too.
Cayden got a flu shot yesterday. When they're this young, they need to get a series of two, so he'll get another one along with all of the other vaccines at his one-year appointment in November.
We've taken a couple of really cute pictures of him recently...
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| It looks like he's saying, "Boy, have I got a surprise for YOU in my diaper!" |
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| Look at that belly! Jason said he likes to show off his belly more than Shania Twain! |
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