But then we already knew that! We went to a check-up with the GI doc yesterday and Oliver weighed in at a whopping 17 lbs, 11 ozs. Geez! From the look (and weight) of him, you would never know that he was a kid with intestinal issues.....but he is doing great. We got the go ahe
ad to work him slowly up from 43 ml/hr of formula to 50ml/hr. That will increase his time off the food pump which is great! We also are going to try out giving him "regular" formula for bottle feeding. The elecare formula which is what he is currently "eating" tastes nasty, believe me, I tried it. It is FOUL! So, this is great that we can use enfamil or similac or something else.....of course we'll be tracking everything like always and see if he responds negatively to it with increased ostomy output. Also, we got the clearance to start trying rice cereal then veggies when he is 6 months (just a couple weeks) so that is huge. I told my mom that when they said that it made my stomach churn because that seems to be such a big step and in a lot of ways, it scares me because his intestines are so sensitive. But, he is getting bigger and older and this is the natural progression. But all in all, he is doing really well health-wise.
Oliver had a playdate with sweet Mackenzie this weekend :) Not sure he grasped the concept yet but he will eventually!
Oliver can sit up when he uses his arms to prop himself up!
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