Saturday, November 5, 2011
October 31 2011
Happy 1st Halloween. Jackson was a puppy and Addison a kitty. We went to a few houses with big sister Brianna trick or treating.
October 25 2011
I finally saw Jackson roll from back to tummy and caught it on video! He has only been doing it once a day.
October 21 2011
Jackson rolled over from back to tummy for the first time. Course I was outside so only daddy got to see it!
Some recent pictures:
Some recent pictures:
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
7 months old/ 4 months Adjusted
I guess I'm not staying as up to date as I would have liked. I usually don't get time to even think about posting until after 1030pm at night.
Right now we are fighting colds. Jackson and I have had it the worst. He absolutely hates having his nose suctioned!! Course I don't blame him. He is on breathing treatments right now because when I took him in last Friday she heard a slight coarseness (I had thought we had heard wheezing so I took him in to be checked out). He also has an ear infection, his first one. My poor little guy. I hope he gets over this really quickly.
Addison has been doing good, she has a slight cough but her lungs are clear (I had her checked out Monday when I had to take Jackson back for his follow up).
Weight wise, Addison was 15 pounds 7 oz Monday and Jackson was 16 pounds 3 oz.
What they are doing:
Both babies have rolled from tummy to back a few times. They definitely don't do it consistently. They don't even really care to try and roll from back to tummy right now (they only like tummy time for about 5 minutes right now).
Addison is definitely a thumb sucker. She prefers her thumb to her binky more and more. Oh and she only uses her right thumb! She is grabbing toys with both hands though when on her floor mat. She will hold a rattle for a short bit. She uses her legs to lift her body off the ground (while laying on her back) and scoots to wherever she wants to go. She isn't really crazy about the jumparoo right now. She keeps her arms tucked in by her sides most of the time. Oh and she loves to try and grab her toes! Not only that but she loves to grab your hair too. She smiles ALL the time! She seems very happy most of the time. She doesn't like to cuddle as much as Jackson does but sometimes I wonder if that's because of being in the hospital a couple weeks longer and then being on oxygen when she came home.
Eating wise, she eats about 6 oz at a time, generally 4 times a day. I let her taste green beans, she did alright with them but I don't think she was really that crazy about them. She will sleep through the night, just getting her down is the hard part. She falls asleep easily in the swing but once we lay her down in her crib she ends up waking up after a bit. That is something we really have to work on.
Jackson likes to put his fingers in his mouth but he isn't a true thumb sucker right now. He still uses his binky during bedtime mostly. He typically doesn't take it throughout the day. He definitely seems to have a right hand preference. He uses his right hand all the time and left only occasionally. He grabs and plays with toys as well. He will hold the rattle and has even started putting it in his mouth. When I hold him on the couch (next to the end table) he will swipe whatever he can off the table and on to the floor! He scoots around on the floor also but doesn't lift himself as high as Addison. He tries to grab his toes occasionally but he doesn't get his legs as high as Addison does. He absolutely LOVEs the Jumparoo. He's fallen asleep in it twice so far. (the first time I freaked out! I didn't think he was sleeping). He grabs your clothes alot and hair too.
Eating wise, he was eating 6 oz 4 times a day until he got sick. For a couple of days we were lucky to get 3 oz at a time down. The most we are getting him to take is 5 oz now and that's not consistent. We have put rice cereal in his bottles a couple of times. He seems to take it pretty well so we might try more often when he's past this mucus so we can see if it helps with his reflux anymore. I've also given him a taste of green beans (he didn't spit them out too much so I was surprised). He has also tried applesauce which he loves!
I bought them costumes for Halloween. I can't wait to take pictures of them in them. We will probably only take them to a couple of houses (people we know in the neighborhood) to show them off. :)
Right now we are fighting colds. Jackson and I have had it the worst. He absolutely hates having his nose suctioned!! Course I don't blame him. He is on breathing treatments right now because when I took him in last Friday she heard a slight coarseness (I had thought we had heard wheezing so I took him in to be checked out). He also has an ear infection, his first one. My poor little guy. I hope he gets over this really quickly.
Addison has been doing good, she has a slight cough but her lungs are clear (I had her checked out Monday when I had to take Jackson back for his follow up).
Weight wise, Addison was 15 pounds 7 oz Monday and Jackson was 16 pounds 3 oz.
What they are doing:
Both babies have rolled from tummy to back a few times. They definitely don't do it consistently. They don't even really care to try and roll from back to tummy right now (they only like tummy time for about 5 minutes right now).
Addison is definitely a thumb sucker. She prefers her thumb to her binky more and more. Oh and she only uses her right thumb! She is grabbing toys with both hands though when on her floor mat. She will hold a rattle for a short bit. She uses her legs to lift her body off the ground (while laying on her back) and scoots to wherever she wants to go. She isn't really crazy about the jumparoo right now. She keeps her arms tucked in by her sides most of the time. Oh and she loves to try and grab her toes! Not only that but she loves to grab your hair too. She smiles ALL the time! She seems very happy most of the time. She doesn't like to cuddle as much as Jackson does but sometimes I wonder if that's because of being in the hospital a couple weeks longer and then being on oxygen when she came home.
Eating wise, she eats about 6 oz at a time, generally 4 times a day. I let her taste green beans, she did alright with them but I don't think she was really that crazy about them. She will sleep through the night, just getting her down is the hard part. She falls asleep easily in the swing but once we lay her down in her crib she ends up waking up after a bit. That is something we really have to work on.
