Thursday, November 18, 2010

Couldn't Wait--Now With Doctor's Report :)

Well, I couldn't wait to post Reese's "Happy Two Months" pictures. We have our appointment this afternoon, so I'll have more to update then along with a report on how Reese responds to more poking. I just pray it doesn't remind her of the first 12 days of her life....I mean, what can a few wimpy shots do to this tough girl? I must say I'm not looking forward to it though.
Anyways, I had an extra 30 minutes this morning before feeding time, so we had our photo shoot a bit early. Happy two months, sweet girl.
Compare...above is October 18th. Below is November 18th. She's grown.







And just for kicks and giggles. Don't you love this face?!

Oh, we are home now, and sweet girl did such a wonderful job with all of those shots. She actually fell asleep less than one minute after they were done, and right now she's getting treated to a nap in the swing. I told her that when she's older we will go get ice cream or some other kind of treat after shots, but for now she must settle for naps, breast milk, and lots of high pitched silly talk.
For the two month update, here is what RRW is doing these days:
**She is what the doctor calls an "irregular" baby which basically means there is no consistent behavior. :) For a few days she will be angelic, and then she will be fussy for a couple of days followed by sleepiness and wakefulness, and it goes on and on like that. He said it's really just more difficult for the parents, but we can handle it.
**We are getting her off of Zantac to see if it really was making any difference. We may get her on Prevacid if nothing improves or if things get worse in the gas area.
**RRW eats about every 3 hours during the day, and as the irregular baby stuff goes, it varies at night. Sometimes it's 6 hours, sometimes 4, and one time it was actually 8.
**Baby girl weighs 12 lbs. 4 oz. (86th percentile)
**RRW is 23 1/2 inches long (89th percentile)
**Sweet pea does NOT have a large noggin. That's saying something for the Frost and Walker clans.
**She loves to smile and try to talk. It really makes me smile bigger than you can imagine.
**She loves bathtime. I don't know if she's just laughing at my version of "Bathtime Hokey Pokey" or if she actually loves the water and splashing around in it.
**She has been sleeping in her crib since her 6 week birthday.
**We read a Bible story (from the Jesus Storybook Bible--thanks, Leslie) on most days, and of course I cried the first day. I just started to think about all of the stories I pray that I get to share with her in the coming years.
**I could probably go on and on, and I totally would because this post is one of those that's much more for my records than for the enjoyment of the readers, but I'm done thinking for today. More may come later.

8 comments:

Elizabeth French Cooper said...

Ahhh! She HAS grown! She's filling out her little outfit now! Beautiful as always!

Amy said...

Cutie!!! I am seeing more of wes in some of those pictures. Such a sweet girl. Miss you!

Mopsy said...

Oh my goodness how she is growing!! I can hardly wait to get her here for Thanksgiving!! We will love to see you and Wes too!!! These are great pictures and the doctor's visit sounds like it wasn't too bad for her or you!!
Give those sweet cheeks a kiss from Mopsy!

KBeau said...

Can't wait to get my hands on her next week.

Susie Walker said...

Reese:You have grown..I am now seeing Wesley in that face too-
Wesley was a chunk..I am relieved she didn't inherit the infamous Walker noggin!
Who gave her the knitted hat? it's darling on her. I love these pics-can't wait to see her Thanksgiving.Gran

Leslie said...

Glad you are enjoying the Bible with her. I really enjoy reading that Bible with Sam every night too. You will be a great teacher for her!! She's getting bigger and I'm glad to hear you are enjoying your time with her! She will become more consistent eventually... and then it will change again. Babies can be very unpredictable :)

Lauren Lashlee said...

I definitely enjoyed it and you could have gone on and on. I hear you on the irregular stuff. Our feeding schedule is usually every 3 hours during the day but sometimes its 2 1/2 and sometimes even 4.. I put them to bed at 10pm... sometimes they wake at 2, 3 and last night 4:30am. They usually wake up at 7am on the dot. This morning it was 8:30 which totally throws off the schedule for the day. Ugh.. Thankfully their gas issues seem to be easing... thank you Jesus. Love reading about Miss Reese...

Little S said...

Sweet pictures of a sweet girl! We also read the Jesus Storybook Bible and I still cry during some of the stories. Becoming a parent really changes your perspective of God's redemptive plan!

Glad she's growing and healthy!