A bit more than a spit up...

Typical daily occurence. This is a smaller one. Can't believe a Baby that vomits 6 or more times a day is this happy and chubby!

Easter

Here are a few photos from Mr. R that he took on Easter morning.

We took it easy this year and tried not to put too many things on our plate. Andrew's parents came over around 11 or so and we had an Easter egg hunt with the Boys.

They had a fun time. Aidan was all for it and Logan preferred to play. Aidan kept devouring jelly beans.

Later on we headed to my Grandparents house. They had an egg hunt there. Logan again did not really care. Aidan devoured more candy. We were all pretty tired by the end of the day.

Aidan did not eat much all day but jelly beans, chocolate, milk and strawberries. Needless to say the car ride home involved vomiting. Aidan looked like he was hung over. He got bathed while I cleaned the car seat and he went to bed. Around 1am he woke up hungry. Go figure. All candy went on lock down. Plastic eggs emptied, baskets cleaned out and put away. Candy rations are being distributed. Needless to say Aidan has not requested much since...and not the biggest fan of strawberries at the moment.

Definitely a memorable Easter.

My Little Helpers

As a typical day usually goes, there is never enough time. I ran out of "nap time" to get things done and ended up with some helpers. Of course prior to the video camera coming out Logan spoke words that were firsts and then comes the camera and the silence comes in. :-) Anyways...Logan was watching me make pizza dough and said, "round and round" and spun in circles (while standing on the kitchen chair he pushed up to the counter). Daniel wanted to be near by so he did not miss a beat. Sweet Baby D is all about not being left out! At 4 months old he makes his intentions know loud and clear!

DHR

Spoon Feeding

Today we tried spoon feeding Daniel. We were hesitant on starting solids since he seems to have a sensitive tummy. The Dr. said try it and if it bothers him don't feed him that specific food. We have thickened his milk for a few weeks now due to a lot of 'erupting' issues. He has helped some. We have noticed that his tummy doesn't like certain brands either. Crazy?!! He did not take to the spoon as well as the other two did. But I am sure he will catch on too. Here he is trying a bite of cereal with a few pears in there.

29 years & 4 months old!

Yeep! The last year of my twenties..

(My Nephew, Nieces and Aidan..Logan doesn't/wouldn't/won't sit still for anything)

Happy 4 Months Baby Daniel!!

4 Month Stats:

Weight: 15 lbs 12.5 oz (75%)

Height: 25 inches (50%)

Head Circum: 80%

Daniel is a SUPER happy baby. We are guessing he is making up for the screaming he did the first 8 weeks of his life. I guess you have to be super happy after 8 weeks of excruciating gas, belly, acid reflux and constipation pain. Eliminating lactose helped a TON and an acid reducer has helped too. We've tried reducing his dose of meds to see if he still needs it (ie: doing it by way of "weening") yeah..he needs it. He still pukes a lot although it doesn't cover as much distance as it used to. He spits up a lot too. He if gets too talkative/excited he pukes...not spit up...a load of milk comes back up. It's rarely a sour milk spit up. Every so often when he spits it is our. Most of the time it comes up not long after feeding and even it has been an hour it still isn't sour. Definitely strange. Babies at this stage consume on average 2.-2.5 oz (for D's weight that would be 32-40 oz a day) of formula per pound of body weight. Daniel however ranges from 20-25 oz a day. The Dr. says even 30 oz a day is "normal." Every couple of weeks he will have one day that he eats 28 ounces and then the next day he doesn't eat much. The Dr. isn't too concerned about the puking and low amount of formula intake. He shows no signs of dehydration and has the rolls/creases of a happy healthy baby.

Daniel also has a cough. It started when he had RSV and then stopped. A month and half ago or so it started again. No fever, no blue spells just a nasty sounding cough that sends his pacifier and drool shooting a good 2.5-3 feet away from him. He also seems to rattle. The Dr. said his lungs are crystal that it is more than likely phlegm in his throat. No runny nose unless he coughs or pukes too much then his eyes water and his nose runs. (just like anyone else would in that situation.) His hands and feet are also constantly sweaty and this kid could heat a small home.

