9 month checkup today

Benjamin went to the dr today for his 9 month checkup.  He weighs 20.2 lbs, not as much as I would have thought.  He is in the 50th percentile all around, height, weight, head.  Dr proclaimed him to be “growing beautifully.”  He goes back at 12 months unless he gets sick in between.  Later i [...]

July summary

Benjamin was busy in July… he learned to roll over from his back to his belly… he started grabbing at the toys on his exersaucer… and he found his thumb. He’s been sucking on his hand and fingers for a while, but now after a bit of work can get his thumb in there. We [...]

Benjamin has a stomach virus :(

On Saturday Benjamin was somewhat lethargic towards the end of the day. He seemed :”out of it” but was not sleeping, did not respond a whole lot. Sunday he woke up at 6 am and there was barely any urine in his diaper which is weird, it is usually soaking wet. He was awake until [...]

Benjamin has acid reflux :(

For the last week or so Benjamin has been very whiny, which he wasn’t before, and he would cough a lot, gag, and act like he was chewing his cud (haha) so we took him to the pediatrician. He has acid reflux and takes Zantac twice a day now. He weighed 14.2 lbs. Other than [...]

12 weeks – almost 3 months old already!

I cannot believe how fast the last three months have gone. I haven’t been at the computer much lately and so haven’t written but here’s what Benjamin is up to these days. He likes to play with his “Mr. Sunshine’ toy and bat at the toys, which makes it play music and talk. He LOVES [...]

2 month checkup on June 2

Oops!  I had this in draft and never published it – he went on June 2. We went to the pediatrician today for Ben’s 2 month checkup.  He’s perfectly healthy and now weighs 12 lbs 3 oz. So he’s gained 4 lbs since he was 8 lbs 0 oz when he was 3 days old [...]

1 month checkup

We went to the pediatrician today for Ben’s 1 month visit even though he’s 5 weeks – we were in New Jersey when he turned a month old. He weighed 10 lbs 6 oz and was 21.5″ long. Tomorrow he has to get an ultrasound for his abdomen because he spits up A LOT and [...]

Welcome Benjamin!!!

Finally, after five hospital visits for labor, including three times where the labor had to be stopped medically, and being on bedrest since February, Benjamin Walter Gerding made his debut on April 1, 2008 at 9:35 pm. He was induced 2.5 weeks early because ultrasound showed that he was very large – estimated to be [...]