Someone keeps checking this blog. . . like daily. Which makes me feel bad that I haven't posted anything. But I don't really feel like we have much going on worth sharing . . .
Angie and Wendy, I'm looking in your direction.
Anyway, Piper turned 6 months on Monday! That's half a year we have conquered! For as long as it has felt, I still can't believe it has been 6 months already. Is that possible?
To celebrate, we had her 4 month check-up with her pediatrician. Apparently it is MY responsibility to make follow-up appointments with her pediatrician?! Well, I wasn't aware that she was supposed to have an appointment at 2, 4 and 6 months and since we have been to Children's Hospital in Denver 5 times in the past two months, her pediatrician is the last person on my mind.
Also, I kind of hate my pediatrician's office. There are 15 doctors in the office and I have only met her "pediatrician" once, two days after she was discharged from the NICU. This last visit was not encouraging.
Nurse: "So, does she have plenty of wet diapers?"
Me: "She doesn't have any. We cath her every 4 hours."
Nurse: "Oh. Right."
It was not encouraging. The doctor was the same way, changing her mind a number of times during our conversation. Also, I wish someone would have told me I could give her Tylenol becuase after 4 shots, she was a pretty sad baby for 24 hours afterwards.
As far as Piper's development goes, we are making progress. To be quite honest, it is slow and hard. It's especially hard to see babies her age (and younger) do things she should be able to do. It makes me cry to think that she has to work so hard to do such simple things, like holding up her head, and that her road ahead of her is unknown and will be challenging. I have to remind myself that she is only 4 months adjusted and her spina bifida sets her back as well. So really she's only 1 month adjusted. In that case we are doing great! She almost has her head control and can clear her face from side to side on her tummy (we have been working on this for 4 months). She is smiley and talkative and loves to look at books and Casey's iPad when he is on duty.
I attempted to do a 6 month photo shoot. It didn't work. I wish I was one of those moms who takes a picture of their child every month holding a sign with their age. But I'm not. So here are the few pictures I have of her that will have to suffice.
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| Apparently bath time was a little too relaxing. Didn't quite make it into pajamas. |
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| She actually fell asleep while I was cathing her! |
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| This is the closest thing either of us has to a velour track suit for running. |
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| My attempt at a 6 month photo shoot. Fail. |
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| Dad's on duty Sunday mornings. Nothing says "good parenting" better than watching Simpsons on the iPad in bed. |
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| Dang girl. You've got it going on. |
