Here's little man on his 1st Christmas!

1st Christmas!

Erik's 1st Christmas went well. I will post pictures later. He got lots of presents and enjoyed lots of attention from me and all of his grandparents, as well as his big brothers. He enjoyed looking at the lights on the Christmas tree and he couldn't care less about his new toys:0) Erik turned 10 months old yesterday and he weighs over 9 lbs. now. I am babysitting him tomorrow and I plan on working with him on his muscle control. I am going to try putting him in an excersaucer for the 1st time. He needs to build his neck muscles. I am babysitting him overnight while my brother and Claire take Justin to a parade. I look forward to my time with Erik.

Infections

Well, Erik had an appt. the other day and we found out that he weighs only 9 lbs. 4 oz. as opposed to the 10 lbs. we thought he weighed. We also learned that Erik has a lung infection as well as an ear infection. That explains why his smiles and coo's went away for awhile. I had noticed that he was more fussy these days. Hopefully the medicine will clear it up and he will start smiling again. Tomorrow is his 1st Christmas. I hope he has a happy day.

No bigger than a baby doll.

This is Erik next to a baby doll. He is getting big considering his tiny size at birth (1 lb. 3 oz.) but he is still so small considering the fact that he is 9 months old and not much bigger than a baby doll. More pictures to come! I am so happy that he is here with us to celebrate his 1st Christmas!

Little Man.

Erik is estimated to weigh at least 10 lbs. now! No small feat for a little guy who weighed just 19 oz. at birth. However, to be 10 lbs. at 9 mos. old is still small. He is outgrowing most of his preemie clothes and now wears Newborn size and occasionally, 0-3 month size. He is getting chubby. He is still struggling with asthma-like symptoms and he still spits up through his nose (a result of reflux). He is otherwise doing fairly well. His preemie issues are showing more and more as he gets older. He's our little man and is quite a fighter! It was his fighting spirit that he had the day he was born that let me know he was going to be okay and that he was going to make it. And so he has. Erik will be 10 mos. old on the 29th of this month. I am so proud of him!