17 lbs 2 oz!!!!!

Zoe finally hit the 17 lbs mark! Surpassed it by 2 oz even! This is a big deal for us because Zoe was, for the longest time, stuck on the 16 lbs mark. This concerned us a bit, but we went into a state of high alert after her pediatrician became concerned about Zoe's weight gain, or lack there of. Dr. Tsoulos explained that Zoe would probably never be really big, but her gaining only 3 oz in three months isn't a good sign. He had us schedule for a follow up visit for a weight check, and recommended that we up her calories as much as possible in the meanwhile, which is what we did. I'm not sure if it is because we did something right or because, as we were told, baby's weight gain can slow down and then pick up again. But we are happy about it nevertheless.

Incidentally, I'm back on dairy now. Zoe too has been introduced to dairy in the form of yogurt. We thought that Zoe was allergic to cow's milk protein. Either she outgrew it or because she never was, the blood test showed that she's ok with it now. We started her on yogurt some two weeks ago. She loves the yogurt.

Food Zoe Can Have Now:
Apricot
Avocado
Banana
Basil
Butternut Squash
Chicken
Corn
Garlic
Green Beans
Mung Beans
Oatmeal
Papaya
Pasta
Peach
Pine Nuts
Potato
Prunes
Red Pepper
Rice (Brown and White)
Salmon
Sweet Potato
Tahini
Winter Squash
Yogurt

Food that is probably ok but still under observation (i.e was introduced recently or not in big enough quantity yet to know for sure):
Barley
Blueberry
Mango
Plum

Food on hold because of suspected allergy (though not proven completely unsafe):
Apple
Beef
Flaxseed Oil
Lentil

Food that I look forward to introducing to baby in the next few weeks:
Broccoli
Egg York (highly recommended, but is known to be a high probability allergenic food too. Egg white is not recommended till after one year old)
Spinach