Saturday, May 15, 2010
Milk Strike
We've had a whirlwind of a week with this boy named Micah! He was doing so great on his four hour eating schedule and then BAM, a week ago Friday he stops drinking milk. I'd been slowly introducing formula into his diet since he was six months old. He's a small guy (16 pounds, 5 ounces at 8 months), so I thought the formula might help him gain weight. Well, he'd been on it almost exclusively for about a week when he stopped taking it. I almost lost my mind. We went to the doctor twice, including a trip to the night clinic. I've tried nearly everything short of starving him (he takes baby food just fine) when finally my mom suggested that maybe he no longer likes the taste of soy. He was on soy because it was easier for him to digest, but when I switched to the milk based formula, he started taking it again. He's still not eating like before, but I'm managing to get around 14 ounces a day into him.
So, now I think he's going to need more frequent, smaller meals. He seems to do better if he gets solids and then a couple hours later, milk. He basically said, "screw you" to the lovely little schedule I had him on :-) But I hear that's "normal" for his age...whatever normal is.
Oh, and by the way, I always thought that bottle feeding would be easier than breastfeeding. The only thing easier about it is that I don't feel self conscious doing it in public. Other than that, breastfeeding is soooo much easier - always the right temperature, always readily available, no tools (bottles, liners, etc.) required, no wasting, and I don't fret so much about how much he's getting because I don't know. He just eats until he's full. I truly regret giving it up so soon.
UPDATE: Milk strike finally ended this week. We tried him on Similac, and he LOVES it. Of course, it's the most expensive formula on the market, so he would love it. Here's the schedule that seems to work best now. I'm posting this so that if our second child goes on a milk strike around 8 months, I'll be more prepared. These times are all "ish":
6:30 am - 4 oz. bottle + breakfast
8:30/9 am - nap #1
11 am - 4 oz. bottle + lunch
2 pm - 4 oz. bottle
2:30 pm - nap #2
4:30 pm - snack (yogurt?)
6:30 pm - dinner
7 pm - 4 oz. bottle and bed
Monday, May 10, 2010
8 on 8 (or some variation thereof)
I found this cute little do-dad on another blog and thought it would be fun to play along. I tag you all!
2. Bonefish
3. Bojangles
4. Chick-fil-A
5. K&W Cafeteria
6. Any Japanese steakhouse
7. Any Mexican restaurant
8. My mom's kitchen
8 Things I Look Forward To
1. Taking Micah to the zoo and Disney
2. Having a second child
3. When my family stops giving me childrearing advice (one can hope...lol)
4. Beach trip in June with the Dickens
5. Micah's next year, and the year after, and the year after...
6. Retiring with Jamie, buying an RV and traveling around the US
7. Rafting down the Colorado River at the Grand Canyon
8. When Micah meets Jesus
6 Things I am Passionate about...because I can only think of 6
1. My marriage
2. Being a good mom...also the thing I'm most insecure about
3. Taking care of my home
4. Just saying no to clutter
5. Protecting Micah
6. My faith
4. He's actually a boy...
5. Gotta go, Micah's crying
6. Hey (also Micah's first word)
7. It's night night time!
8 TV Shows I Like to Watch
1. House
2. American Idol
3. The Office
4. 19 Kids and Counting
5. Say Yes to the Dress
6. The Cake Boss
7. Hoarding...Buried Alive
8. What Not to Wear
1. House
2. American Idol
3. The Office
4. 19 Kids and Counting
5. Say Yes to the Dress
6. The Cake Boss
7. Hoarding...Buried Alive
8. What Not to Wear
8 Favorite Places to Eat and Drink
1. California Pizza Kitchen2. Bonefish
3. Bojangles
4. Chick-fil-A
5. K&W Cafeteria
6. Any Japanese steakhouse
7. Any Mexican restaurant
8. My mom's kitchen
2. Having a second child
3. When my family stops giving me childrearing advice (one can hope...lol)
4. Beach trip in June with the Dickens
5. Micah's next year, and the year after, and the year after...
6. Retiring with Jamie, buying an RV and traveling around the US
7. Rafting down the Colorado River at the Grand Canyon
8. When Micah meets Jesus
6 Things that Happened to me Yesterday (I have a bad memory)
1. Celebrated my first Mother's Day
2. Micah said dadadadadadada (ok, maybe that was today)
3. Ate lunch at California Pizza Kitchen
4. Let Micah sleep in our bed part of the night...in our hotel...he was sick
5. Got my first Mother's Day gift, a ceramic plate from The Accidental Artist with Micah's footprints
6. Cried only once
1. Celebrated my first Mother's Day
2. Micah said dadadadadadada (ok, maybe that was today)
3. Ate lunch at California Pizza Kitchen
4. Let Micah sleep in our bed part of the night...in our hotel...he was sick
5. Got my first Mother's Day gift, a ceramic plate from The Accidental Artist with Micah's footprints
6. Cried only once
1. My marriage
2. Being a good mom...also the thing I'm most insecure about
3. Taking care of my home
4. Just saying no to clutter
5. Protecting Micah
6. My faith
7 Words or Phrases I Use Often
1. Mr. Llama! (to Micah)
1. Mr. Llama! (to Micah)
2. I love you!
3. Mind your own business, please (to my family mostly)4. He's actually a boy...
5. Gotta go, Micah's crying
6. Hey (also Micah's first word)
7. It's night night time!
3 Things I Have Learned From the Past (there's more, but a certain someone doesn't give me much time to get philosophical)
1. God is the Great Redeemer!
2. Sometimes I just need to relax
3. God is pleased to give me the desires of my heart when my heart is focused on Him
1. God is the Great Redeemer!
2. Sometimes I just need to relax
3. God is pleased to give me the desires of my heart when my heart is focused on Him
3 Places I Would Like to Visit/See
1. The Grand Canyon
2. Hwy 1 in California (again)
3. Martha's Vineyard
1. The Grand Canyon
2. Hwy 1 in California (again)
3. Martha's Vineyard
4 Things I Currently Want/Need...
1. A housekeeper
2. A chef
3. Someone to iron my laundry
4. For my child to drink milk again...yes, he's on a milk strike
1. A housekeeper
2. A chef
3. Someone to iron my laundry
4. For my child to drink milk again...yes, he's on a milk strike
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