Feeling Good

I've always thought our efforts weren't enough when it came to feeding Andrew and making sure he was getting what he needed.  I don't know what else we could do but I still felt like I wasn't doing enough.  His weight gain has been minimal pretty much all along.  Everytime we went to the doctor she said we were doing a good job but deep down I didn't believe it.  I was missing something and depriving him.

I have been especially worried lately because his milk intake has dropped A LOT.  He is eating solids and table foods but it doesn't seem like that much.  It's difficult for me to understand because I've been used to having a goal in ml to hit.  I don't even want to have to track food, I already drive myself crazy tracking milk intake! 

I was soooo nervous going to his synagis appointment today.  I knew he would be weighed and I was worried it was going to be very little or even a loss.  Boy was I shocked when it read 7.25kg - I nearly pushed the nurse out of the way to see what the lbs and oz were!  I almost fell over when it said 16 lbs exactly!!!!  About 2.5 weeks ago he was 15lbs 9oz so this is a pretty big gain for him in the small amount of time!  I honestly thought he wouldn't hit 16 until he was a year old.

So I have been giddy all afternoon and evening.  He's doing good!!  And I am getting closer to believing that we are doing a good job.  Something must be working!  I think this kid just hates bottles and wants to feed himself.  Now I just hope this wasn't just a growth spurt and he keeps it up...