Hayden's 5 month update and Ryleigh update

Hayden is 5 months old!

He is 16 pounds, 10oz with a onesie and dry diaper on (as of 7/15/13). Didn't do his length.

He is still fed primarily breastmilk and occasionally some alimentum formula when he's really gassy or fussy and is having issues breastfeeding.

He is off of his reflux meds now, and just spits up occasionally. Nothing like before. The OMM is definitely working.

He is working to sit up. He can stay upright for about 10-20 seconds when in the "teepee" position, and when barely supported can stay even longer. He will be sitting up in no time! Now to see which will happen first, getting a tooth (which still hasn't cut through), rolling over either direction (so close on both), or sitting up (RIGHT there). The race is on. He is getting more coordination in his hands. He's grab things he wants, he'll reach for things. He's transfer things from hand to hand. He can grasp his pacifier by the button and pull it out, and put it back in. He lifts his arms up now when he wants to be picked up. He coos, mimicks, and "talks" a bunch! Blowing raspberries are a favorite of his.

From 2013 May June July

And he has the cutest laugh.

From 2013 May June July

He is having latching issues though while breastfeeding and with the bottle. So I took him to a lactation consultant. The lactation consultant said he has a posterior tongue tie and while he's able to compensate sometimes, with the teeth that are getting ready to come in, he's having issues compensating and maintaining suction. A tongue tie is when a piece of skin tethers the tongue to the bottom of the mouth. They can be anterior, and be very obviously holding the tongue down, or they can be posterior, which are less obvious. If you have a heart shaped tongue, cannot stick your tongue out past your teeth - you likely have a tongue tie. It impairs the baby from latching appropriately because they cannot move their tongue like they need to to extract milk when they eat. To see if you have one - open your mouth as far as you can, now without moving your jaw, try to touch the roof of your mouth with your tongue. A non-tongue tied person should be able to do this. We've discovered, Chris and I both have a tongue tie, and it seems Ryleigh might have one too. Some are obvious and you can see a white piece of tissue connecting the tongue to the floor of the mouth, others like Hayden's are less obvious and you have to have a trained practitioner manipulate the tongue to find it. So we have been referred to a dentist who has trained under some of the leading tongue tie revision doctors in the country.

Hayden also has a flat head, that's why we went back to the doctor while he was 5 months old. The doctor wanted to look and see if his head was getting any better. I think it got better for a while, but it's still flat. We've been better about using the lillebaby carrier, holding him and not putting him in the bouncer, etc. He gets a decent amount of tummy time even though he hates it. He still doesn't roll over, but he does roll side to side whenever he's on the floor. And yet his head is still flat. So we were sent to get measurements taken by Cranial Technologies. I need to make that appointment. They'll do measurements and determine if he needs a DOC Band.


Ryleigh started her summer dance classes - a combo class and her company class which is Jazz. I'm so glad to have her back with kids her age and ability. They all get along so well. Ryleigh is still swimming. She's doing well. She just needs to get her kicks stronger, user her arms more, and take a breath and she can move up to the next level. Hasn't clicked yet for her though. She's getting ready for school. Her first day is August 1st!! We ordered and received her uniforms this week. She's so excited they have uniform skorts :)

From 2013 May June July