Starting Solids

Milestone: This past week we started feeding Daisylyn solids. So far she has been doing pretty well. Her doctor recommended that we introduce one new food a week. The GI doctor we have consulted with recommended starting with sweet potatoes and squash, rather than rice cereal and apple sauce which both can be constipating.

Another Milestone: Daisylyn has had digestion and pooping problems since she was born. We have had to give her suppositories for her to able to have a BM. I have been trying to stretch as long a possible between suppositories so she would start going on her own. This at times was difficult for a few reasons. 1. She has had difficulty with constipation 2. She has reflux and will throw up more often with out getting rid of things on the other side 3. She would cry and cry until she got help going #2.

For over a week now she has been able to go on her own which is such a blessing. Her reflux seems to have shown improvement as well. She continues to grow and grow a bit each day. Here are some pictures from her first feeding of solids.

Daisylyn is 4 months

We need to get an official family picture still!!

Cousin shot while we were having our Ison family reunion in Caldwell visiting my
grandpa's grave site.


Brinton calls her his little twin. Do you see a strong resemblance here?

Our sweet little Daisylyn is 4 months old. Today we went to the doctor for our wellness checkup and immunizations.

Here are her stats:

14lbs 7oz (she has now doubled her birth weight)

25inches long

She is beginning to roll from side to side and it won't be long before she is turning over. We are going to give her solids foods this week. We are going to start with sweet potatoes. We would have given them to her tonight, but she fell asleep while she was playing. She smiles and talks all day long and gives us an occasional giggle.