6 Months Old

So it's now officially June and Jack is 6 months old. Height ,weight and mile stone wise he is about where a 3 moth old would be. All that is pretty much what we have expected. Mary has been gone all week long, and he's been having fun hanging out with me, Grandma and Grandpa. But, I'm sure he misses his Mommy and she miss her Jack.

Yesterday Jack went in for his 6 month check up. All systems are go! He was 15 pounds 10 ounces and 24 and a half inches long. All his measurements are is the low percentiles for 6 month olds (around 20th percentile), but in the high 90's for 3 month olds (which is his adjusted age). He has started holding his head up even higher when on tummy time, and is on the verge of a solid roll over.

So it's all ahead until his next check up in December.

Check Up

Not much new going on. Just thought that I would let everyone know that Jack is doing very well. He had a couple vaccinations this week and will go back for the last 2 of his second dose next week. Jack also had his 2 months out of the hospital check up. He weighed in at 12 lbs 2.4 oz, the doctor said we need not worry about him gaining weight. Jack gained 40 oz in 30 days or about 1.3 oz per day. His doc said that 1/3 oz is the very least that is acceptable, so I'd say Jack knows his way around some food. He also gave us the results of his head ultra-sound Jack had 2 weeks ago. All the previous issues that Jack had regarding the ventricles and fluid have subsided and everything looks well and good in the brain/head department.

Tomorrow we will be getting a visit from Aunt Sharon, she is going to help out Mary on the night shift whilst I'm at work. Then next Wednesday Auntie Katie is stopping in from Oklamhoma. She's going to be staying a few days before jetting off somewhere. Sorry, only the one picture this time

Hungry Jack

Made it back for another update. It's amazing how Jack is gaining his weight. He has packed on a full pound since his last update. Yesterday when Mary weighed him he was 10 lbs 14 oz.....that's almost 11 lbs. What a big boy. He is doing wonderfully in all other departments too, well perhaps he gets a little cranky in the afternoon but we can forgive that. With me back at work it's nice that Jack isn't crying through the night like he was a few weeks ago. We're hoping he's gotten himself a night time sleep schedule. Next week Mary goes back to work and we'll see how I cope when he wakes me up during the day (my graveyard sleep hours).

This week we have a couple therapists coming to check in on Jack. Since he was born so early and is considered high risk they come as a free service to make sure Jack gets all the help and assistance he needs. Hopefully they will tell us everything is good. We know he's not where a normal 3-4 month old would be developmentally, we just want him to be where a 1-2 month old would be.