Growing like weeds!

Kallie had her 2 year appointment and Whitney had her 6 month appointment last Friday.

Kallie was such a good little trooper! At her 18 month appointment, she screamed the entire time and tried to get away from the Dr. Today, she was so good! I think it helped that she got an "Animal Hospital" toy last week for her birthday, so she was familiar with the stethoscope and "flashlights" for her ears and eyes. It also helped that the Dr. was able to check out Whitney first and Kallie got to see what was going on. She also had to get one shot and didn't even cry! I was absolutely amazed! She sucked in a quick breath when the needle went in, but that was it! She's in the 50-60th percentile on both height and weight, so she's right on.

Whitney on the other hand has lost almost a full pound in the last 2 months, which meant dropping from the 50th to the 3rd percentile. So, I have to start supplementing her with formula. I realize that it's not a big deal for her to be on formula, but it's hard for me because I feel SO strongly about breast feeding. I'm really trying to be grateful that we have formula available because she obviously needs more calories. My mother's instinct is that she has a high metabolism and my milk just isn't fatty enough to keep up with it. The good thing is that I don't have to stop breastfeeding at all--so I'm also grateful for that. Oh--and she also dropped just slightly in her head and weight percentiles. (Not nearly like the weight drop, though!)

Starting formula was a little rocky. Beginning Friday night, I gave her some Similac formula that the Dr. gave me to try out. First of all, it smelled disgusting! Second of all, Saturday, Whitney started throwing up HUGE amounts. I don't know how her little stomach could hold everything that came out of her! After talking to some of my friends, I decided that it was the formula and not the shots that were causing the upset. So, we ran to the store last night and picked up some Wal-Mart brand Enfamil-like formula. I'm loving it so far! Whitney hasn't thrown up yet and it doesn't stink like the other stuff. So, good on both accounts!

Now that Whitney knows the difference between hungry and full, she's hungry all the time. The Dr. said this would happen, but I didn't realize how ravenous she actually was. While it's an adjustment for me, I'm just really glad that I know how to make my baby happier and healthier!