4 Weeks Old!!

Jack was 4 weeks old on Thursday! Man time flies - it so doesn't seem like it's been 4 weeks! Today we had his 1 Month "Can Be Healthy" appointment with Dr. Mijares! Jack is up to 8lbs and 1oz! And he is now 20 inches long! Dr. Mijares printed off all his growth charts for us, he is a little small all around, but within the normal range - so that's good!

We have still been having lots of trouble with GAS and he has been exhibiting signs of COLIC for the past couple weeks! We switched his formula about a week and a half ago to Enfamil Gentlease which is supposed to help with gas and fussiness, but we haven't seen too much of a difference - or a difference at all really. Dr. Mijares said that if Gentlease doesn't work for people she usually recommends trying a formula that is completely broken down so that Jack's little belly doesn't have to work to digest the formula - but it is VERY expensive. For a 12.8oz can of powder - which will last about 5 days - is $22! OUCH! She gave me enough samples that should last about 10 days and said to try it and see if it makes a difference or not before we go out and buy any. She said that we should see a difference within 2 -3 days. We gave him his first bottle tonight at 7pm so here's to hoping it helps - or not hoping it helps so that we don't go formula broke! She said we would only have to have him on it as long as we wanted but recommended until 8 - 12 weeks old. She said we didn't have to switch him if we wanted to try to "wait it out!" We'll see if it works miracles or not and decide from there!

I'm going to try to get some pictures taken over the weekend and I'll post them when I can! I'm just warning everyone he has lost all of the hair on the top of his head - haha! And he looks pretty funny at the moment - I'm just hoping it grows back SOON!

xoxo