Day 160

So you be the judge, do I look like Mom or Dad? Everyone says that I look like Dad, but Mom thinks there is some of her in me. Sure hope they don't let my hair get as long as Dad's was!


Mom's baby pictures:


Dad's baby pictures:

Day 156

Man is it hot out! Mom and I have been trying to get outside a lot this week, but it's stinkin hot. After our last walk mom nearly fainted. At least that's what she tells me. A little melodramatic if you ask me.
So we've been hanging out inside for the most part. Mom has me on this new routine and she sure has me sleeping a lot. I get an hour or so of playtime every three hours and Mom's gotta come up with some new stuff for me to do. She has me play on my play mat most of the time. Sometimes I get to hang out in my bouncy chair, or play under my mobile. Hopefully it'll cool down a bit and Mom and I can hang out outside a bit more. All that being said, I sure am happy these days. Lots of smiling, cooing, and even giggling.
I rolled over for the first time too. Big mistake, now Mom puts me on my tummy every chance she gets. She hasn't gotten the idea that I am not interested in rolling over again.

Day 151

Dad's putting up a sun shade for me and Mom. Of course today it's raining but when the sunshine is back Mom and I can spend some more time outside. I hung out outside while Dad was putting it up.

Day 150

5 months old, I can't believe it! I had my check up yesterday and Mom wasn't imagining things, I am growing into my cheeks. I am 6 cm longer than the last visit. I am now around the 50th percentile for both height and weight.
I am smiling and laughing all the time now, and spend more of my day awake playing with Mom. I probably spend the most time in my day trying to suck my thumb. I am not sure how I managed to do it a long time ago because I find it really hard now. Despite all my concentration I can't figure it out. Most of the time I end up bopping myself in the eye with my fist. Thankfully Mom and Dad haven't taken away my soother yet!
And yes I know it looks like I have a really big head but it's not that big! Actually it's just the right size for my body, around the 50th percentile as well.

Day 145

I'll be two months corrected in three days and so far seem to be right on track. I am just shy of 12 pounds and smiling more and more every day. No one told me I'd be losing so much hair though. I'm nearly bald! I think I am getting a bit taller because I seem to be growing into my chubby cheeks.
I slept for eight straight hours one night last week which made Mom happy. Too bad it was a one shot deal. I followed it up with a fussy night where none of us got much sleep.
Mom and I have been getting out quite a bit. We went to Thea and Andre's cottage, went to a BBQ at Mom's work and spent much of the weekend at the football field watching Dad play in a tournament.

Day 139

The rest of our vacation was good. Dad arrived Friday night to join us. I spent the day with Dad on Saturday while Mom went to Aunt Jen's baby shower. I am so excited to find out if my new cousin will be a boy or a girl. I spent some more time with my cousins Connor and Mackenzie on Sunday. We went to a BBQ at Uncle Ron and Aunt Marg's place. It was nice to meet more of the family. We had a long drive home Sunday night but lucky for me I got to ride shotgun. :-) Just kidding! The pictures are just from a break we took a long the way.
I'm 4 months, 2 weeks and five days old and weigh just over 11 pounds.
Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for a great visit. I can't wait to see you again.

Day 135

I'm having a great time at Grandma and Grandpa's. Today Mom and I went to visit Brittney and Nyah and this evening Aunt Jen, Dustin, Connor and Mackenzie came for dinner. Grandma has been doing lots of dairy free, soy free baking for Mom, and today she bought me some cute new sleepers. We sure are getting spoiled. I guess they want me to come back for another visit sometime.

Day 134

Vacation time again. I finally have a minute to update my blog! Things have been busy. Mom and I are getting out much more these days. We made it to the women of Bridgewater BBQ. I was the only guy at the party! Mom also took a trip in to work to show me off to her coworkers.
Today we are in Barrie visiting Grandma and Grandpa Gainsbrook. I get to meet my cousins this weekend and I hear they are pretty excited to meet me. My cousin Mackenzie made a really nice video of me this week. She worked on it for hours and it turned out great. Tomorrow we are taking a trip out to Whitby to meet Moms friend Brittney and her daughter Nyah. It's hard to believe that Nyah is over a year old already.
It's going to be a long couple of days without Dad but he is taking the train to meet us on the weekend. I bet he is getting some good nights sleep while we are gone.

Check out me and Grandpa!

Day 126

Well the vaccinations went fine, no adverse reaction! I am happy to announce that I am over 10 pounds. Turns out I am short, but chubby! I am in the 5th percentile for height but between 25 and 50th for weight. Not that it wasn't already obvious from my photos.
Mom, Dad and I had a nice long weekend together. Happy Canada Day! Today we had an appointment with a pediatric gastroenterologist at CHEO. Mom was told to cut out all dairy and soy products for 1 month. They were also told not to let me spend too much time in my bouncy chair. I guess it's a bad angle for my reflux, but I love my bouncy chair. In an effort to find other things to hold me Mom tried a few other things. First she tried my Bumbo, but I am still too young for it. Then she tried my highchair, not bad, but nothing like my bouncy chair. Hopefully Mom changing her diet will help and I can go back in my chair. In the mean time Mom spends most of the day wearing me in our cuddly wrap.

