James has been doing great, with a minor concerning habit(s). I don't know about other babies, but it seems like the kid gags quite often. Thankfully he doesn't throw up everytime he makes this gagging sound. It reminds me of myself when I was pregnant with him. I had dry heaves. Quite often, it was annoying.
Babies' digestive system works slower than ours... so.. it takes a little while for James to digest his food. Especially preemie babies, they tend to have a sensitive GI. He spits now and then, but today.. man he definitely gave us a show. I usually hold him up for 15 mins or so then put him into this rocking bed thingi... it's like a hammock... a rocker napper.. that way his head is slightly elevated than the rest of the body... preventing him from having reflux. Well anyways, the past couple of days I skipped the rocker napper and went straight to lay him on his bed.. and he was fine. Today, however, was a different story. As soon as I laid him down he burped and.... out came his food. Blergh. Since that feeding he has been eating great, I think to make up the hunger from throwing all his food earlier.
James' eyes have been progressing good. The doctor still wants to see us every 10 days. His left eye still has some funky blood vessels that aren't growing in the right direction. The doctor says he's not too concern about them, but will keep monitoring the growth of those blood vessels.
I think James is close to being 7 pounds, or he already is. He's certainly growing :) I packed some of his clothes that he has outgrown today. Those preemie clothes, some of them didn't even get a chance to be worn!
I hope everyone is having a great 4th of July. We stayed home today and watched a movie from Amazon. We had a yummy dinner from Ryan's parents. The ribs were finger lickin' good. :D
Pictures!
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| baby rocker thingi :) |
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| a picnic in the living room :) |
Happy 4th of July! So thankful to read James is growing, growing, growing. Will keep praying for all of you. ((hugs))
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