Oh poop!!!

Having been exclusively breastfed and bottle fed only breastmilk up until recently, Abigail's poop has been yellowish, and more on the runny side. As a newborn, she pooped what we thought were record breaking 8-12 times a day. (seriously, how does someone so little poop that much?!) Eventually, the number of poopy diapers went down to a few times a day, and then most lately, only a few times a week. Along with occasional tootiness, her poops didn't smell "bad"....but they had a distinct smell. All very typical and healthy. Our doctor said all of that is to be expected, as long as she was eating only breastmilk.

But now that she eats cereal too, even though it's only the 1 time a day, there have been some changes. Funky poopy changes. Who would've thought that introducing a feeding of cereal a day could change her poop that much??? I know it's supposed to be a single grain rice cereal, but what the heck do they put in there? Don't let that 1 tablespoon of simple-looking, almost translucent rice flakes fool you. It turned our innocent, smiley-faced baby into a poop monster!

Her poop's color, consistency and odor have all changed. It's thicker, darker, and smells....funky. Thank goodness she's cute, because even the smell of her toots would make you think you're in some dive bar full of big burly truck drivers who haven't showered in a week!  Haha, Alright, alright...maybe I'm exaggerating a little, but it's no exaggeration to say that her diapers and toots smell. They smell bad enough that I've contemplated a few times about stopping her feedings and keeping her on only breastmilk again. But alas, this is a part of her growing older. And also, as her doctor said, giving her these feedings is not only good for her nutritionally, but it's also good for her developmental growth, as she learns to stop her tongue thrust reflex and move food from the front of her mouth to the back of her mouth.

Anyways, I don't want you to walk away from this post thinking "wow...her daughter is a beast!" so here are a couple pictures of our little cutie pie.  Although diaper changes have gotten more interesting (to say the least), I assure you that she's sweeter than ever  :)

Just finished eating and "pooped"

4 Months Old

Look who's 4 months old today!

With turning 4 months old, also comes her 4 month doctor's appointment.  The appointment went well, and the doctor was very pleased at how Abigail is growing and developing.  Her height is now 25.5 inches, which still puts her in the 90th percentile!  Also, she now weighs 14 pounds and 4 ounces, which puts her in the 64th percentile.  Her doctor also mentioned that because Abbie is 4 months and over 14 pounds, she is now ready for rice cereal!  Ahhh!  While rice cereal (a couple teaspoons mixed with a couple ounces of breastmilk) isn't considered a "solid food" yet, I still can't get over the fact that she'll be eating from a spoon now!  Also, we were told that as long as she does well with the rice cereal and gradually gets used to the texture and thickness of it, we also have the go ahead to start introducing some pureed fruits and vegetables to her in the next month, too.  I guess I better start looking for sales on baby food!