Nora and Ryan are doing the same stuff developmentally--most obviously this week is that they found their hands to be functional parts of their bodies rather than uncontrollable parts that hit them in the face over and over. So, Nora is now sucking her thumb, which has lead to her sleeping through the night like a superstar (7:30pm ish until anytime between 6:30-8am)--no dreamfeed anymore, which means mom gets to sleep through the night too, for the first time since February. Also, doesn't need to be swaddled anymore. Much more vigorous with her kicking. Starting to try to use her abs to balance herself. Usually pretty happy still. Doesn't coo much but has more of a squeek or a gasp when she is happy--sounds like a chimpanzee when she gets mad though (usually only when she's sleepy). Full of smiles. Very easily startleable though. Hasn't had her 6 month check up yet b/c last time I took them both at the same time, I almost jumped out the window at the pediatrician's office on purpose, so I learned my lesson the hard way. Nora's appointment is next week. Ryan's appointment was last week.
Ryan is really sucking those fists and occasionally gets his thumb--he is working hard. every time I put him on his belly for tummytime, he just faceplants into the mat and works on those fists. He has gotten very grabby and we've really had a keep an eye on him b/c he'll grab at his gtube and pull it really hard or his IV line--this morning, I found him on the floor with the Broviac line (iv line) stretched so far I thought it would snap (the part that's usually at his knee level was up at his face in his hand) I scared him when I ran toward him to get him to drop it---how are we going to manage this as he gets older and more alert??
He is SO HAPPY now, really very very happy. He coos and talks and laughs and smiles all the time--until he gets sleepy, then he does a 180 degree turn in an instant into a screaming machine--but all is well once he gets in his swaddle and gets his pacifier. still bald, but starting to look like there's hope for hair finally. At his 6 month visit yesterday, he was 13 pounds 14 ounces and very well behaved--the pediatrician could not believe how "fat and happy" he is compared to when she last saw him in June. He is actually on the growth chart (5th percentile) for a fullterm 6 month old even though his adjusted age is old 3 months old. The doctor commented that his growth curve is really funny looking and nearly vertical since he's been gaining such great weight. Here he is grabbing at his toys on is playmat.
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