Today is Cole's 2 month birthday! If we thought he was a big boy last month, he is an even bigger butterball now! Jeff & I went to his appointment this morning and were both anxious to see how much he had gained since last month. He is quite the eater but his doctor said that since his height & weight were proportional, she was not worried about it. He still has a tiny head- 25%, length is 24.5in- 93% and weight is 14.6 lbs- 95%! Overall, he is a great baby and only cries when he is hungry or tired. He still does not sleep much during the day; he cat naps and sometimes has a 1-2 hour nap. He has started having 4-5 hour stretches of sleep during the night which is really nice! He is so happy in the morning time and loves to be talked to. He lights up when he sees any of us, especially Cameron, and that makes her so excited!
Also at his appointment, his doctor noticed that although Cole is quite active, his breathing is more rapid than it should be. She said he could possibly be aspirated, which basically means that when he drinks a bottle, the formula is getting into his lungs. Babies outgrow this but he could be more susceptible to getting pneumonia, which would be terrible at his age. She ordered us to go straight to an imaging center and have a chest x-ray done to see if there was anything alarming. I received a call tonight that the x-ray came back just fine, so that was a relief! In addition to the x-ray, we are having a feeding study done Thursday morning. The doctor will put a dye in his formula which will allow them to track exactly where it goes and see if it is getting in his lungs. Other than thickening up his formula with rice cereal, there is not much that we can do until he grows out of this. We hope it happens soon!
2 months old!
