He spent his first five weeks in Freeman Hospital's NICU, or Neo-natal Intensive Care Unit. I can't say enough good things about the staff there. When we brought him home, he was 5 pounds 7 ounces.
He's nearly a year old, now. He's gone from teeny-tiny to nearly as big as he should be for his calendar, rather than adjusted, age: 28 inches, and 18.5 pounds. He eats about 6-8 ounces of baby food every day, and one 4 ounce snack, besides nursing. He's crawling (and getting into everything), but not pulling up, yet. He doesn't seem confident in standing even when I'm holding on to him, but the doctors did tell me he'd probably be delayed on some things.
One thing he doesn't seem to be delayed on is talking: he's already calling me "mama" and my husband "daddy," rather than applying one name to both of us. He says "kitty" (pronounced "giddy"), and tries to call the cat, who looks at him like he's lost his mind.
He's a happy boy that very much likes girls. In fact, there are very few people he doesn't like. It seems like the only way to get on Danny's bad side is to baby-talk to him.
Here are some pictures, to show how he's grown. In the first one, he's four days old. The monkey he has with him for size comparison is about 10 inches long. In the second picture, he's three months old, with the same monkey for size comparison. In the third, six months; in the last, nine. I'll post his 12 month picture next month.
First off I want to say "aawww". He is so adorable. I love babies. Second, I think I have told you before but I have been in your shoes. I was 14 when I got pregnant with my son. My dad tried to get me to have an abortion. He says he didnt but he wanted me to see a doctor that would give me a pill to make me have a miscarriage. I believe it is the same thing. I felt I was the one who got pregnant and it wasnt the babies fault. I turned 15 while I was pregnant. I was still attending school, high school that is. I went into the hospital on May 16, 2000 because I had a tear in the "sac". I was loosing amniotic fluid. The Dr's and Nurses were telling me that I could be in the hospital until my actual due date which was July 22, 2000. One week later I went into labor, on May 22, 2000. He was born at 10:06 pm, he was 17 inches long and 3 pounds 15.5 ounces. He was in the NICU for 24 days. I was terrified through the whole thing. My dad told me after my son was born that the dr's told my mom and him when I was born 8 weeks early that I had a high risk of having my first child early. Today he is 9 years old and is about 4 1/2 to 5 foot tall and is about 75 pounds. They grow up so fast. I seen the first pic of your son and remembered that is what my son was like. I found his baby book while packing the other day and he got to looking at it and asking all these questions. All I could think is "this is the reason I made this book" However I feel bad because I do not have as many pics of my daughter.
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ReplyDeleteMy water broke Sunday morning on October 5, and I was having contractions that were too mild to notice. They put me on magnesium sulfate to try to slow it, but had to take me off of it at about 12:30 A.M. Monday morning, because it was giving me problems breathing, and wasn't stopping the contractions. Danny arrived 5:56 Monday morning, October 6. I called the secretary at the English department around 9:00, and told her that I needed her to hang a sign that my classes were switching over to online, because I'd just had the baby.
Danny was planned, though--my other half and I had stopped using contraceptives over a year and a half earlier. Andrew's parents were thrilled, and so was my mother. I cannot imagine having had someone try to pressure me into an abortion. I'm glad things have turned out so well for you and your family.
He looks like he is a happy and healthy little boy. I am glad that everything is working out the way it has. I would also just like to say that online classes are amazing. If it weren't for them there would be no way I could have started my education. Let's just say that I am very thankful!
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