Jackson likes to put his fingers in his mouth but he isn't a true thumb sucker right now. He still uses his binky during bedtime mostly. He typically doesn't take it throughout the day. He definitely seems to have a right hand preference. He uses his right hand all the time and left only occasionally. He grabs and plays with toys as well. He will hold the rattle and has even started putting it in his mouth. When I hold him on the couch (next to the end table) he will swipe whatever he can off the table and on to the floor! He scoots around on the floor also but doesn't lift himself as high as Addison. He tries to grab his toes occasionally but he doesn't get his legs as high as Addison does. He absolutely LOVEs the Jumparoo. He's fallen asleep in it twice so far. (the first time I freaked out! I didn't think he was sleeping). He grabs your clothes alot and hair too.
Eating wise, he was eating 6 oz 4 times a day until he got sick. For a couple of days we were lucky to get 3 oz at a time down. The most we are getting him to take is 5 oz now and that's not consistent. We have put rice cereal in his bottles a couple of times. He seems to take it pretty well so we might try more often when he's past this mucus so we can see if it helps with his reflux anymore. I've also given him a taste of green beans (he didn't spit them out too much so I was surprised). He has also tried applesauce which he loves!
I bought them costumes for Halloween. I can't wait to take pictures of them in them. We will probably only take them to a couple of houses (people we know in the neighborhood) to show them off. :)
Monday, September 12, 2011
6 months/ 3 Months Adjusted
Jackson & Addison are officially 6 months old today!
They are talking like crazy!! Jackson loves to squeal but Addison hasn't quite figured that one out yet. They are starting to hold toys and grasp for them too. Jackson even started rolling from Belly to Back this week!!
They were not happy to get their shots today. So far tonight Addison seems alright. Jackson cries every time you move him (acts like his legs hurt or something).
As for stats...
Addison:
weight:14 pounds 10oz
Length: 24 1/2"
Head: 16 3/4"
Jackson:
weight: 14 pounds 12.5 oz
Length: 24 3/4" (I'm not sure how accurate the measurements are because she seemed to angle the pen instead of holding it straight up and down)
Head: 16"
Addison is 10th percentile for length, 25% Weight 50% for head (for actual & age which is great!!). Jackson: 4% length, 9% weight, & head is not on chart but is growing at a steady pace
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Just an update
I'm sitting here trying to figure out, ok what's new lately? The days really seem to run into one another lately. Both Babies are doing great sleeping at night. Last night we put them down around 10pm and they slept till 750am. They take more of cat naps during the day than naps longer than an hour. We are also working on floor exercises as much as possible to try and round out their heads some more (preemies get flat sides to their heads a lot from being in bed so much in the hospital). They had PT this past week and they said they are already doing better than they were 2 weeks prior.
One other item that Addison has to work on is bringing her arms up when she is laying flat on her back on the ground. She has been leaving the straight out and flat on the ground, so we have to help her bring them up until she builds up the strength in her arms. To do this we lay her flat on the ground, and then use a boppy pillow and have it basically in a "u" shape (the arms of the u are at her side and her legs are on top of the bottom part of the u). this makes her arms prop up on the boppy so she has an easier time bringing her hands to her mouth etc. She doesn't have any problem with that when she is sitting up in her swing or bouncy chair, it's just when she is laying flat on her back with her arms straight out.
Jackson's reflux seems to be doing better since he has been on meds. He's not screaming out in his sleep anymore. He is "talking" like crazy!! He loves to talk and smile. He is such a flirt. LOL
Addison doesn't talk as much as Jackson does. But she loves to smile all the time. She likes to stick her tongue out too. She laughs occasionally too. It is so adorable! I think today was the most she has talked in one day. I hope she keeps progressing and starts talking more and more (better watch what I wish for huh? ! LOL)
They are getting so big. I'll have to try and take some pictures of them tomorrow. :) But here are a couple snapshots from a couple weeks ago.
One other item that Addison has to work on is bringing her arms up when she is laying flat on her back on the ground. She has been leaving the straight out and flat on the ground, so we have to help her bring them up until she builds up the strength in her arms. To do this we lay her flat on the ground, and then use a boppy pillow and have it basically in a "u" shape (the arms of the u are at her side and her legs are on top of the bottom part of the u). this makes her arms prop up on the boppy so she has an easier time bringing her hands to her mouth etc. She doesn't have any problem with that when she is sitting up in her swing or bouncy chair, it's just when she is laying flat on her back with her arms straight out.
Jackson's reflux seems to be doing better since he has been on meds. He's not screaming out in his sleep anymore. He is "talking" like crazy!! He loves to talk and smile. He is such a flirt. LOL
Addison doesn't talk as much as Jackson does. But she loves to smile all the time. She likes to stick her tongue out too. She laughs occasionally too. It is so adorable! I think today was the most she has talked in one day. I hope she keeps progressing and starts talking more and more (better watch what I wish for huh? ! LOL)
They are getting so big. I'll have to try and take some pictures of them tomorrow. :) But here are a couple snapshots from a couple weeks ago.
Friday, August 19, 2011
pda
Addison's PDA is closed!!!!!!!!!!! No more cardiology appointments!!!
Jackson is now on reflux meds.
They are both approx. 13 pounds and about 24 1/4 inches long!
Jackson is now on reflux meds.
They are both approx. 13 pounds and about 24 1/4 inches long!
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