Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Riley Update

Riley has successfully gone about 2.5 months without getting sick, and it shows!  The pediatrician was pleased with the upward trend on his growth chart.  He was 18 lb 9 oz at his 15 month check up on September 7!

To put it in perspective, Sienna-who is 3-has only had a flu-like sickness ONE time in her life.  It was a really aggressive bug that had her throwing up for a full week during which she ate practically nothing.  That was a really tough week!  Riley, who is 1, has had the flu SIX times so far.  Each time was a 24 hour or less kind of bug, but each time left him without an appetite for a week afterward.

You might think that it would be better to have a bug that didn't last a full day.  Actually, Sienna's week long bug was MUCH easier to handle than Riley's six.  She was sick and without an appetite for a week.  He has been sick and then without and appetite for SIX weeks!  No wonder he's so tiny :(

Here's hoping for another 2.5 months throw up free!  (Although finding a used lollipop in his mouth at Kid to Kid worries me a little)

2 comments:

Unknown said...

I love the new picture at the top of your blog, you guys all look great! And I'm glad Riley is putting on a little more weight, such a cute little guy!

HayleeBird said...

That's great! He and Evan are about the same weight, though Evan might be slightly heavier. He's just a chunk.