8 months ago our world was changed for the better. Just one week to the day from your older brother's 3rd birthday, mommy's body hemorrhaged for the last time. It was time, whether you or I were ready, it was time.
I still cannot believe how small you were, how fragile, how perfect. You have overcome so many obstacles in your short 8 months. Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you.
At 8 months you weigh 14 pounds. You are 25 inches long.
You just moved up to size 1 diapers.
You started eating solids a few weeks ago and you cannot get enough of Mommy's cooking!
You are extremely social and do not enjoy playing by yourself for more than 5 minutes.
You light up when I walk in the room to get you up from a nap.
You love diaper changes.
You are still nursing but we give you a pumped bottle with your gastro meds each night.
You are starting to hold your bottle.
You finally rolled over a week and a half ago.
You aren't sitting up yet but it will come.
You are still so tiny that we just put you in day gowns and sleepers. Your waist is so small that it is hard to find pants that fit you. You are so tall for your weight but you aren't on the growth chart yet!
You love to smile and laugh. You are the happiest baby I have ever been around.
You are reaching for things and transferring objects.
You adore your big brother.
You get at least 2 breathing treatments a day.
You have a Pulmonologist, a Pediatrician, a Neurologist, and NICU specialist that follow your development.
Your Dr.'s are watching your trunk muscle tone and head lag, Mommy and Daddy are just watching you live!
I haven't updated your Carepage in months. I meant to put your 6 month stats on the blog but time got away from me then Daddy had to leave for work. I finally realized this weekend that I have been avoiding that site because I am not ready to relive all the pain we experienced during your first few months of life. You and your brother mean the world to us. You amaze us every time you hit a new milestone. Don't worry if your brother did things before you. He had a head start. As Dr. R likes to say, B came out a toddler; you came out a preemie. I have full faith that you will hit all your developmental milestones.
It is really late so I must go to bed before you wake again to be cuddled and fed. I promise a better stats post next month!
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