Tuesday, July 17, 2012
Turning 5
Maybe one day soon I can sit down in the evening and actually write a nice long blog post. But for now, I wanted to post year by year pictures of Ryan since he will be turning 5, YES 5, tomorrow! We got his hair cut really short for the summer and I think it makes him look older. My preemie prince is growing up too fast and will be starting Kindergarten in September! sniff sniff :-(
About one month old and about 4 lbs.
what a difference a year makes..1 year old and 19 1/2 lbs!
2 years old
3 years old
4 years old with 3 month old Katelyn (and what were we thinking with his hair cut?)
June 2012- Pre-K Graduation night
July 4th-almost 5 years old
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Saturday, July 30, 2011
Ryan's 4!!!
Finally getting a chance to blog. Every time I sit down at the computer (99& of the time it's when I'm pumping) I just can't seem to get my thoughts on straight enough to blog. The boys are out of the house for a while and my princess girl is napping so I thought I better do it now or else I will never get the birthday post on.
My little preemie prince turned 4 years old 12 days ago. We had his birthday party two weeks ago on the 16th. He is at the stage now where he understands what having a party is all about..it's all about him! For weeks he was so excited and kept telling me who all was coming to the party..hehe. We took him to party city to pick out his theme and he picked Hot Wheels..imagine that! I was really trying to talk him into Disney Cars (since we still had the decorations from 2 years ago) but he wasn't having it..he wanted Hot Wheels. So, Hot Wheels it was. Preoccupied by work & everything going on at home, I was pretty late getting the invitations out and cake ordered. But it all worked out and Ryan had so much fun that day. You can see in the video below how happy he was to have all the attention on him when we sang Happy Birthday:
Dean ordered him a shirt that had the number 4 on it with his name and a Hot Wheels car (sorry for the blurry pic)
And he loves his scooter that his Auntie & cousin got him
And here's the cake:
You can see more pics on my picasa album:
https://picasaweb.google.com/mom2apreemie/Birthday?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOvm7fa1nrXU4wE&feat=directlink
My little preemie prince turned 4 years old 12 days ago. We had his birthday party two weeks ago on the 16th. He is at the stage now where he understands what having a party is all about..it's all about him! For weeks he was so excited and kept telling me who all was coming to the party..hehe. We took him to party city to pick out his theme and he picked Hot Wheels..imagine that! I was really trying to talk him into Disney Cars (since we still had the decorations from 2 years ago) but he wasn't having it..he wanted Hot Wheels. So, Hot Wheels it was. Preoccupied by work & everything going on at home, I was pretty late getting the invitations out and cake ordered. But it all worked out and Ryan had so much fun that day. You can see in the video below how happy he was to have all the attention on him when we sang Happy Birthday:
Dean ordered him a shirt that had the number 4 on it with his name and a Hot Wheels car (sorry for the blurry pic)
You can see more pics on my picasa album:
https://picasaweb.google.com/mom2apreemie/Birthday?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCOvm7fa1nrXU4wE&feat=directlink
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Updates
For those of you who don't know, Katelyn is now home. She's been home for 3 weeks and it's been wonderful. Even though we are sometimes needing toothpicks to hold our eyelids open because we're so tired, it's worth it. She spent 52 days in the NICU and weighed 6 lbs. 4 oz. when she came home. When we twen to the pediatrician the following day after her discharge she had gained 2 oz. Of course, the scale could have been calibrated slightly different but we'll take it. She doesn't go back until her 4 month check in August but we might be taking her in for a weight check in July. Wednesday we go to the surgery for a follow up so he can check the progress of her Omphalocele, so we can get a weight check there. She's been eating every 3 hrs for the most part..sometimes she doesn't make it that long but other times she sleeps right through the 3 hr mark and can make it 4 hrs. (too bad that hasn't been in the middle of the night). I'm anticipating she's 7 lbs. or more by now.
This time having a baby at home that just about made it to full term has definitely been different. Although she does have a birth defect, I'm actually more relaxed this time around. With Ryan being a preemie, I was so worried about germs and sicknesses, stressed about his terrible reflux that caused him to spit up multiple times a day and made him fussy and always concerned about him gaining weight. We also didn't go anywhere for about 6 months except to the doctor & occasionally to my parent's house. While I am still concerned with germs, we've already taken Katelyn out several places..we're just very aware of what we touch and make sure to purell or wash our hands before picking her up.
Ryan is such a wonderful big brother. He LOVES his sister so much. He always wants to be involved in what we are doing with her. Whether it be feeding her, diaper changes, changing her dressing and clothes or just watching her in the swing. It makes my heart melt that he is so willing to help out. He is definitely in the "terrible three's" stage but not when it comes to helping with his little sister.
Ryan has been going to daycare since September and loves it. The center we have him in is actually a Primary School and Daycare so it's much like a pre-preschool. He has learned so much in the past 8 months and has really grown, developmentally. He has learned to count to 39 (can't quite remember 40 yet), knows all of the lower and uppercase letters, tells us all about the weather for the day and what day of the week it is, can dress himself now, sings a multitude of nursery rhymes and is now coloring in the lines rather than just scribbling everywhere. I think the thing that still amazes me is how much he talks now and how much he remembers. Out of the blue he will start talking about something that may have happened several months ago...like my parents taking him to see the Grave Digger monster truck last fall. They will be having many activities for summer at daycare so I know he will have so much fun.
This time having a baby at home that just about made it to full term has definitely been different. Although she does have a birth defect, I'm actually more relaxed this time around. With Ryan being a preemie, I was so worried about germs and sicknesses, stressed about his terrible reflux that caused him to spit up multiple times a day and made him fussy and always concerned about him gaining weight. We also didn't go anywhere for about 6 months except to the doctor & occasionally to my parent's house. While I am still concerned with germs, we've already taken Katelyn out several places..we're just very aware of what we touch and make sure to purell or wash our hands before picking her up.
Ryan is such a wonderful big brother. He LOVES his sister so much. He always wants to be involved in what we are doing with her. Whether it be feeding her, diaper changes, changing her dressing and clothes or just watching her in the swing. It makes my heart melt that he is so willing to help out. He is definitely in the "terrible three's" stage but not when it comes to helping with his little sister.
Ryan has been going to daycare since September and loves it. The center we have him in is actually a Primary School and Daycare so it's much like a pre-preschool. He has learned so much in the past 8 months and has really grown, developmentally. He has learned to count to 39 (can't quite remember 40 yet), knows all of the lower and uppercase letters, tells us all about the weather for the day and what day of the week it is, can dress himself now, sings a multitude of nursery rhymes and is now coloring in the lines rather than just scribbling everywhere. I think the thing that still amazes me is how much he talks now and how much he remembers. Out of the blue he will start talking about something that may have happened several months ago...like my parents taking him to see the Grave Digger monster truck last fall. They will be having many activities for summer at daycare so I know he will have so much fun.
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