Dad took a little nap while Bubeaner had his follow up appointment with Dr. O, the gastroenterologist. We found out that Bubeaner now weighs 14.3 lbs (6.5 k) and measures 25.5 in (64.5 cm)! He is getting HUGE!
Dr. O was happy with his weight. He also said Bubeaner's recent fussiness, lack of appetite, crying, and increased reflux/throwing up could be due to teething. However, he changed Bubeaner's medicine to Nexium just in case Axid is no longer working. We are also supposed to watch his weight since Bubeaner has not been eating well the last few days. Dr. O checked his ears to eliminate the possibility of an ear infection which could also cause his symptoms. He also checked Bubeaner's left eye; yesterday he woke up with it red and it worsened during the day. It appears Bubeaner managed to scratch his eye and all the crying made it worse. By tonight it was almost back to normal.
Recently Bubeaner has taken more interest in feeding himself. He attempts to take the spoon or the food container, and insists on holding the bottle or sippy cup. We have been letting him experiment with holding the spoon prior to eating. Yet today, he was determined to do it himself.
He actually TOOK the spoon from my hand and
immediately placed it in his mouth.
Unfortunately, Bubeaner is still figuring out
that you need to refill the spoon once the food is gone.
Looking confused as to what happened to the food
but would not take food from me.
He decide to go for the source of the food.
(He was angry because I tried to move the container to help him)
Bubeaner did a pretty good job in eating
the rest of the food.
Bubeaner was a complete mess at the end, not to mention his chair and anyone within the food-flinging- zone. But he really enjoyed it. And we enjoyed watching him refuse any help. It appears he can do it himself. The days of "yo solito" are just starting.
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