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I know you all already know this, but just to make it "official"...
Isaiah Jude Bang
born on July 20, 2009 (our 7th wedding anniversary)
@ 9:06 am
8 lbs. 13 oz. and 21 1/2 in.
He turned 2 weeks on Monday, and he is doing very well. He already seems like such a pleasant and sweet boy. We had his check up today and here are his new stats:
Weight: 9 lbs. 2 oz. 75th percentile
Height: 22 in. 90th percentile
Head: 14 1/4 in. 25th percentile
He's feeding really well, which is such an answer to prayer. I was not able to nurse my other two longer than a month, due to complications, so I ended up exclusively pumping and bottle feeding them both. So far, things are going well, and it looks promising. I would say that the first two weeks have been great recovery wise. The most difficult part is feeling so tired all the time, and not really being able to take naps. Most of the day (and night) I feel like I'm feeding Jude Dude, but I'm def. not complaining about this. I am SO grateful!
He's already loved by his brother and sister. Kisses and squeezes all day, and lots of hair rubbing. I think this little dude will develop a lot of tolerance! Anyways, he's a gift to us, and a joy to be caring for him and raising him.
Naomi had her 4 year checkup at the same time. She had to get 4 shots, and was super brave! They were great - a nurse on each side. On the count of three they each gave a shot, and then the next, so they were done in no time!
Naomi's 4 year stats:
Weight: 36.4 lbs 50-75th percentile
Height: 40 1/2 in 50-75th percentile
So I'm thinking about changing over to Blogger or Wordpress. What do you think? Not many people seem to be on Xanga anymore. I might possible make the change soon.
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| Last Friday we went strawberry picking to Butler's Orchard. Well, at least I did some picking. T-Max just ate them. Peter was busy taking pictures and watching the kiddos. And N? Well, she was most concerned about being dirty and the bugs and the mud, so she didn't do any picking or eating (until we got home, that is!). You can see Peter's post here. But here are some pics that didn't make it on his blog.
I picked about 5 pounds. Most of them we ate fresh and shared with my family, but with some I made some yummy Strawberry Bread. I'll def. make it again!
Here's N, but I have NO idea what she's doing.
You can see more pics from Butler's here.
And then this past Sunday my kiddos were the flower girl and ring bearer for my cousin Bo and Kevin's wedding. You can see some pics on Peter's blog. I think he did a fabulous job with the pictures, so check them out. But I just wanted to show you one pic of my kiddos because I just think they were so cute!
They both did great! We knew N would do a good job because she loves dressing like a princess, and she was SO excited to do her job. It was T-Max that we were a little worried about. The wedding started at his nap time, and he didn't really get to have a normal lunch, but we were pleasantly surprised. We just told him to walk holding N's hand, and that's exactly what he did!
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Here's an update on T-Max's stats for his 18 month check up.
Weight: 21 lbs 11 oz 3rd percentile
Height: 31 1/2 in 25th percentile
Head: 18 1/2 in 25th percentile
He's slightly dropping in his percentiles, but he's still on a normal curve for him. Doc says that he'll just likely continue to be a lean, and that with childhood obesity on the rise, she's glad to have one lean healthy little guy. He's still a good eater and sleeps well, sleeping 12 hours at night and a 2-3 hour nap during the day.
He's been working hard on using a fork and spoon the past couple of months. The fork has been easier for him, but I'd say he's finally getting the hang of using the spoon. He loves to feed himself cereal, and then when he's done, he likes to drink the milk out of the bowl.
He plays so well with N these days. They have fun playing tag or just chasing each other around the house. Their favorite thing to do together is roll around together with N's blankie (which has become one of his favorites also!) or in her bed after nap or just before bath. Peter and I say they remind us of two little puppies playing together.
One new milestone for N is that she is starting to read! She's just reading some 3 or 4 letter words with short vowel sounds. I made her some index cards with word families on them, and she loves to read them especially when she's on the potty! I wasn't teaching her to read, just working on letter sounds, but one day I was listening to her "read" one of her books, and she was sounding out the word "bat" on one of the pages. She was so excited that she wanted to read more words.
We celebrated Mother's Day early today because my mom's working tomorrow and Peter's got a photo shoot. We made lunch for my mom including paninis (with chicken, basil, sundried tomatoes, and provolone cheese on ciabatta bread), salad, and blueberry crumb cake. Over lunch, we each took turns sharing with her why she is so special to us. She was moved to tears, and I think she was blessed. Earlier in the week, Peter had given me the day off. It was a great refreshing time to be alone, and even have lunch with an old friend. And then today, he made us dinner - one of my favorites, breakfast for dinner. I hope to post pics from our day soon. Happy Mother's Day to all you mommies!
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