November is Prematurity Awareness Month

I have to say we were lucky....so lucky. There are tons of babies who are not. If you click on the link you can donate in Gunner's name if you feel so obliged. Not forcing anyone...however, in April, when I do the local March of Dimes Walk, there will be some force :)

4 month (actual) chek up

We just got back from Gunner's 4 month check up and he did great, the doc is very pleased with his growth and development. She said he seems to be pretty on track as far as development goes and as he has put on 4 pounds and 5 inches in less than three months!

here are the stats:

weight: 11lb 15oz (4th percentile--for FT babies)

length: 22 1/2in (not on term scale yet)

Head Circ: 40cm (5th percentile--for FT babies)

She has been the only one to see him and immediately noticed how big he is getting as she walked in the door! So in other words, it went well. No news on synagis yet...I will fight for it, but can't guarantee he will get it.

Ribbit...ribbit

Guess what Gunner is going to be for Halloween? My little frog prince.

15 weeks, nearly 4 months

I am more and more in awe of this baby on a daily basis. Yes, he is actually 15 weeks, almost 4 months, but he really should be only 8 or 2 months...but still, he is cooing, following, reaching for toys, all things I remember Greyson doing at this same time frame.

I have been going hog wild buying baby clothes lately...stuff for the fall and winter. He wore preemie stuff for a bit, still fits some NB, but today, the outfit I was sure was a winter outfit in 0-3 fits him perfectly. Where is my tiny baby going? He is just so perfect.

I weighed him today on a "normal person" scale that only will give you a .0 to .9 reading after the pounds and he was 11.8 lbs with an empty tummy and diaper. This means he is 3 times his birthweight of only 4 lbs.

Of course, I still get told he looks small, but he is huge in my eyes...and our hearts.

Three Months Old...

Today, Gunner is three months old. He should be just about 6 weeks now, but we have been blessed with him for three whole months. He is just such a good baby. He rarely cries, he smiles and coos as soon as he wakes up, and he sleeps, eats and just has an amazing temperament.

He is growing like crazy. Here are the stats:

He is roughly 3 x's his birth weight now, I have a cheapo scale, so I am not sure exactly, but I am thinking he is about 12 lbs.

He, by my not so skillful measuring skills with a paper tape measure is about 22 inches long.

And they always measure head circumference, and his noggin is 15inches around.

This means in the last 3 months, he has put on 8 lbs, almost 6in and 5 inches of brain growth.

Here is a good pic to illustrate one month worth of growth:

Above, Gunner with his almost same size as him teddy at 3 months

Below, Gunner with his bigger than him teddy at 6 weeks

Two Month Present

What stinks about being baby #2?? Nothing new.

Here is Gunner enjoying one of the first new things he has gotten in his two months of existence! Needless to say, Greyson appears to like it better than he does...

Two Month Stats...

Today is Gunner's two month birthday...happy birthday little man!

We "celebrated" with a trip to the peditricians...he has grown like crazy since birth and since his last appointment 15 days ago. He has nearly doubled his birthweight (3oz shy) and has put on a pound since his last appointment. So his new stats are:

7lb 13oz
19 1/2in

He is actually on the full term baby scales (barely) at the 1st percentile in height, weight, and head circumfrence. I just googled the preemie charts and based on his gestational age and measurements he is nearly off those charts in weight (75%) and in head circumfrence (95%)...but not making the scale in height..guess he has my height genes!

He is having the same kind of reflux issues Greyson did, so they put him on zantac 2x's a day to see if that helps. Other than that, he is absolutely perfect!