Miles is showing more and more signs of being a happy child. He now takes breaks during feeds to smile at us. And he’s doing so with more than just his mouth. His whole face lights up… it’s wonderful.

He is also still rolling over from front to back. On a few occasions (while lying on his back), he has lifted a leg up and pulled an arm across his body. Seems like he is gearing up for a back to front roll. I’ve helped him complete the maneuver a few times, but nothing he hasn’t gone solo yet. No big deal, he’d be way ahead of the game if he did it now, anyways.

We also have an excellent sleeper on our hands. He is typically going down for bed around 7pm and not waking up until 5 or 6 in the morning. As you could imagine, we thank our lucky stars for this.

It hasn’t all been roses, though. There were 2 nights this last week when Miles had some major reflux freak-outs. At least, we think it was reflux-related. It was around bed time when he would suddenly begin wailing in pain. A few gulping swallows later, he’d be calm as a caterpillar. Five minutes after that, he’d be wailing again.

All in all, the State of Miles is strong.

It’s been 48 hours, and the only real change I’ve noticed is that he poops more. A lot more. It seems like every other diaper is poop. And it’s not a nice solid poop. It’s the creamy kind that gets up under (and around) his junk.

I’m not-so-secretly hoping that this formula doesn’t solve the reflux. I’d much rather find a cheaper and less poopy solution. Our next gambit is going to be with probiotics.

P.S. Alimentum smells bad