Updates

I can't believe that my son turned 4 months old last week; it blows my mind! He is doing so well and changes so much from week to week. Here are his latest stats:

Weight: 14 pounds, 3 ounces as of last Thursday. He gets his next Synagis shot tomorrow, so I'll be able to see how much he gained in one week. This puts him in the 95th percentile on the preemie charts and in the 47th percentile on the regular growth charts!
Height: 23 1/2 inches. That means he has grown 6 inches in the past 4 months.
Head: I don't know, but it puts him in the 50th percentile for preemies and in the 7th percentile for his actual age.

His little personality has started coming out even more. He loves to eat, eat, eat! He SCREAMS if you don't feed him fast enough. I think he got his temper and his imaptience from me. Hopefully the next kid will inherit Fred's... If he could, he would snack all day. Also like me.

He loves to get his diaper changed. Or maybe he just loves to be on his changing table. That kid becomes all smiles! And we've moved from having smaller poops more frequently to one major blow-out a day. We go through a lot of clothes.

He is smiling and laughing so much more now! I waited so long for those sweet smiles and I can't get enough of them! He has a dimple on his right side when he smiles (and one on his left side when he screams...) and I make the silliest faces at him all in a vain attempt to see that smiley-dimple!

His legs are getting so strong! Too bad his head control still isn't where I want it to be in order for him to use his jumper - I think he'd love it. His head control has gotten a ton better, though! He turns towards us and looks around more than he ever has.

He SLEEPS THROUGH THE NIGHT!!!!!!! He will sleep a solid 9 or 10 hours. Now, I know that this can change in the blink of an eye, but I am enjoying it for now. And don't be too jealous - he is a TERRIBLE day-time napper. He will only sleep for 30 minutes at a time. So that usually means an intense night-time melt-down before bed.

His eyes are starting to darken up! I know they can continue to change for the next 5 months, but I'm liking that they're starting to look more like ours. He also has a little mustache, which I think is hilarious!

He seems to know us better. I know that he has known us all along, but I feel like he's starting to recognize us. And there have been a few times that he seems to want to be just with me. Which is kind of nice for a momma's heart.

Another change - I'm back at work. And it's going ok. Not great, not terrible, just ok. I think that our preemie experience was so traumatic (more than I had even realized), that I welcomed the break from the chaos. But I miss my Richie. I think that if I ever could go part-time, I would. I think for me that would be the perfect balance.

I think that about sums it up! I'm sure that I'm missing some stuff, but I'll try to remember when I post the updates on Richie's growth tomorrow!

Oh yeah, and I'll make sure to get some updated pictures of him, since he is so stinkin cute.