Kid's corner

We spotted two clear white spots on the lower teeth line. They have not protuded yet, but they are clearly visible. Seems like we might be in for a few rough nights soon :-)

Nathan weighted 6.020kg last night. Rejoice :-)

I seems the additional nutrients we are giving, help him gain weight. Right now, we dropped back to three extra bottles of 20ml with a spoonfull of Caloreen. The goal is to give only a single extra bottle after his last meal.

Nathan checked out ok, this morning. Thus far, the pediatrician found nothing wrong with him: he is alert, responds well to stimuli, and is generally quite happy. The only possible explanation she had right now, was that Nathan is not getting enough calories out of Veerle's milk. So we need to check how much he drinks by weighing before his meal and afterward, a few times today. We also need to give him an extra 20 to 30 ml with a spoonful of Nestle Caloreen. We need to check his weight again after this weekend. His head circumference was measured at 41 cm.

This morning, Nathan had his 3-month examination at Kind & Gezin. They forgot to measure his head circumference, but he's now 64.5 cm tall, and weighs 5.700kg. So he's underweight. He has not significantly gained any weight in the last month. The doctor did not find anything abnormal, but we made an appointment with our pediatrician anyway. So tomorrow Nathan will face another examination. And he should get his (obligatory in Belgium) vaccinations as well.

We bought an AngelCare today. Yesterday, Nathan felt rather cold and looked pale when we woke him for his last meal. So, for safety, we invested in a monitor that supposedly keeps track of his movements. I fear his mattress might be too thick of soft to pass on any movement, but we'll find out soon enough. Although he registered negative on his SIDS test, we would still like some hi-tech assurance he's ok. Obviously nothing can replace a watching parent, but alas, we need to sleep too.

Today, Nathan has been making a few (succesful) attempts at grabbing toys we offer him. He also started to examine his hands, holding them together and staring intently at them. For now, his toy is a small stuffed version of Piglet (with a hole in his chest, making him easier to hold).

Nathan is having a slight dip. He lost 80g over the last 5 days. We hope he picks up the pace, as Veerle has a breast infection due to milk staying in too long. So, top weight was 5.570kg, and now we're at 5.490kg. Nothing too worrysome. Still, as a parent every small problem throws you back into insecurity and anxiety.

Nathan just received his two-month check at Kind en Gezin centre. I liked the doctor we had yesterday best of all those we met there up to now. It was time to be measured and weighed. Conclusion: 61 cm, which is at the 97% curve; 5.450kg, which is just above average; 40 cm head circumference, which is somewhere between the 75% and 90% curves.

One small problem was discovered: the foreskin opening is far too narrow. It should be pulled back a bit daily, which seems like a painful affair to me.

He measures 58.5 cm, and weighs 5.160 kg. Which is above average for a baby his age (7 weeks).

Nathan took his SIDS test yesterday. Veerle checked in with him at about 18:45. However, the test could not start until Nathan finished his meal around 20:30. The nurse hooked him up with a lot of wires to the computer. What I noticed in particular was the fact that they did not use a net to keep everything in place, as they did in the hospital we took Elias for testing when he was six weeks old.