Updates!

Well today was Andrew's six month check-up.

He is in the 90th percentile for head circumference, around 60th for weight, and off the charts for height lol...

Andrew is now just over 18lbs and is 29" long!! He is growing SO FAST.

At this doctor's appointment we got to chat a lot with the doc-- I wasn't sure about him in our pre-baby interview but now I am so glad I went with Jesse's gut because Dr. Shah is fabulous! He is so great with Andrew, very patient and understanding and SO helpful! We got tips on travelling-- the standard bottle or paci during take-off and landing and the benadryl (yes we will test it out beforehand if we decide to go that route).

Not sure if anyone has noticed his slight face rash but it's relentless. It started around 3 or 4 months and gets SO bad sometimes. We began rubbing Aquaphor Eucerin into his cheeks and forehead every night and morning but it still never really goes away, just doesn't get AS bad. So Shah is switching us to soy-based formula. He thinks it may be a reaction to the formula (He started on formula around 3 months). So we will start trying this out today and fingers crossed it takes care of the issue!

Lastly, we have had SUCH a time trying to get Andrew circumcised. At the hospital it got lost in translation so we lost the chance to have my OB do it, then during our stay a nurse said she didn't think our insurance covered it (which we later found out it did), so we lost that chance. We have contacted SO many places and now Andrew's insurance will no longer cover it. So our plan was to use our Care Credit card, but we've been so busy with working, blogging, plans, and baby that we haven't yet looked around for who does it.

Well, turns out Andrew has something called Phimosis, which is a medical condition which allows us to get Andrew circumcised under his current insurance. It's nothing too serious, and in the end it all works out.

We're starting to get things together for our trip to MN next month, it's coming up so fast!!! Thankfully Jesse's parents have a Pack n' Play for us to use while up north which helps SO much. Now it's just a matter of getting the rest of the baby crap into our checked bag haha!

Okay and for real, lastly.... today we introduced Andrew to the Soy formula, sippy cup, and organic rice cereal!! He did great! It took a few bites but then he loved it and it seemed to go down well too. So excited for this new chapter! :)

Leaving you with many rice-cereal-eating photos! TTFN! <3

First bite!