Poor Baby

Layla had another doctor's appointment today where she had 4 vaccinations--3 of which were shots. They looked so painful--I probably would have cried:-)--but she did great! She screamed for a couple of seconds when they were in her leg and that was it! Now she has cute little bandages on her little thighs. After the doctor was done checking her today and before she got her shots, I put her in her car seat, grabbed the diaper bag, and was about to follow him out the door to go home when he kindly reminded me that she hadn't gotten her shots yet. I think it must have been the lack of sleep:-).

It's hard to believe that she was 6 weeks already on Wednesday! Today she weighed 5 lbs 13 oz and was 19.25" tall. That means she's gained over 2 lbs since birth! I could gain that in a day, but for her that is really good weight gain--an oz per day. The nurses commented on how her weight is going straight to her cheeks--they are quite squeezable:-).

I've been avoiding dairy which earlier this week seemed to be making her feel better, but then we were told to start adding the milk fortifier to my milk again and she seemed to be fussy again. We are now going to stop the milk fortifier and the doctor will hopefully find another way for her to get the added nutrients she needs for being a preemie. I guess about 30% of babies that are allergic to cow's protein are also allergic to soy milk, so hopefully that's not what's making her fussy too (I started drinking soy milk this week). I'm going to stop drinking soy for a bit and take her off the milk fortifier packs and hopefully she starts feeling better!!