Popsicles

Sam had his first popsicle today. He didn't like it when I took it away, as evidenced by the crying and then resolving when I gave it back.

Crazy New England weather

It is February in Massachusetts and I took Sam out in his stroller today for a walk!! It was warm and there was no snow. He loves to be outside and loved modeling his new sunglasses. They didn't seem to bother him at all. And of course since he is such a ham, he loves the camera as well. I can't believe he is 6months already. This first year with him seems to be flying by.

Readmitted:(

So here we are, back in the hospital yet again. This poor kid just can't seem to get a break. The day we were admitted he had 17 stools!!! It took 5 times to get the IV in him, the poor guy is so miserable. And then of course the IV blew and they then decided to try oral antibiotics, which he didn't tolerate at all. So now we are doing IV antibiotics to cure the colitis. We are now going to go to Children's Hospital in Boston to see if they have any other recommendations. Do you like Sam's bath? He is infectious so we are not allowed to leave the room which means that I have to wash him in the sink or in the shower.

Playdate

We had a playdate today with our friends Maria, Evan and Allyssa. Sam wasn't quite sure what do to, especially with Evan trying to eat him.

Uncle Dennis came back

Dennis came back from Iraq for 10 days. Even though he left in October it feels like it has been forever since we had seen him. He feels like his tour of duty may get extended to a total of 15months, which would make it next January before we would see him again. Please pray that that doens't happen.
He can't get over how big Sam is now. Of courser when he saw him last time he was only somewhere around five to six pounds, and compared to now that is huge.

Jumping Bean

This boy loves his jolly jumper. I feel like he is going to burn all his calories in it he jumps so much. He has a bawl. He is getting so big. He is really starting to recognize things, when he sees the jumper he gets all excited and reaches for it.

Christmas

I worked last night so I am completely exhausted, but it is Sam's first Christmas!!! We opened presents here, then we went to my mom's for brunch and Matt's aunts for dinner. It was very nice, but I was nervous because sick people came to Matt's aunts house and I just can't stand for Sam to get sick again. Hopefully I am just being paranoid and he won't get sick.

Heywood

My poor boy just spent two days in the hospital. On the upside of things we have finally figured out what is wrong with him, the down side is we are in the hospital now to treat him. What he has is colitis, caused by C-diff, which the doctore now believes he got while he was in the NICU. Everyone that had contact with him had to get tested to see if any of us were the carriers. I could have never forgiven myself if I was the reason he got sick. We were all negative, so he must have gotten it in the NICU. He is already feeling better as you can see in this picture with Daddy. Now we have to have antibiotics for 10 days. I just hope that he is better for Christmas, and that he has no more stomach pain.

Still sick

This poor baby is still sick. He can't seem to get better. He now isn't eating, and is just plain miserable. I feel like I failed him by allowing him to be around sick people on thanksgiving. We went back to the doctor, and she isn't quite sure what is going on, except to say taht some adult infections just wreak havic on babies, especially preemies. He has diarrhea and vomiting now as well. He is not losing weight so that is good, but I just feel so bad for him. He is vomiting quite often, and has 6 plus poops a day.

First Ear infection

Last week was thanksgiving, and unfortunately there were some people that were sick that were there. The day after thanksgiving Sam started with cold symptoms. I get so frustrated with that, don't people understand that he was premature and has had some medical issues? I wouldn't have brought him if I knew there were sick people there.
Well anyways this poor boy has gotten this rotten cold, and then this morning when he woke up he had a temperature of 101.9. He has an ear infection in his left ear. We started him on amoxicillin so hopefully he will feel better soon

First Cereal

Today we gave Sam cereal for the first time. He wasn't overly impressed, and gagged multiple times. He kept sticking out his tongue each time we put food in his mouth and it would then run down his chin.

Tubby time

Sam just loves taking a bath. He is now noticing his toys and likes holding on to them. He is starting to splash more each day, and is so smily while in the tub. We just love this boy so much and feel so blessed to have him. He is drooling all over the place, and I wonder if he is getting teeth, but he doesn't seem crabby or anything.

Pumpkins

Today at my mom's we sat Dasanee and Sam inside some real pumpkins. We lined them with plastic so the kids wouldn't get all slimy. Dasanee wouldn't sit in it though, She decided that since she is a girl she is not going to get dirty. Sam on the other hand, didn't care one way or the other. It was so cute. I will post pictures once I download them

SLEEP

Sam slept through the night last night!!! I can't believe it. He slept from 9pm until 5:45am. I of course didn't sleep that much, because I kept waking up to check on him. He was absolutely starving when he woke up. There is something going on with him, and I am not too sure what it is. I brought him to see the doctor last week, and she isn't quite sure what is going on. She did a chest x-ray and blood work and everything came back okay.

3 months!!!

My little miracle baby is 3 months old! I can't believe how time is flying by. He is getting so big and doing so many fun things. Smiling and cooing are my favorites. He also loves to spray whatever he possibly can whenever we open his diaper. He becoming so much more active and alert to things that are going on around him.