No news is good news!
I called the lab today for the results of the blood/poop test. And they were negative! No follow-up is needed.
Phew. I really have to remember how blessed I am to have a healthy child.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Four Month Baby Wellness
I don't plan on keeping the Two-a-Day postings... but there's been a lot going on around here. This one will be quick and pictureless.
Andrew had his 4 Month Baby Wellness today. He is in his 18th week.
He weighs 15 1/2 lbs. (Putting him in the 75th percentile.)
He is 27" long. (90th percentile. He's tall!!)
His head is 16 1/2" circumference. (25th percentile.)
I asked about the red blood drops in his stool, three times I noticed them since July 1st. The Dr. wasn't concerned, but I have to take samples to send to the lab for Occult Blood testing. And then wait for the Lab not to call since no news is good news. More testing will have to be done if they do call.
I also asked about starting solid foods. The Dr. said to wait until 5 months. Then we added that we gave him rice cereal last night. The Dr. just told us to make sure it was thin and runny. So, we're gonna hold off for a while. More time to research!
***EDITED TO UPDATE: We took the Biohazard (read: poop) samples to the Lab today (7/29). I'll be updating when we DON'T hear anything back and no further testing is needed. Standby.***
Andrew had his 4 Month Baby Wellness today. He is in his 18th week.
He weighs 15 1/2 lbs. (Putting him in the 75th percentile.)
He is 27" long. (90th percentile. He's tall!!)
His head is 16 1/2" circumference. (25th percentile.)
I asked about the red blood drops in his stool, three times I noticed them since July 1st. The Dr. wasn't concerned, but I have to take samples to send to the lab for Occult Blood testing. And then wait for the Lab not to call since no news is good news. More testing will have to be done if they do call.
I also asked about starting solid foods. The Dr. said to wait until 5 months. Then we added that we gave him rice cereal last night. The Dr. just told us to make sure it was thin and runny. So, we're gonna hold off for a while. More time to research!
***EDITED TO UPDATE: We took the Biohazard (read: poop) samples to the Lab today (7/29). I'll be updating when we DON'T hear anything back and no further testing is needed. Standby.***
Solid Food Diary, Entry 1
The next "big" thing for Andrew is eating Solid Foods.
I'm going to be tracking what he eats, in order, and hopefully capturing some funny faces for likes and dislikes. And sharing it with all 5 people that read this (including you, Dee).
Last night he ate- I use the term loosely- Rice Cereal.
We decided it was time to try. We've been using our dining nook table to eat family meals together. I pull Andrew's high-chair up to the table, and he watches us eat. (Clue #1 he's ready to start.) Sometimes I would catch him following the fork to one of our mouths. (Clue #2) I'd sometimes hear him smacking his own mouth, and making chewing motions. (Clue #3)
Other indicators that he's ready to eat 'solids' include being able to sit supported (check) and being at least 3 months (check).
It went VERY well. He was interested in the dish and its contents, he opened his mouth for the spoon... okay, so he opens his mouth for just about anything... but he started mouth movements (I can't really call them chewing) and he got 80% of it down. The other 20%, of course, was shared between his face and bib. But that's to be expected, the boy has never eaten from a spoon before! Needless to say, we're very proud.
He didn't spit up, or have a rumbly tummy. So, I deem it a success!
Before
Getting ready for the food!
Bowl? Spoon?
Mouth, meet spoon.
I don't have man hands, James was feeding Andrew up until this point!
I'm kind of disappointed that I didn't get an After shot. Oh well. Next time.
I'm going to be tracking what he eats, in order, and hopefully capturing some funny faces for likes and dislikes. And sharing it with all 5 people that read this (including you, Dee).
Last night he ate- I use the term loosely- Rice Cereal.
We decided it was time to try. We've been using our dining nook table to eat family meals together. I pull Andrew's high-chair up to the table, and he watches us eat. (Clue #1 he's ready to start.) Sometimes I would catch him following the fork to one of our mouths. (Clue #2) I'd sometimes hear him smacking his own mouth, and making chewing motions. (Clue #3)
Other indicators that he's ready to eat 'solids' include being able to sit supported (check) and being at least 3 months (check).
It went VERY well. He was interested in the dish and its contents, he opened his mouth for the spoon... okay, so he opens his mouth for just about anything... but he started mouth movements (I can't really call them chewing) and he got 80% of it down. The other 20%, of course, was shared between his face and bib. But that's to be expected, the boy has never eaten from a spoon before! Needless to say, we're very proud.
He didn't spit up, or have a rumbly tummy. So, I deem it a success!
Before
Getting ready for the food!
Bowl? Spoon?
Mouth, meet spoon.