Thanks to my Aunts for the highchair!

Day 120

Time sure does fly! I am four months old today, and just shy of 10 pounds. To bad I am only sleeping like a one month old! Apparently I have been keeping Mom up at night because I am making all sorts of noises in my sleep.
I have a doctors appointment for my four month vaccinations today. Tonight I am going with Dad to watch his football game, hopefully for Dad's sake the vaccinations don't make me fussy.

Day 114

I think Mom is showing a lot of restraint in not pinching my chubby cheeks every time she holds me!

Day 110

I had so much fun this weekend! I went on my first road trip with Mom. It was a long 5 hour drive but I slept for most of it. Mom kept telling me how proud she was that I was such a good boy in the car. I got to see Grandma and Grandpa Gainsbrook and spent some time with Aunt Steph and Aunt Jen. I hadn't seen them in a long time. They were surprised to see that I was over 9 pounds.
Happy Fathers Day Dad! I missed you this weekend but am happy to be home cuddling with you again.

Day 107

I got my tongue clipped today. Piece of cake! I hardly even cried. Tomorrow I am making my first big road trip with Mom. We are heading to Barrie to see Grandma and Grandpa Gainsbrook. It's going to be a long time in the car for the two of us. Hopefuly I can sleep most of the way.
Mom tried me in my Bumbo but I am still too small. She'll have to wait until I have better head control. She did manage to snap a picture though.

Day 103

We spent some more time at CHEO again yesterday. Mom and Dad were watching a movie and Dad was holding me. Kiwi decided she wanted to sit with Dad too. She jumped on his lap and missed and when she got scared she ran away and cut me in the process.
The cut on my ear was pretty deep so I had to go to the hospital to get it cleaned out and closed.
The only good thing is that because I am a preemie I get my own room and the doctors came and saw me really quickly. There were lots of other babies waiting up to 5 hours. Mom and Dad need to keep cleaning my cut and hopefully it won't become infected.
My stint in the NICU has made me pretty strong. When the doctor was cleaning the cut and taping it up I didn't even cry.

Day 101

I'm over 100 days old already! Time sure is flying. We had our last appointment with the lactation consultant this week so I got weighed again. 7lbs. 15oz. Mom also made an appointment to get my tongue clipped next week. Now that I am almost 8 pounds Mom and Dad figure I can handle it. I sure hope it doesn't hurt too much.
Mom has ventured out with me more now too. We still haven't gone to a grocery store or Walmart but we did go to a garden centre this week. Hopefully in a few months time Mom and I can join the mommy group that the other moms on our circle have.

I don't like being in my swing anymore. Thankfully for Mom I do like my bouncy chair.

Day 97

Whoever invented this soother thing is a genius! Check me out.

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After:

Day 96

Well I spent last Friday morning at CHEO with Mom and Dad because I had been throwing up a lot. They took me in to get checked out and the doctors did an ultrasound of my stomach. Turns out everything is normal and the doctors think it was just my reflux acting up. I have an appointment with a pediatrician on Monday to get checked out.
I am having a lot more awake time during the day which has been fun for Mom. We've actually managed to get out to a few places for some shopping. She keeps me all bundled up in my snuggly so that people won't touch me, but people sure are curious about me. People keep coming up and asking to see me. They are always surprised when Mom tells them I am over three months old.
I got to spend the last two evenings with Grandma Hawley which is always a treat. Mom and Dad went out for Moms birthday dinner one night and then went to the Sens Stanley Cup game last night. They came home pretty excited that the Sens won the game. I guess the crowd was pretty energetic. Hopefully next year I will get to go see a game with them.

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Day 92

Over 7lbs. 2oz. and over 3 months old! I had an ultrasound done on my back today to look at my spine and everything looks good. Yesterday we met with the lactation consultant and had a doctors appointment. Mom and I have been really busy going to all my appointments, but all the results have been positive. Soon we will won't have so many appointments to go to. We have been getting out for lots of walks during the day too, seeing the weather has been so gorgeous.

Day 88

Happy Birthday to me! I was due today! Mom keeps telling me that she sure is happy that she doesn't have to deliver me now. I am just shy of 7 lbs. I had a doctors appointment this week and I have gone from the 2nd percentile for weight to the 25th. I'm growing like a weed!

Day 85

What an exciting weekend! On Friday night Mom and Dad took me back to the hospital to see the nurses that looked after me for the first two months. They were all impressed with how much I had grown. It sure was nice to see them again.
When we got home from the hospital Grandma and Grandpa were at our house. They stayed until Sunday. I got lots of cuddle time with them. It was a great visit.
Dad didn't have to work on Monday because it was a long weekend. We spent lots of time together. We watched the Sens win on Saturday. Go Sens Go!