Emily: 3 Months

Another month with my little one is gone. She's 3 months old today. She's done a lot of growing and changing this past month. She's still very much a happy baby. She loves to smile and "talk" to people. Earlier this month (March 2nd to be exact) she laughed for the first time. As much as she loves to smile you wouldn't think she'd be so selective about her laughs but she is. Her most recent talent is she's grabbing at and holding onto toys now. She has also gone from sucking on her fist to sucking on her thumb. This is new territory for me. Sean and Maddy also refused pacis but never tried their thumbs. Emily loves her thumb.

Last month, the pediatrician referred us to an ENT. We had that appointment yesterday. The spot on Emily's neck is a branchial remnant (branchial cleft remnant) not a birth mark as we were hoping. The good news is we don't need to do anything about it now and possibly never. The ENT says that since it hasn't started leaking by now than there's a good chance it never will. That's what we're looking out for because if it does, she may need surgery to remove it. At least if she needs surgery later, she will be older and able to handle it better. I'm posting another picture of the spot. I'd done a lot of googling to find out as much info on branchial remnants and since the location of hers is a rare location, there's not many pictures to find. Maybe another mom searching will be comforted by finding my blog.

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Emily: 2 Months

That's my little 2 month old! She's such a happy baby! She nurses great now that I have my over supply under control and she still sleeps wonderfully. What more can I ask for!? She's "talking" a lot now. Unfortunately, she's camera shy. She just lights up when Sean talks to her. I love it! We've tried introducing bottles and pacis but she won't have any of it. She however, likes to suck on her fist. She didn't like it much a month ago but Emily has started enjoying rides in the sling. It's a good thing too because that's the easiest thing to use around the house; it's the fastest to put on.

Emily's stats from her check up today:
10lbs 6oz - She's dropped from the 50th percentile to the 25th
23in - looks like she was working on height this month more than weight!

I was happy to hear that even though there's still some fluid in her ear, Emily's ear infection has cleared up. I also brought up the spot on Em's chest this appointment. At her newborn and 1 month check up, the doctor thought it was just a birth mark, possibly a third nipple. It's an odd place for a third nipple but it looks like one...they run in the family so it didn't surprise me. He also mentioned a branchial cleft abnormality. He really didn't think it was that because it wasn't leaking and didn't seem to be attached. He told me to keep an eye on it and let him know if I noticed any changes. ..I have noticed something. When she nurses, usually when she's nursing fast or gulping, the spot goes in and out. Doc says it could be just the fact that the skin is thin there but it would be best to get it looked at and have the branchial cleft abnormality ruled out. He's sending us to a ear, nose and throat doctor.

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