Gaining...

I have a wonderful praise to share...Audrey has been gaining weight quite rapidly lately (Anna really packed on the weight at this age too). When we took her for her 6 month check-up 2 1/2 weeks ago she weighed 13 lb. 6 oz. and had gone from the 12th percentile down to the 7th percentile (length was near the 75th percentile!). Not good! She hadn't been nursing well as she'd rather watch what's going on around her than eat. We decided to really try to push her to eat better before changing medecines. So, for the past 2 weeks I've been trying to keep things very calm when she nurses (Anna playing quietly, no t.v. on, no ceiling fan on, etc.), we've been pushing more solids on her, and have been offering formula after she nurses in the evening. She doesn't usually take the extra formula, we make a 2 oz. bottle, but sometimes I can get her to drink an ounce of it. We went for a check-up yesterday and she weighed 14 lbs. 4 oz. which puts her back in the 10th percentile. This is awesome weight gain for her age. She's gained almost an entire pound in 2 weeks when they're only supposed to gain 1/4 of an ounce a day at this age. We are going to continue to push her and make her eat more. She is taking in more solids so I think we've successfully stretched her stomach to hold more which is what Dr. Miller was hoping for. Praise the Lord for some answered prayers!! Now if we can just get her and Anna over their nasty colds, we'll be doing great! We expected them to have more colds with Anna going to preschool but it sure isn't fun especially when your infant is so congested she can't take her paci or nurse very well. Thankfully, this too shall pass...