She Will Amaze You

Little lady has been gaining weight rather quickly since coming home from the hospital. I can't recall if I posted, but she lost a fair bit while she was there, dropping back down to 12lbs15oz. As of Friday, she weighed 13lbs12oz!!

A doctor at the hospital made some comment that Ellie looked like she was wasting away (thanks, a lot, that was nice), and I started worrying about under feeding her, despite following what the dietician recommended. I think that Ellie`s metabolism has sped up, in the wake of sorting out her thyroid problems, so it's entirely possible that we have been underfeeding her. In any case, she's gained almost a pound in a week. That's FAST. Half a pound more, and we have to go back to maintenance calories, because she will be back in the perfect range weight-for-length.

We've stopped giving her formula, having switched to local, organic whole milk. I was worried initially, because she had a few bad experiences with cow's milk. I think the problem was that the fat content was too low. She's taken to whole milk with no problems at all!

Ellie gets a bottle when she wakes up, with her Synthroid pill. She usually goes back to sleep for a couple hours. Then, when Jakob wakes up, we have breakfast. For her, that includes an egg (although this week we've been doing two), a half cup of yogurt, with Boring Porridge. I discovered this stuff at Budget Foods, our local little specialty grocer. It is AMAZING. We all love it, and it's the perfect way to start the day. I've found that after including this in Ellie's breakfast, she doesn't cry when the meal is over.

"Whoa" FACTORS

- very High source of Fibre
- very High source of Vitamin A
- very High source of Iron
- good source of Calcium
- good source of Vitamin C

- whole Grains
- NO Wheat and NO oats
- gluten-Free
- lactose-Free
- vegan

SECRET INGREDIENTS

ingredients: Flax seeds, Sesame seeds, Chia, Goji Berries, Red Dates, Cane Sugar, Sea Salt.

We have a light lunch, for her it usually includes chick peas, veggies and some fruit. She gets another bottle in the afternoon, and has whatever we have for dinner. We give her NutraSea for Kids (Omega-3 Supplement with EPA, DHA, GLA and vitamin D), before bed, around the same time as her GH shot. She loves the supplement, and I feel better knowing she's getting all the good fats she's supposed to get to support healthy brain development. It's so complicated making sure she gains the right amount, but it's worth it to make sure she gets everything she needs.