Family & Mother's Day

We had Grandpa Jim &Grandma Cate in town over Mother's Day weekend. It was Grandma Cate's first time on a plane in 14 years and we are so proud that she made it through all of her flights! It was not easy for her, but she had her grandson waiting for her at he airport when she arrived! Here is the proof that she made it :-)

On Mother's Day we got together with my family and had some time to lounge around at home - which means that Sebastian was held by Grabdma or Grandpa all weekend long and only put down at night to sleep. I have spent the last week de-programming him from being held 24/7, but it was worth it to be able to have themn out here. Here are some more pics from the weekend...

Baby Kayla

Grandma Cate and my cousin Kate's son, Wyitt

  

The three little ones, Wyitt, Kayla & Sebastian

Me and my little boy :-)

Sebastian trying to crawl off of the boppy but showing great head control!

Doctor Update

We went to the doctor today for Sebastian's 2 month appointment. He is really growing! He has actually made it onto the percentile charts now which is much better than our 2 week appointment (which was actually at 4 weeks old). He is in the 2nd percentile for height & weight, but if they corrected it to his actual due date (4/10) he is in the 55th percentile. He is now 8 lbs 12 oz (we were all hoping he just hit the 8 lb mark, so he beat all of our expectations) and is 20.5 inches long. He gained almost 3 lbs in the 4 weeks since his last visit.

His digestive system issues are just due to his prematurity and will get better as he gets older. Mark and I just have to touch it out until then, but they do want me to stay off of dairy and soy for a while longer. But I can have chocolate, strawberries, eggs and nut products now!

We also got the green light to let him sleep through the night (or however long he will sleep) and to be able to take him to public places. Mark and I are excited to be able to go back to church and to not have to tag team errands anymore since we couldn't bring him into stores. Perfect timing for Grandma Cate and Grandpa Jim to come into town on Saturday to visit!

Here is a little picture comparison of how he has grown in the weeks that he has been home:

3 1/2 weeks old

8 1/2 weeks old

Sebastian is 2 Months Old!!

Where does the time go? Sebastian is two months old today and has been home for almost 6 weeks! The time certainly flies by!! We go in for his 2 month appointment tomorrow morning (boo to shots!). Sebastian is doing good for the most part but over the last week and half has developed some sort of complication. The doctor isn't sure if it something to do with his digestive system possibly not developing as fast as the rest of him, a food allergy, reflux, extreme gas, or just an immature digestive system that he will grow out of. Unfortunately, preemies are more susceptible to all of them. To help diagnose whatever is going on the doctor had me eliminate dairy (already eliminated this over Easter weekend), soy products, nut products, strawberries, chocolate, bell peppers, and eggs from my diet since the are common food allergies. If they determine that it is a food allergy they will have a schedule that I follow to re-introduce the foods in order to figure out what food allergy it is. So, that's what we have been up to... trying every trick we know to soothe him and ease some of the pain. Mark and I are probably more traumatized than he is.

When we doesn't have those issues going on he is a happy baby and progressing as expected on the developmental milestones. He is developing great head control as well. He is up to 21+ inches and probably 8+ pounds. We will find out tomorrow morning.

So, what else has been going on? Here is a little recap:

Over the weekend we got together with our friends, Heather & Jason, and their two kids, Wyatt and Cammie. It was great to get together with them and we will be having many more summer BBQs with them. They are expecting another little boy in June so Sebastian will have another playmate!

Back in January, we found a daycare provider for when I return to work in August. Unfortunately, in March, she fell ill and is no longer able to provide day care. So, we returned to our search. We are happy to say that last Friday, we found a new in-home daycare (and preschool) that we like and they even had an infant spot available (their first new opening in 3 years). Luckily she is even closer to our house than our original provider and is comparable in cost. We are very lucky on that count!!

Mark has been focused on getting everything ready to break ground soon on our backyard. We are putting in an expansive covered patio and full landscaping so Mark has been working with our good friend Jarrod to get everything going. This week we will be signing all of the contracts, putting down the deposits, and getting the permit process started. We should be able to break ground in 2-3 weeks!! Woohoo!

So, that's about it for us. We have just been enjoying the sunshine and BBQing for dinner most evenings. We are going to the Daughtry concert this Friday and are excited to have Mark's parents coming into town this weekend from Iowa to visit Sebastian (cuz we know the real reason isn't to see us :-P).

Until next time, here are some pics of Sebastian enjoying the mobile on his pack'n'play.