Noah turned 3 months old on Saturday!Hooray! :)He weighs 4lbs 12oz and is 18.5in long. He's gained about a pound since we brought him home from the NICU 4 weeks ago.He is doing better with bottle feedings. He's doing more of his daytime feedings by bottle (usually 2 complete, 1 partial) and more consistently finishing … Continue reading Noah is 3 Months Old!
Noah loves music and especially when we sing to him 🙂 His favorite is when Aurelia sings for him 🙂 She usually makes up songs about how they'll play when he's bigger and he gives her huge smiles in response 🙂
One of the things we're working on with Noah is the contractures in his hands. His hands are almost always locked up tightly in a fist with his thumbs in his palms.Everyday, several times a day, we massage and stretch his hands out. It's incredible how tightly his hands are locked up. We gently work … Continue reading Noah’s Hands
For any who didn't know, I induced lactation earlier this year for an adoption that didn't work out. I started in February or March and made it about a month until I HAD to pump because my milk kept letting down. Then I took a break in May and picked back up until we learned that adoption … Continue reading Why Noah Won’t Be Breastfed
Noah came home from the NICU on September 28th! Things have been busy so I haven't been great about blogging. 🙂 While in the NICU one of the nurses came up to me and said (basically) "You don't know me but I've been reading your blog. I came across it on facebook and then I … Continue reading Home From the NICU
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