Short post today, sans pictures. Sorry.
Gwen appears to have hit a bit of a milestone. For the past several days she's be actively trying to grab things (rather than trash around and accidentally getting something in-hand). My beard is the most common casualty, but last night we found the best toy ever.
I was eating potato chips while Jenn was holding Gwen. As soon as she saw the bag, Gwen became very intent on it and wouldn't look away. I brought it closer and she grabbed the edge and started pumping her arms up and down maniacally. The crinkling of the bag seemed to fascinate her tremendously. We finally had to pry it away from her. It was quite entertaining to watch.
That's it. I warned you it was short.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Sunday, February 20, 2011
New noises
I'm watching Gwen today. This hasn't happened recently because of my project at work - Grammers has been watching her on Saturdays, Jenni on Sundays, and Davina during the week. As such, I can't say for sure that these are new new sounds, or just sounds that are new to me...
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OK, 30 minutes later, I've gotten her to go to sleep. I couldn't decide if these were happy or unhappy sounds; I'm guessing she couldn't either. However, at this point I think they were some variant of "I'm sleepy, but keep entertaining me you goofball".
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OK, 30 minutes later, I've gotten her to go to sleep. I couldn't decide if these were happy or unhappy sounds; I'm guessing she couldn't either. However, at this point I think they were some variant of "I'm sleepy, but keep entertaining me you goofball".
Not much going on here
It's time for yet another boring post. Nothing much is changing on the homefront. Gwen's over her cold and her appetite has increased - she's taking almost 6 ounces fairly regularly. She's also slept the longest we've seen so far last week - over 6 hours. We're hoping that maybe, just maybe, she'll sleep through the night. Maybe by the time she's 12 or so.
Just a few pics today:
Just a few pics today:
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| Gwen and Jenn at Jack Stack. Gwen's had a long day and is getting sleepy. |
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| Jack Stack again. This child will grow up liking Kansas City barbecue. Whether she wants to or not... |
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| Gwen at a friends first birthday party. Grandmas everywhere like to steal Gwen from me. |
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| Gwen's first valentine from Davina. |
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| Gwen's first valentines from her cousins and Grandma McCallum. |
Friday, February 4, 2011
4 month doctor visit
So to catch up:
Gwen went to her retina specialist a bit ago, and everything continues to heal well. We don't need to see them again. We'll head to the pediatric ophtho in a few months for another recheck.
We had our first appointment with our new doctor for Gwen--an actual pediatrician that came recommended by a friend. We liked her very much and the office was close. Has nice walk-in hours every morning and on Saturdays. Yay for finally having a doctor!
At the doctor we learned the following stats about Gwen:
She's now 10lbs and 4oz -- 3rd %
She's 22.25 inches long -- >3rd%, but not by much
Head circumfrence -- 25% ... Apparently she has a big head. Ha!
Adjusted for the possibility she might be closer to 3 months, rather than 4 due to a premature birth, she's closer but not quite to 25% in weight and height.
She still is suffering pretty badly from her cold, poor thing. Really hacking and hard cough, lots of mucus and phlegm.
She has also given it to me now. So looks like trip to Wichita to see family will have to be post-poned. :(
Gwen went to her retina specialist a bit ago, and everything continues to heal well. We don't need to see them again. We'll head to the pediatric ophtho in a few months for another recheck.
We had our first appointment with our new doctor for Gwen--an actual pediatrician that came recommended by a friend. We liked her very much and the office was close. Has nice walk-in hours every morning and on Saturdays. Yay for finally having a doctor!
At the doctor we learned the following stats about Gwen:
She's now 10lbs and 4oz -- 3rd %
She's 22.25 inches long -- >3rd%, but not by much
Head circumfrence -- 25% ... Apparently she has a big head. Ha!
Adjusted for the possibility she might be closer to 3 months, rather than 4 due to a premature birth, she's closer but not quite to 25% in weight and height.
She still is suffering pretty badly from her cold, poor thing. Really hacking and hard cough, lots of mucus and phlegm.
She has also given it to me now. So looks like trip to Wichita to see family will have to be post-poned. :(
Monday, January 31, 2011
Blargh
We're dealing with Gwen's first "real" illness; she had a cold a few weeks ago but it really didn't seem to faze her one bit. This time she seems to have picked up my cold and she's quite unhappy about it; lots of not-quite-cries while being carried around, low-grade fever, nasty congestion, wakes up from sleep panicking because her nose clogged up and she couldn't breathe, etc. The whimpers are the worst though. From what I can tell, normal baby cold stuff. Now we just have to hope Jenni doesn't get it or we'll be in real trouble.
On other news, we just started putting away the newborn clothing and puling out the 0 to 3 month outfits. Practically 4 months old and just now getting into them. We think she's a bit over 10 pounds, but the official weight will come on Wednesday's 4-month visit. To us she seems HUGE. Yet other people tell us, "oh, mine was that size just after he/she was born!". Well, let's just say that I'm not counting on her getting a basketball scholarship to go to college on, that's for sure.
She's also just graduated to the 8 ounce bottles; she's been finishing 4 ounces pretty regularly, so we bumped it up to about 5 ounces per feeding now. As a comparison, she's gone through these bottle sizes so far:
The 2 ounce bottle took us from birth to about 1 month old, but since we only had one the washing became quite tedious. For the last 3 months she's been eating from the 4 ounce bottles and we've watched her incrementally eat more and more at each feeding. Quite nice in hindsight since the biggest reason we were stuck in the NICU for so long was because she wouldn't eat.
