As of Now

Daxton is growing and changing everyday. 3 weeks ago or so he started to make the smallest of baby noises every now and then. Now he does this all the time and even smiles along with it. The social smiles are the best because I know he is actually smiling and reacting to me and not just smiling as a reflex in his sleepy state. He is enjoying play time/tummy time more and more and enjoys when we lay him on his back and talk with him. He enjoys being awake with us for that short time before I feed him and put him down for his nap. Although, he does cry when he fights sleep--which he likes to do during the day, there is just so much excitement that he does not want to miss I guess! He is a happy, smiley baby!

A few weeks ago it was much crazier around here. Daxton was crying at all hours. He would cry when he woke up and would not stop until he was fed, then he would cry until we got him to sleep which could sometimes take hours and after the next feeding. We did not put him on his back much because the spitting up was happening way too often. The pediatrician recommended we keep him upright for at least 30 minutes after eating before we lay him down to sleep, as hard as this was over night, we did, and then he would still spit up. He would even wake up from a deep sleep screaming just to spit up. His pediatrician thought that acid reflux was the problem and started him on Prilosec, the only change I noticed was that the spitting up was happening at least 4 times per feeding, and more times in between. It was also a bigger amount and almost seemed as if he was spitting up everything that he had ate. I decided to skip a dose the next day only to be pleasantly surprised when he only spit up about twice during the day. The next day we gave him his dose, and sure enough he was spitting up again. We used our better judgment and stopped giving him the medicine. While this was happening, he was also diagnosed with a milk protein allergy so I was told to avoid all milk and soy products. We think this is the sole problem as we have seen much improvement over the last couple of weeks. We are glad to see him happier and having less belly pain. He still spits up, but not nearly as much as he had been.

As of 7 weeks, he likes listening to music...pink, Jack Johnson, Fun, Maroon 5, etc., but don't put on Jason Mraz-I Won't Give Up On Us, it only makes his bottom lip quiver and cry. He also thinks that ceiling fans are the funniest thing put in this world, he just stares away at them smiling and laughing. They don't even have to be on! He likes trying to find the birds outside and sunbathing on the deck. I am pretty sure the outdoors are his favorite place to be, he is going to love hiking! We also started putting him down at night on his belly since sleeping on his back only causes him to wiggle and make the craziest of noises (well, 2 nights now) and it has been great. First night he slept two 4 hr stretches, and the 2nd night he slept a 5 hour stretch, followed by a 3 hour stretch. Woo hoo! Sleep!

Next on our list of things to conquer....finding a bottle that he approves of because he dislikes Dr. Brown, Nuk, Avent, and Mam. Playtex drop-ins latex nipple, here we come, don't let me down!!




Dax's 1 month picture (even though we are closing in on 2 months):

 

Oh yes, expect one of these tie pictures each month! =)

P.S. He was supposed to be nakie, but I freaked about having him pee on Devin's tie!