Unfortunately, Austen had her first major throw-up incident today after Mommy fed her a large quantity of formula followed by milk (about 5 ounces total). [Previously, she’s only spit up tiny amounts of liquid.] Perhaps mixing both milk and formula during a single feeding was the problem. In the past few weeks, Austen has begun to get about 3-4 bottles of formula per day, mostly at night and in the early morning. She seems to like the milk-based formula and hasn’t had digestion problems, only more frequent dirty diapers. During today’s full-scale vomiting incident, Austen barely seemed to notice what had happened and didn’t seem bothered by it; she immediately returned to smiling and playing.
Before Austen was born, Mommy and Daddy decided to try breastfeeding for 6 months. But now they’ve decided to continue to give Austen milk each day to protect her from viral infections. Over the next six months, they want to reduce the burden on Mommy by gradually moving Austen to solid foods and formula. Austen is still having napping problems. She starts to rub her eyes and whine and flail about, grabbing for anything in reach, instead of letting herself drift off to sleep. This happens despite the fact she’s clearly exhausted. Rocking and swinging and riding in the car seem to help. A very cute thing about Austen is her reaction to new toys. She completely stops moving, furrows her brow and studies the new object, reaching for it and then almost immediately shoving it into her mouth for some serious chewing. Play and smiles follow.