I only wish that there was a way that i could loop this to make it like 8 hours long. ‘Cause really, that’s about how long an average babbling session lasts around here.
Archive for the ‘milestone’ Category
Babbling Jack
Sunday, April 1st, 2007Health Update # 500,213,412 x eleventy
Friday, March 9th, 2007Baby Gigantor
Yup. That is the little, er big dude’s, new nickname.
Jack is a huge celebrity at his Pediatrician’s office. The entire office staff remembers how tiny he was when he came in the first time (at 6 pounds 5 ounces), so the announcement that he is now 16 pounds 11 ounces was met with much fanfare. Nevermind that his birthweight was 2 pounds 4 ounces!
Jack is solidly on the growth charts for his actual age of 6 months. 27% for his height and 30% for his weight. He’s in the 99th percentile for both height and weight if we use his corrected age of 3 months. And yes. This is a big deal. The fact that he is on the growth charts for his actual age at all is pretty amazing.
He was declared fit as a fiddle by the pediatrician. No eye issues, no tummy issues, and right on track developmentally for his corrected age. My obsession with Purell has paid off, we made it through our first winter without RSV or even a cold!
Speaking of RSV, Jack got his last synagis shot of the season and is cleared for playdates and birthday parties with healthy babies- Mabel better watch out, cause the real party is coming to town this saturday…
6 months
Tuesday, February 27th, 2007Today is Jack’s 6 month birthday. We had grand plans to wake up this morning and put on silly hats and sing to him. But instead I am lying in bed, felled by something that suspiciously resembles the flu, despite the fact that I had a flu shot. Arch is at work dealing with a work crisis that.will.not.quit.
Jack is super smiley and happy these days. One of his favorite games is to swing in his swing (I am convinced that babies love the things that you hate the most, like the swing) and kick his momma. That’s right, I sit there with him on a little stool, and if he gets close enough to kick me, he’ll let out a giggle. It seems he has inherited my husband’s sense of humor. He’s babbling and cooing all over the place and likes to make noises like the alien’s from Mars Attacks – maaarp, maaarp.
He’s starting to gnaw at things and he drools a lot, an indication that he’s teething. He loves shoving his whole hand in his mouth. It’s a super fun party trick, and he’s really quite good at it.
He is an enormous baby. So big that my back has been hurting carrying him around. He is 3 months corrected and we’re guessing that he weighs about 16.5 pounds, which makes him mammoth! We’re weaning him off preemie formula this week and starting to introduce solids this weekend, very exciting for all.
**My husband was pretty sure that “introducing solids” meant that Jack went straight to Cheerios. He brought home a box and was soooo excited to get started. He was crushed when I explained to him that it didn’t work that way…**
Arch will post pics later, sorry for such a lame post, blame it on my fever.
Heads Up!
Thursday, February 8th, 2007Get the Flash Player to see this player.
Will it ever get old?
Wednesday, February 7th, 2007Maybe someday we’ll get sick of telling you how big Jack is, but considering how far we’ve come, I hope you’ll indulge us.
Today my son weighs 14 pounds 12 ounces.
And if I may direct your attention to the flickr photo on the right photo below: That little jumper – I believe it was worn by my little brother when he was 3 months old. Jack has long outgrown it.
More photos and perhaps the second chapter of space babies in space (tm pending), shortly.
