We went to see the doctor today for Ryan's 4 month check up, even though he's 5 months old. We got all of the insurance issues cleared up. We finally have the official weigh in:
17 pounds
27 inches
We saw the physician assistant Sara, which I actually prefer because I think the doctor is into weird natural remedies. We went over:
1. Excessive spit up. She says that we are feeding him too much too frequently. Which can't be true because he's not overweight...if anything I would say he needs to gain a few pounds. And I know that just because he's not overweight doesn't mean that I'm not feeding him too much, I feed him until he's not hungry. She said that 6 ounces is way too much. My response to that was "he usually takes 2 /6 ounce bottles at a time. He's a pig!"
We went over the new foods he is eating and which ones he likes and dislikes. She was really excited to hear he likes squash...I guess shes a fan. I have been trying to incorporate solids slowly. She suggested we pick up the pace, because he is at the age when solids should be a part of his diet.
I will take her advice, I don't want to be one of those moms that has a kid then thinks that they know it all ('cause you don't). She is the doctor.
2.Rash-y Skin. I told her that Ryan breaks out in wicked rashes. He has thick scaly skin on his face around his mouth and on his cheeks. And he get welts on his tummy after food touches it, and he has thick patches on his elbows. She said that he has eczema. Which may pass with age, but is usually caused by either a food allergy or when the parents have asthma or allergies. Shane has both. She suggest that we use fragrance free soaps and keep it moisturized. Also, use a humidifier. Which we already do. We have been using eczema soap in his bath and we picked up a super moisturizing face bar. We call it his face deodorant...cause it looks like deodorant! Ha!
3.Poo. We talked about his poo. It's been weird and stinky, more than usual. She said that is completely normal with his new diet. I agreed.
We are going to start looking for a new doctor for Ryan. i think that most of the ladies down there a really great, but there are a few that I could live without. I want to start seeing an actual pediatrician. Mainly because babies is all they do all day. If I hear "Well, lets just watch it and see what happens" one more time, after paying a copay, I'm gonna lose it. I would NEVER wish my child any harm, or to be sick, but if he is legitimately sick the doctor needs to do something about it. Not tell me to watch it and send me on my way.
After it was all said and done, Sara did ask me if Ryan was my only child. I immediately thought to myself "Is she calling me fat?" I told her that he was our first, and then she complimented me on what a great job I was doing. She said I was very in tune with what was going on and seemed to have "first time parent" down. It felt good to hear that. Especially when everything else in my life is in shambles, we still got a handle on the stuff that actually means something.