He definitely is an odd baby compared to what we are "used to." Every day is a learning experience to say the least. He is always kicking and wiggling. He has rolled from tummy to back a few times and with purpose. He spends a good bit of time rolling from his back to his side but will keep himself from going all the way. If you put him on the floor he will spin 180 degrees and move 2 or more feet from where I put him down. He also doesn't like to be cradled, he will fuss and pull himself to a supported sitting position. He lights up and squeals at his Big Brothers. He will do a fake cough to get your attention but it is easy to distinguish this attention call from the hacking.

He likes to fit right in with the everyday chaos of our home. I can't believe we are 1/3 of the way to his first birthday! Yikes!

Logan's Party and stats

The Cake

Yesterday was the Big Family Party. We had mostly family and some good friends over. I think all the kids had a blast. It was cloudy and rainy in the morning but the sun came out right before the party. Even though the yard was nasty the kids got to play outside. What's a little dirt gonna hurt?! We actually got the bumper pool table ready to go (with new not dry rotted bumpers) so the older kids could hang out in the semi-messy garage and do something more fun. We utilized most of our downstairs/outside areas. Logan ended up sitting in a puddle so his birthday clothes were out before the end of the party. His new shoes...yeah...not so new now! But, really what's the point in keeping them pretty and shiny...we bought them to be worn and worn well!!

Here is a cheesy music slide show of all the pictures snapped. Mr. R took 90% of them...5% Andrew and 5% Kate.

Today we made it to the pediatrician's office for Logan's 2 year check up!

Logan did well! He did not mind the Doctor at all. We did express some concern that the child rarely speaks. We have seen him do it but he prefers not and when he is a chatty man it's a language we can decipher. The bottom line is we will really push him talking (fun though...) and if in 4 weeks he has not really picked up then we will get him evaluated for a speech delay and therapy.

As we have read a bit more on speech delays. It seems concern should come more closer to 2.5 and minimal speech. In actuality speech delays are "normal" for preemie's (now he was induced at 37 weeks but deemed a preemie due to his size) and also for low birth weight babies. Our Little Bit started out at 5lb 3 oz and shrank to 4 lb 12 oz. So, it seems his reluctance for speech is what should be expected and to not judge their abilities by birth date but by due date. (We have seen this before with him...3 weeks after he "should" be doing something he starts to! (UPDATE: The next day while playing with Logan he counted pegs on one of his toys and counted all 8 of them and then counted from 1-10, he then also told me correct colors of the 4 balls he was playing with. As we felt, it is all there he just doesn't feel the need to share the info with us. :-) )

Our Little Bits Stats at 2 years are:

Height: 34.25 in (40%)

Weight: 23 lbs (3%)

Head: 90%

We are pleased with how is he has grown. He is a thin one however, at 18 months he was less than 3% for weight. Logey Joe has "bulked up" a bit. ;-)

So we'll see where he is in 3 weeks...no complaints here! He is a happy healthy smart Little Bit!

Can't believe you are two our Precious Little Bit!!

Less than a week away from 4 months!

Sweetheart DHR

Baby D Meet Great Grandpa and Great Grandma C

Daniel checking out his Great Grandparents! He still has one more set he needs to meet!! (Logan too!)

Happy Birthday Logey Joe!

Happy 2nd Birthday to our Precious Little Bit!

These past two years flew by! Even though Logan has grown tremendously he is still our "Little Bit" and very much "little" for his age in our eyes. His 2 year check up is on Monday. Andrew was in Chicago all week and came home late last night. The Boys woke this morning to find him home! We headed downstairs to open presents and eat Panera.

Here is a little video of this morning. Logan could really care less about the presents.

Tonight we had a small gathering of Grandparents. Great Grandpa and Grandma Crase made the trip down from Ohio however, Meme and Papa could not make it tonight. What lucky kids are they? They have two sets of Grandparents and three sets of Great Grandparents??! Singing Happy Birthday brought Logan to tears and Aidan also. However, Aidan informed us he was crying because he hit his underpants. Hmmm...aka: bumped his butt. Logan wasn't really interested in presents but when he found his Jack in the Box he was set. Aidan really enjoyed being able to handle the gifts since Logan was super distracted with Jack.

Aidan decided to grill out...Grilled Blue anyone?!

We survived another year and now onto the extended family party on Sunday!