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Things I want to remember
Fisher
1. He ends every question or statement with a name, like "Fisher ride golf cart too momma" or "what's that momma?" or "I did it daddy!". I hear my name 500 times a day.
2. When he refers to himself he hits himself on the chest
3. He loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and calls Goofy "Goof Goof"
4. He loves being at the lake and riding the golf cart around over and over
5. He stays up way too late every night
6. He gives really good hugs and kisses, although sometimes he leads the kiss with his tongue and slobbers all over you
7. He tells us he loves us and it melts us
8. His favorite meal is creamy pesto tortellini which is calls "tb"
9. He calls his yellow blanket "baby"
10. He chipped his tooth when he tried to lay on the back of the couch like Chopper
11. He hates to get his diaper changed and sometimes you end up wiping his butt while it's in the air and you only have a hold of him by one ankle
12. He's a great big brother already, giving kisses to Perry on the head
13. He's already tried to divert attention away from his dirty diaper by saying that Perry pooped
14. If he's fighting you on anything you can usually get him to do it by challenging him to a race to do it
15. He repeats himself over and over again even if he already got the answer he was looking for
16. He loves talking about choo choo trains but doesn't really play with them all that much
17. He is starting to really like real cars, and when we see a cool sports car or something he'll ask me, "I ride that car momma?". I have to say, "no baby, we have to drive the kia". What a let down.
18. He always seems excited about everything, "whoa momma baby got all wet" while he is pouring his icee all over the blanket. "Yea playground" "Yea Lyla, Yea Zander" when going to play with friends.
19. He is pure boy, loving to wrestle and rough house.
20. Wakes up happy 95% of the time and as long as he gets some apple juice and Mickey Mouse first thing he stays pretty happy
Perry
1. He's 2 1/2 months old but really only 11 days old, confusing.
2. Since he got the blood transfusion he's more alert and cries a lot more when he's hungry or uncomfortable
3. He loves to be cuddled with
4. He's a little piggy, already more than doubling his birth weight and not slowing down
5. He grunts all the time, and we're still trying to figure out what they mean
6. His neck is getting stronger but still needs some work
7. He looks you in the eye and holds it
8. He's got really chubby cheeks
9. 0-3 month onesies finally fit him, it's nice to see the premie ones go (they look like they belong on a doll)
10. He's a tough little guy who has gone through so much already but just reminds me every day that we are so lucky
1. He ends every question or statement with a name, like "Fisher ride golf cart too momma" or "what's that momma?" or "I did it daddy!". I hear my name 500 times a day.
2. When he refers to himself he hits himself on the chest
3. He loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse and calls Goofy "Goof Goof"
4. He loves being at the lake and riding the golf cart around over and over
5. He stays up way too late every night
6. He gives really good hugs and kisses, although sometimes he leads the kiss with his tongue and slobbers all over you
7. He tells us he loves us and it melts us
8. His favorite meal is creamy pesto tortellini which is calls "tb"
9. He calls his yellow blanket "baby"
10. He chipped his tooth when he tried to lay on the back of the couch like Chopper
11. He hates to get his diaper changed and sometimes you end up wiping his butt while it's in the air and you only have a hold of him by one ankle
12. He's a great big brother already, giving kisses to Perry on the head
13. He's already tried to divert attention away from his dirty diaper by saying that Perry pooped
14. If he's fighting you on anything you can usually get him to do it by challenging him to a race to do it
15. He repeats himself over and over again even if he already got the answer he was looking for
16. He loves talking about choo choo trains but doesn't really play with them all that much
17. He is starting to really like real cars, and when we see a cool sports car or something he'll ask me, "I ride that car momma?". I have to say, "no baby, we have to drive the kia". What a let down.
18. He always seems excited about everything, "whoa momma baby got all wet" while he is pouring his icee all over the blanket. "Yea playground" "Yea Lyla, Yea Zander" when going to play with friends.
19. He is pure boy, loving to wrestle and rough house.
20. Wakes up happy 95% of the time and as long as he gets some apple juice and Mickey Mouse first thing he stays pretty happy