And now, for the random picture time!
And now it's time for silly baby sounds and kicks! Our friend Robert says that Gwen makes duck calls. You may judge for yourselves.
On other news, we just started putting away the newborn clothing and puling out the 0 to 3 month outfits. Practically 4 months old and just now getting into them. We think she's a bit over 10 pounds, but the official weight will come on Wednesday's 4-month visit. To us she seems HUGE. Yet other people tell us, "oh, mine was that size just after he/she was born!". Well, let's just say that I'm not counting on her getting a basketball scholarship to go to college on, that's for sure.
She's also just graduated to the 8 ounce bottles; she's been finishing 4 ounces pretty regularly, so we bumped it up to about 5 ounces per feeding now. As a comparison, she's gone through these bottle sizes so far:
The 2 ounce bottle took us from birth to about 1 month old, but since we only had one the washing became quite tedious. For the last 3 months she's been eating from the 4 ounce bottles and we've watched her incrementally eat more and more at each feeding. Quite nice in hindsight since the biggest reason we were stuck in the NICU for so long was because she wouldn't eat.
And now, for the random picture time!
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| Gwen doesn't fill out half her pink bear coat yet. |
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| My hand for size comparison. |
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| Aunt Sarah and Gwen. This one was supposed to go with the last post but I missed it somehow. |
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| Aunts Susi and Sarah with a happy Gwen. |
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| Aunt Susi with unhappy Gwen. |
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| Aunts Emmy and Susi rocking out. Susi stole my hat. But to be honest, she looks better in it than I do... |
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| Amy, Grammer Jude's neighbor and lover of all babies. |
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| Pensive baby is pensive. |
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| Starting to get the hang of this sitting thing. |
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| Serious baby is serious. I actually picked this one because to me it just doesn't look like Gwen, especially in the full-sized image. Something about the angle I think. |
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| Dar? Or for those of you old enough to remember, "What you talkin' about, Willis?" |
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| Gwen's current preferred mode of transport. |
Very Belated Holidays
Here it is, practically February, and I'm just now getting around to posting some holiday pictures. I wasn't kidding when I said work's been killing me. But Gwen's babysiter had to take her own kids to the doctor today and I had to come pick up Gwen, so time for a post!
First off is Christmas with my family. Somehow we didn't get pictures with everybody, but this is what I got:
Jenni's family came up to visit over New Year's. Somehow we never got any good pictures of the adults (not kidding - NONE), but there's always children to entertain us:
Madeline was very cute - every time Gwen would start crying (which was quite often), she would bring something to Gwen, we assume to make her feel better. I remember a blanket, a stuffed animal, the boat pictured above, Christmas presents, and several dog toys.
First off is Christmas with my family. Somehow we didn't get pictures with everybody, but this is what I got:
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| Grammers Judy |
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| Uncle Mark and Cousin Jack |
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| All the Nagl girls. Clockwise from left are Susi, Judy, Sarah, Gwen, and Emily |
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| Uncle John |
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| Gwen at her first Mexican restaurant. |
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| Megan and Morgan, devouring Judy's lemon tartlets |
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| Madeline |
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| Morgan holding Gwen |
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| All the girls and an unhappy Gwen. She was very tired that day. |
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| Morgan holding Gwen, with Maddy gently stroking her head. I don't know where Megan disappeared to... |
Madeline was very cute - every time Gwen would start crying (which was quite often), she would bring something to Gwen, we assume to make her feel better. I remember a blanket, a stuffed animal, the boat pictured above, Christmas presents, and several dog toys.
Saturday, January 29, 2011
An update past due
It's been quite awhile since the last post, I know. Work is killing me at the moment, but I'll try to make some posts soon. Really, I will. And there's been no super-exciting milestone to speak about; no teething, crawling, solid foods, or prom dates yet.
For now, a brief summary:
Gwen's retinologist says she doesn't need to come back for another appointment. That sounds like a positive thing, but I can't give any details since I wasn't there. The normal eye doctor appointment is still on the table.
She likes to ride around on my left shoulder.
She's starting to be able to sit upright if her head's supported a little bit.
There is tummy time. Never her favorite activity, but it must be done.
She's still surprised by bright lights.
Hands are the most awesome thing ever.
She's met some strangers. And by strange, I mean:
That's enough for now. The Luke needs sleep.
For now, a brief summary:
Gwen's retinologist says she doesn't need to come back for another appointment. That sounds like a positive thing, but I can't give any details since I wasn't there. The normal eye doctor appointment is still on the table.
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| Just chillin' with dilated eyes |
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| She know who's in charge here. |
She likes to ride around on my left shoulder.
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| And she's plotting behind my back |
She's starting to be able to sit upright if her head's supported a little bit.
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| But it does tire her out a bit |
There is tummy time. Never her favorite activity, but it must be done.
She's still surprised by bright lights.
Hands are the most awesome thing ever.
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| And they belong in my mouth. All the time. Even while eating. |
She's met some strangers. And by strange, I mean:
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| She's a brave one. If this guy were holding me, I'd be screaming my head off! |
That's enough for now. The Luke needs sleep.
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