Does this kid look like he is even a little interested in cuddling? He is mostly interested in his feet because he wants to get up and walk around.
This kid loves to laugh. He just won't do it here because he is distracted by the camera. The easiest way to get him to laugh now is to give him handful of applesauce and let him feed himself. He smears it over his face and then licks his fingers later. Seriously though, he smiles really easy when he's playing.
Jordan is on less oxygen now. He was already on the lowest flow, but after Friday's doctor appointment, he now is off the oxygen for 8 consecutive hours per day! He is also off the damn montior during the day as well. That means we get to take him out more and we can carry less. He is ready to totally come off now of course. At xmas, he would shake his head to get the cannula out of his nose. At groundhogs day he would pull it out if we didn't tape it to his face. Now, he will pull the whole cannula of his face even if it's taped down. And of course he doesn't pull up, he pulls down until it is wrapped nice and neat around his neck. There is nothing quite like the experience of waking up at 6 am to find your baby snuggled up with his face buried in the side of the crib and a plastic noose around his neck.
We have a rather unique situtation with the baby that we never planned for. Preemies tend to try and catch up physically to kids born on their birthday. That means that he is already bigger than most kids born on his due date - 4 months ago today. In fact he is on the lower edge of the growth curve for his actual birthday. The problem is that mentally he is developing the same as kids born on his due date. That means physically he is over 6 months, but mentally is at 4. He weighs 15 pounds 2 ounces. He can't sit up yet. He has the muscle control of a 4 month old, but his head is much bigger. In fact, he gave his mother a busted lip last week. At 15 pounds most kids try to crawl. We have to carry him. At 15 pounds, some kids try to hold their bottles. I actually think Jordan could hold his bottle if he wanted to, but he knows he has a good deal going right now. I am not and will not complain about his size for several years yet, but his clothes are 6-9 month size for crying out loud. He weighs more than double what he was when he came home.
4 comments:
He's interested in his feet because it looks like you gave him a year or two to grow into those slippers- they're huge! Adorable, though- he looks like such a happy boy! I can't wait to see him !
And it looked like he might have been on his way to a squeal-laugh!
I tell ya, you all should really consider moving...I hear that's no state to raise kids in anyway- all that sunshine, good weather and whatnot- wreaks havoc on the youngins, from what I hear.
Now, Atlanta...that's a city to raise kids in! More smog alert days than not and most of the time, we even beat Alabama in education!
Just went back to the first pictures of Jordan in the August blog where you were excited because he weighed 2 lbs. 3 oz. It is so difficult to remember the way he looked back then, but I do remember the unspoken fears we had. In response to a comment in the last blog, I want to report that you, too, were a screamer. I remember a frequent caller asking, "Does your son ever stop crying?"
The shoes are stuffed frogs with bells in them. They are a little big, but they are designed to attract the attention of babies, not for walking.
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