Perry
1. He's 2 1/2 months old but really only 11 days old, confusing.
2. Since he got the blood transfusion he's more alert and cries a lot more when he's hungry or uncomfortable
3. He loves to be cuddled with
4. He's a little piggy, already more than doubling his birth weight and not slowing down
5. He grunts all the time, and we're still trying to figure out what they mean
6. His neck is getting stronger but still needs some work
7. He looks you in the eye and holds it
8. He's got really chubby cheeks
9. 0-3 month onesies finally fit him, it's nice to see the premie ones go (they look like they belong on a doll)
10. He's a tough little guy who has gone through so much already but just reminds me every day that we are so lucky
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Safari Park
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Monday, June 20, 2011
Family Update
It's been a crazy few weeks so I haven't been very good about getting an update out there on what's going on with Perry. . . well, the good news is that he's home!! He came home last Wednesday and after a frustrating first night of bad feeds he's doing really well. We went to our first doctors appointment outside of the NICU on Friday and she said he looks good but he was lighter on their scale then he was two days earlier at the NICU. So, we have a weigh in tomorrow morning during Fisher's 2 year appointment. The other immediate follow up we have right now is weekly bloodwork to check his red blood cell count and the percentage of new red blood cells that he is making. We had some initial bloodwork done on Friday and the levels weren't much higher than before so we need to keep getting them checked.
The services that are provided to us through our insurance and the hospital have been really great and we're looking forward to having the support system over the next few years. They have a program that comes to the house to work on milestones and people that check in on us and make things easier. This paired with our family and friends make things a lot less stressful. Hopefully it will just be an extended newborn time period and nothing else! We're just over 2 weeks away from our original due date which is crazy to think about. I wanted nothing to do with bed rest but looking back now I could have been lounging around eating bon bons and watching the real housewives while getting paid by disability! Crazy how things work out but I have loved every moment with Perry so far and it's especially nice to be able to have him home with us and hold him and kiss him whenever we want.
Fisher has been so cute with Perry. He kisses him on the forehead and then says, "momma turn" and I have to kiss Perry on the forehead too. He asks all the time where he went when he can't see him and so far seems to not be bothered by the time that we spend holding him and attending to him.
On top of all of that happening last week we had Fisher's 2nd birthday party on Saturday. His real birthday was on Sunday. He has grown up so much over the last few months. He is talking is full sentences (broken a little) and understands when you reason with him or give him directions. It's so cute because he could be asking for something a hundred times and you say, "Fisher I just need five minutes and then I'll do it" and he'll just say "otay" and be satisfied. And you have to hear how he says it because it's the cutest thing ever. He has been so sweet lately but does have his moments of terrible twos, usually over going outside or bedtime. I love the extra time I'm getting with him. Every moment of the day I just want to sqeeze him, he's just at this really cute stage that I love so much. He's funny and crazy and all boy. I can just imagine him and Perry wrestling around in a few years. It's going to be great.
We think he looks like Fisher here.
Papa helping him down the water slide
The big birthday boy!
Blowing out the candles
Cute shirt from Heather, Mick & Peyton
The services that are provided to us through our insurance and the hospital have been really great and we're looking forward to having the support system over the next few years. They have a program that comes to the house to work on milestones and people that check in on us and make things easier. This paired with our family and friends make things a lot less stressful. Hopefully it will just be an extended newborn time period and nothing else! We're just over 2 weeks away from our original due date which is crazy to think about. I wanted nothing to do with bed rest but looking back now I could have been lounging around eating bon bons and watching the real housewives while getting paid by disability! Crazy how things work out but I have loved every moment with Perry so far and it's especially nice to be able to have him home with us and hold him and kiss him whenever we want.
Fisher has been so cute with Perry. He kisses him on the forehead and then says, "momma turn" and I have to kiss Perry on the forehead too. He asks all the time where he went when he can't see him and so far seems to not be bothered by the time that we spend holding him and attending to him.
On top of all of that happening last week we had Fisher's 2nd birthday party on Saturday. His real birthday was on Sunday. He has grown up so much over the last few months. He is talking is full sentences (broken a little) and understands when you reason with him or give him directions. It's so cute because he could be asking for something a hundred times and you say, "Fisher I just need five minutes and then I'll do it" and he'll just say "otay" and be satisfied. And you have to hear how he says it because it's the cutest thing ever. He has been so sweet lately but does have his moments of terrible twos, usually over going outside or bedtime. I love the extra time I'm getting with him. Every moment of the day I just want to sqeeze him, he's just at this really cute stage that I love so much. He's funny and crazy and all boy. I can just imagine him and Perry wrestling around in a few years. It's going to be great.
We think he looks like Fisher here.
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Papa helping him down the water slide
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The big birthday boy!
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Blowing out the candles
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Cute shirt from Heather, Mick & Peyton
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Monday, May 30, 2011
Happy 1 month birthday Perry!
A nurse took this picture of Perry. He's a little worn out but notice that there is no feeding tube!He's doing good, we had a little set back this week but he's coming out of it eating better than ever and seems like he's feeling really good. Hopefully we won't be in the NICU too much longer!
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