I don't have man hands, James was feeding Andrew up until this point!
I'm kind of disappointed that I didn't get an After shot. Oh well. Next time.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
The Man in the Yellow Hat
"This is a nice hat."
"Wait! I'm not done with that!"
"It tastes as good as it looks!"
"Seriously, I'm not done with that hat!"
"Very nice hat."
Road Trippin'
This past week Team Holt went on a little Road Trip. By little I mean, 14 hours- one way.
We visited Winfield WV (home of James), Morgantown WV (home of WVU), and Arlington VA (home of Joanne). We had a lot of showing off to do because Andrew had not yet met a lot of important folks! This list includes but is not limited to: his namesakes- Andy and Josh, Daisy, his cousin Addison, his 'other' cousin Zeus, his Grandfather Mike, and his Uncle Jimmy and Jen.
It was a lot of time on the road, and we all were exhausted... but it was a really nice time at all the places we visited. It was definately worth it.
Here are some photo highlights:
Grandma Ruth
At a Scenic Overlook... somewhere in Maryland.
Gramma Rosie
Papaw John
Grandpa Mike
Great Aunt Jo
Jen, Andrew, and Uncle Jimmy
Great Granny
He IS the size of a horse.
Zeus and Andrew
Good times.
We visited Winfield WV (home of James), Morgantown WV (home of WVU), and Arlington VA (home of Joanne). We had a lot of showing off to do because Andrew had not yet met a lot of important folks! This list includes but is not limited to: his namesakes- Andy and Josh, Daisy, his cousin Addison, his 'other' cousin Zeus, his Grandfather Mike, and his Uncle Jimmy and Jen.
It was a lot of time on the road, and we all were exhausted... but it was a really nice time at all the places we visited. It was definately worth it.
Here are some photo highlights:
Grandma Ruth
At a Scenic Overlook... somewhere in Maryland.
Gramma Rosie
Papaw John
Grandpa Mike
Great Aunt Jo
Jen, Andrew, and Uncle Jimmy
Great Granny
He IS the size of a horse.
Zeus and Andrew
Good times.
Saturday, July 12, 2008
SANCTUARY!
Hey Moms (and Mom-to-bes, and okay maybe Dads)! Wanna scare yourself silly? Do an internet search for: parabens, "BPA," sunscreen, or phthalates.
You'll find statements such as:
"Parabens are widely used synthetic preservatives found in the most of the nearly 25,000 cosmetics and personal care products in Skin Deep. Parabens can disrupt the hormone (endocrine) system, and were found in the breast cancer tumors of 19 of 20 women studied. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) tested urine from 100 adults and found parabens in nearly all."
- Source
SUPER! Let's rub this all over my baby! (Obvious sarcasm.)
Today the Holts wanted to venture out into the harmful sun to watch the Blue Angel airshow at Pensacola Beach.
We stopped at CVS to find a sunscreen for Andrew. I know, I know... babies under 6 months of age shouldn't wear sunscreen. I figured that a lack of sunscreen (and risk of a sunburn) was more harmful than a small amount on his arms and legs. There's no shade at the beach, and we were going to have to walk to set up camp on the beach. ("Camp" includes a tent, so there was shade for Andrew.)
I find "Baby Lizard." It's from the Blue Lizard company, and it says it's Chemical Free and Fragrance Free. It's #1 on the Environmental Working Group's Top 10.
Well... Baby Lizard is one of the few companies that lists all ingredients. Which includes methylparaben (and 2 others). PARABEN!?? EEEK! We've been trying to avoid these! But it's supposed to be CHEMICAL FREE!
I applied it once to Andrew's arms and legs for the walk across the parking lot/beach. The packaging on the sunscreen says to "Reapply to dry skin as needed or after towel drying, swimming, or sweating." The walk across the hot parking lot is enough to 'sweat' it off, and I don't reapply it once inside the tent. In fact, I wipe the sweat off of him- which is pretty much equivalent to 'toweling off.'
Andrew is in the tent the entire time, and has a Little Swimmers UV Sensor stuck to his arm and leg. The UV sensor never reaches the harmful level. But Andrew gets hot... and then fussy, and then wants to nap. It's about 11:00 am and the Blue Angels aren't scheduled until 2pm. We pack up and leave our awesome parking spot. Andrew falls asleep in Grandma Ruth's arms on the way back to the car. He either falls asleep or passes out from the heat. (Kidding only.) I'm pretty sure he was asleep because he woke back up to be put into his car seat.
Where was I going with this? The sun has fried my brain, or maybe it's the toxic ingredients of EVERYTHING I eat, breathe, and rub on myself. Oh right, that reminds me...
