Ethan
Ethan is awake more, but still sleeping a lot. He has been healthy for the most part. He has been coughing some the last week or
two and seems to have some congestion in his chest. He is going to be checked out by the
allergist in late December to confirm whether he has a peanut allergy like
Rose, and whether we can tell if he has asthma yet.
Ethan is overall a very easy going baby. He does cry sometimes when he wants to be
held, and when he is hungry. But, as
long as you hold him he calms down quite quickly. He seems to be a morning person. I can usually get him to smile at me some in
the morning. He will gurgle and coo
also.
Ethan receives pumped breastmilk for most feeds. I pump three times a day for about 30 minutes
each time. Ethan wakes up around 12 am,
3 am, and 6 am most days. I have been staying in Ethan's room with him. I get up for the first feedings. Then, I take Ethan to Joshy for the last hour or two if Ethan wakes up 4 am or later. When I get up with him he usually goes back to sleep quite easily after eating. However, generally after 4 am he does not go back to sleep as much.
Ethan is currently eating about 100 ML at most feedings. At night he might only have 60 ML though. During the day on the weekends Ethan like to snack. He does not usually take a whole bottle. I probably need to try and get him on a schedule so he will take the whole bottle. On the way back from KC for Thanksgiving he had part of a bottle several times.
Ethan is currently eating about 100 ML at most feedings. At night he might only have 60 ML though. During the day on the weekends Ethan like to snack. He does not usually take a whole bottle. I probably need to try and get him on a schedule so he will take the whole bottle. On the way back from KC for Thanksgiving he had part of a bottle several times.
At Ethan's last checkup on November 12th he was 22.17 in long and weighed 11 pounds. He is in the 20th percentile for non-preemie babies. So, I think he's doing well.
Rose is so much fun these days. She repeats words after us,
and sometimes sentences with a few words.
She can identify several food items (apple, pizza, raisins), and can
tell us some things that she wants. She knows
how to ask for a drink, raisins, and yogurt.
She does say some things in a funny way.
She says “Merry Krumpus” instead of Christmas. She knows quite a few animals and the sounds
they make (sheep, cows, cats, lions).
Rose is very sweet with Ethan most of the time. Sometimes when he cries and needs my attention, she yells "No Ethan" at him. Otherwise she wants to give him kisses and hugs. She has a toy baby doll that she is very good to and enjoys feeding, and wrapping him in blankets.
Rose started at St. Luke’s on her birthday. Since then she has not had a runny nose. She has started speaking in sentences
more. There is no TV in the room, and it
is more of a classroom setting.
Rose is getting to be a bit more picky. She is still in her high chair for now, but
could be in a booster seat. She ate in a
booster seat for Thanksgiving.
Evening dinner times after I pick her up from school can be
a bit rough. I’m wondering if I just
need to let her choose the time to eat.
I know I need to direct her choices a bit to make sure she has a decent
diet, but perhaps she could suggest some things she wants to eat.
Rose is in the 95% for her weight. Her doctor is not super concerned. But, I am trying to give her water rather
than juice now. She had a cough for a
bit, so we started back on breathing treatments. We do it once in the evening. But, we may go to every other day now that
the cough has been gone for a bit. At her one year appointment Rose was
We have been seeing Daisy and baby Anna at least once a
month. We saw her twice in one weekend a
week or two ago. We visited the Omaha
zoo. Rose and I try to make it to story time on Saturdays. Joshy usually takes care of Ethan and watches shows.
Thanksgiving
For Thanksgiving we (Joshy, Ethan, Rose and I) went down to KC. We headed down on Wednesday afternoon. We went to Grandma and Grandpa's for dinner. Then we went to Mom & Dad's house. On Thanksgiving morning we went and saw the Raabs. Then we had dinner all together at 12 pm. We were hoping to make it to the Plaza lighting, and had to make it early for Kelli to spend time with James' family also. Then we relaxed a bit, took a nap, and went and visited Uncle Bob and Aunt Deb. The weather was a bit crazy with lots of rain and a bit of ice. On Friday we went to see the Zainalis, and then hung saw Grandma and Grandpa for a quick visit later in the day. We had turkey carcass soup for dinner! We left on Saturday around 1:30. We got to see the cousins for a bit
