One Month Old!

Eli is one month old today!  How the time has flown.  As far as we can tell his collar bone is fully healed.  He is moving both arms really well, though his left is a bit weaker, and he's now turning his head towards his left shoulder too, so that's really good.  He's been doing some tummy time and is already very strong.  He started getting eczema on his face and scalp but it's slowly going away.  I've been off all the BIG 8 allergens for 2 weeks now (dairy and egg for almost 3 weeks) and we're fairly confident that his poops are normal.  No more mucous, no green, and no diarrhea.  So there's progress.  I'm going to start reintroducing foods this week (waiting 4-5 days between just to be sure).  I'm pretty sure if it's anything it's dairy and/or egg.  If it's dairy, then soy may be an irritant too.  We'll just have to wait and see. I'm going to reintroduce dairy near the end. We also started Eli on probiotics to help heal his gut.  All signs point to a positive outcome.  He's still fussy and cries when he needs to poop, but he's not inconsolable, gripe water helps now, and he doesn't cry for very long.  

Length: 22 inches

Weight: 11lb 11oz

Hair Colour: Red

Eye Colour: Blue

Eating and sleeping habits: Went from eating every hour to eating ever 2 hours.  Longest stretch of sleep 3.5 hours (usually 2.5-3 hour stretches at night).  

New skills: holding his head up a lot, grasps hands or fingers of others and pulls to his face, rolls onto his side from his back or tummy.

Favourite things: bath time, staring at Avery, and musical mobile.

He's a great little baby.  We love him to bits.  Avery can't wait until he's big enough to play with.