1 Month Check up!

It was back to the doctor today for the one month check up! Madison was happy to be naked and hang around in the patient room while the nurse measured her head, height and weight. She is now 22 inches long and weighs a healthy 11 pounds 13 ounces! The doctor said that babies love to maintain their weight, so keep doing what we're doing as far as feeding is concerned.

The doctor also thought we were crazy for buying the liquid form of formula that costs between $5-$6 a jug (which holds about 5-6 feedings in it). We were also feeding her a soy based formula because one of the nurses in the hospital recommended it. Now, the doctor wants us to do a milk based powder, and she doesn't care which brand. The only 'extra step' is that she would like for us to boil the water ahead of time for a while because of her 'thrush'. So, I've begun to set up a 'new' formula and feeding station, but have yet to officially try the formula. There never seems to be the perfect time of day to try something new, just in case it's a disaster! It's so much more comfortable to maintain the regular (even if it's painful in some way) routine.

This morning was NOT the right time to begin the new formula routine, because she projectile- spit- up at the 4am and 8am feeding. Now when I say projectile, I mean that is shoots all over me, my pajamas, the pillow, the couch, the floor, her clothes, her legs, her feet, and even brady if he is in shooting range. It's the most unbelievable thing I've ever seen! It's better than most drunken, sloppy, bar pukes that I've seen! She doesn't seem to mind though, or notice that she's doing it--- but it scares the hell out of me--- it comes very unsuspecting (no grumpy face or warning). I called the doctor after the second time (because I'm a first time mom and don't know any different) to see if this should worry me. She told me to make sure I'm burping her enough (like halfway through the bottle--- and we do it every 1/4inch through the bottle because she's a gulper!) and she said to watch for 'sick baby' symptoms--- and be sure that we take her temperature. And she insistst that we use an anal thermometer to get a 'butt temperature', she said not to bother with the armpits or ears when she's this little.

Rest assured, we will have it all on videotape... for future blackmail... I can picture it now... home movie night at the Brocks... we're all sitting around eating popcorn... showing Madison's new boyfriend how cute she was as a baby... and then comes the anal thermometer... nice and lubbed (per doctor's orders)... and straight into the butt hole... she'll be so proud!