Projectile Vomit and a 2 Month Checkup!

So last Friday Addison decided it would be fun to start projectile vomiting. It FREAKED me out! I had NO idea why she was doing it and I was worried something was wrong. I mean she was in the middle of nursing and she lifted her head and started shooting vomit out her mouth...sorry to be so descriptive but that's what happened! We NEVER take her out and no one comes here because I am a HUGE worry wart about germs and don't want her to get sick. So anyway, I called the Dr's office bawling my eyes out and made an appointment for their next available slot, which was like an hour later. We took her in and well, she was FINE! I wasn't mad that she was ok, in fact I was thrilled, just confused. But what worried me more was her weight. She was ONLY 7 lbs 7 oz and was a WEEK away from being 2 MONTHS old! Heck, when I was born I weighed 7 lbs 6 oz! I asked the Dr. what he thought and he said, well she has gained a pound since we last saw her so she isn't loosing. He said they would evaluate it at her next appointment- which was in a week. Anyway, this was kind of a wake up call to me. In 5 weeks she had only gained a pound. We were still really struggling with breast feeding. I mulled it over the weekend and decided I was going to only pump and feed it to her in a bottle. That way I KNEW she was getting something. Well I wasn't getting enough for the whole day to satisfy her...I was like one bottle short so we started supplementing with formula for that one feeding. After the first day of feeding her my milk through a bottle and 1 bottle of formula she COMPLETELY changed! She was SO happy. She started smiling a TON more. Our whole family became less stressed. I felt like a new person and a new mom. I didn't DREAD having to feed her. Life was definitely good. Well today was her 2 month checkup. So we are now 1 week post vomiting issue and 4 days into bottle feeding. You ready for this????? Since last Friday...1 WEEK...she has gained 1 lb 1 oz and 1 1/4 inches! ARE YOU KIDDING ME????!!?! I have been starving my child. LAME. All because I felt like I really NEEDED to breast feed...like I was a failure if I didn't. How STUPID is that?!?! The Dr. today was REALLY pleased with her turn around and she is actually on the charts now. I think she might have even made it to the 10%! He told me he wants us to bring her in every week for the next few weeks to track her weight and make sure it continues in an upward pattern. I am THRILLED though. Who freakin cares if I can't breast feed. I want my baby to be HEALTHY. Not pretend to be healthy because she has breast milk. Breast is best...but not when your child isn't getting enough. I feel so much peace now knowing that she is growing, smiling more, happy, etc. I don't feel guilty that I have to feed her formula. She got BM for the first 2 months and I still am going to pump a little so she has some. Anyway, I'm going to get off my soap box. So my little Addie weighs 8 lbs 8 oz and is 22 1/4 inches! WOO HOO! She is still WAY smaller than Riley was at 2 months...but who cares. She is my little baby girl and I love her to pieces :)

This is Addison's birth announcement! I LOVE it. We are sending them out...but we don't have a billion dollars to send them to all of our friends...so here is a digital copy! Some of you will be getting a hard copy to cherish (lol)...but we wanted to share with everyone we love...so here ya go!