I was better off when I didn't read the internet, watch the news, hear on NPR how to supposedly keep my child safe from toxins, plasticizers, pesticides, child molesters, flash floods, killer bees, packs of wild dogs, runaway train cars, mine shafts, etc.
You'll find statements such as:
"Parabens are widely used synthetic preservatives found in the most of the nearly 25,000 cosmetics and personal care products in Skin Deep. Parabens can disrupt the hormone (endocrine) system, and were found in the breast cancer tumors of 19 of 20 women studied. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) tested urine from 100 adults and found parabens in nearly all."
- Source
SUPER! Let's rub this all over my baby! (Obvious sarcasm.)
Today the Holts wanted to venture out into the harmful sun to watch the Blue Angel airshow at Pensacola Beach.
We stopped at CVS to find a sunscreen for Andrew. I know, I know... babies under 6 months of age shouldn't wear sunscreen. I figured that a lack of sunscreen (and risk of a sunburn) was more harmful than a small amount on his arms and legs. There's no shade at the beach, and we were going to have to walk to set up camp on the beach. ("Camp" includes a tent, so there was shade for Andrew.)
I find "Baby Lizard." It's from the Blue Lizard company, and it says it's Chemical Free and Fragrance Free. It's #1 on the Environmental Working Group's Top 10.
Well... Baby Lizard is one of the few companies that lists all ingredients. Which includes methylparaben (and 2 others). PARABEN!?? EEEK! We've been trying to avoid these! But it's supposed to be CHEMICAL FREE!
I applied it once to Andrew's arms and legs for the walk across the parking lot/beach. The packaging on the sunscreen says to "Reapply to dry skin as needed or after towel drying, swimming, or sweating." The walk across the hot parking lot is enough to 'sweat' it off, and I don't reapply it once inside the tent. In fact, I wipe the sweat off of him- which is pretty much equivalent to 'toweling off.'
Andrew is in the tent the entire time, and has a Little Swimmers UV Sensor stuck to his arm and leg. The UV sensor never reaches the harmful level. But Andrew gets hot... and then fussy, and then wants to nap. It's about 11:00 am and the Blue Angels aren't scheduled until 2pm. We pack up and leave our awesome parking spot. Andrew falls asleep in Grandma Ruth's arms on the way back to the car. He either falls asleep or passes out from the heat. (Kidding only.) I'm pretty sure he was asleep because he woke back up to be put into his car seat.
Where was I going with this? The sun has fried my brain, or maybe it's the toxic ingredients of EVERYTHING I eat, breathe, and rub on myself. Oh right, that reminds me...
I was better off when I didn't read the internet, watch the news, hear on NPR how to supposedly keep my child safe from toxins, plasticizers, pesticides, child molesters, flash floods, killer bees, packs of wild dogs, runaway train cars, mine shafts, etc.
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
Andrew's Favorite Basketball Player
For those of you who have seen Andrew in person, you know about his 'unique' hair style. I would insert a picture, but since it's so 'unique' I normally don't photograph it.
(He's currently napping, and I don't want to wake him. This one will have to do for now.)
Let me describe it. He's basically bald with a small patch of hair right above his neck. Some refer to it as a mullet. But there's no business in the front- it's all party. Some refer to it as a rat-tail. There's really not much of a 'tail' though. Either way, it always gets commented on.
How does this have anything to do with basketball?
Drew Gooden #90 for the Cavaliers should be the obvious answer:
Andrew's hair is all natural. I mean, we didn't cut/style it that way. It's a style straight from Above. We just say he's got West Virgina roots, so the mullet is bred into him.
However, Mr. Gooden is a grown man and purposefully did this to his own head. Which just makes me wonder.
I also think it's a little peculiar that they share the same name- DREW Gooden. AnDREW Holt. Maybe we should call him Drew? Maybe get him a basketball hoop? Get him a #90 jersey and a headband?
(He's currently napping, and I don't want to wake him. This one will have to do for now.)
Let me describe it. He's basically bald with a small patch of hair right above his neck. Some refer to it as a mullet. But there's no business in the front- it's all party. Some refer to it as a rat-tail. There's really not much of a 'tail' though. Either way, it always gets commented on.
How does this have anything to do with basketball?
Drew Gooden #90 for the Cavaliers should be the obvious answer:
Andrew's hair is all natural. I mean, we didn't cut/style it that way. It's a style straight from Above. We just say he's got West Virgina roots, so the mullet is bred into him.
However, Mr. Gooden is a grown man and purposefully did this to his own head. Which just makes me wonder.
I also think it's a little peculiar that they share the same name- DREW Gooden. AnDREW Holt. Maybe we should call him Drew? Maybe get him a basketball hoop? Get him a #90 jersey and a headband?
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