Sam's iron level was rechecked a week or so ago and his level is now okay, so we were able to stop the iron drops he's been on for the past three months. I am extremely happy about this because I hate how they make his teeth grayish looking. His teeth should be able to be back to normal soon. I do find it odd that both Sam and Anna have now had to be on iron supplements at some point for low iron levels because I think they actually have pretty high iron diets and I've never heard of any one else needing to supplement with them. I'm hopeful that we won't have to revisit them again! The gray teeth are awful!
Anna had a pediatric cardiologist appointment yesterday to recheck the VSD heart murmur she's had since birth. Her last cardiologist appointment was 18 months ago. I wasn't worried one bit because she doesn't seem affected by it at all. It's nice to have a same-age toddler right next to her to be able to instantly compare activity levels and see what "normal" should look like. Her doctor wasn't concerned at all either after checking her over although the VSD is still there. (She said that it could potentially close at any point on it's own, or Anna could have the heart murmur for the rest of her life.) We'll go back for another pediatric cardiologist appointment in 2 years, but nothing until then!
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Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Project Fatten 'Em Up
We were able to get 19 month weights for both Sam and Anna because Anna's weight and iron levels were rechecked yesterday. I am very happy to report that both my little peanuts gained a whopping 2 lbs in the last month... which is phenomenal, when you consider that in the 3 months before it, they each gained less than 5 oz. (Maybe the scale was wrong that day?) At 19 months, Anna weighed 21 lbs 5 oz- back on her 5%ile curve (she had dropped off the chart last month). Sam weighed 23 lbs 6 oz, moving him up from the 5%ile at 18 months to between 10-25%ile now. My little ones are now quadruple their birth weights!
Project Fatten 'Em Up must be working! I am happy to say too, that we have not resorted to pedisure or Carnation Instant Breakfast to get their weight up, as was thrown out there as ideas. While we do include more fattening things in their diet, I'm not one to slather syrup or butter on everything. They have been eating a lot of the organic food pouches in the last month to add some (healthy) calories. I look for the ones that have 100 or more calories, and if they eat a small amount at a meal, we give them a pouch at the end. They love them, so both Sam and Anna just gobble them up. The pouches work great as a snack on the go or in the car too. I've gotten all my pouches at Target. Gerber has some too, but they are just as much (if not more) than the organics, so I stick to those.
We've also been putting more effort into getting Anna to eat meat. If that means we have a red sauce (like with spaghetti or ravioli) multiple times a week, so be it!
Anna's iron levels are also going up, so the iron drops are working. She will be on them for 2 more months, and then we'll get her iron levels rechecked at the 2 year appointment to see how she's doing.
Project Fatten 'Em Up must be working! I am happy to say too, that we have not resorted to pedisure or Carnation Instant Breakfast to get their weight up, as was thrown out there as ideas. While we do include more fattening things in their diet, I'm not one to slather syrup or butter on everything. They have been eating a lot of the organic food pouches in the last month to add some (healthy) calories. I look for the ones that have 100 or more calories, and if they eat a small amount at a meal, we give them a pouch at the end. They love them, so both Sam and Anna just gobble them up. The pouches work great as a snack on the go or in the car too. I've gotten all my pouches at Target. Gerber has some too, but they are just as much (if not more) than the organics, so I stick to those.
We eat Happy Tot
Plum Organics
and Ella's Kitchen.
We've also been putting more effort into getting Anna to eat meat. If that means we have a red sauce (like with spaghetti or ravioli) multiple times a week, so be it!
Anna's iron levels are also going up, so the iron drops are working. She will be on them for 2 more months, and then we'll get her iron levels rechecked at the 2 year appointment to see how she's doing.
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