Wow! It's been 6 months already?! We are so lucky to have such an amazing little guy. Here's a glance at what he is up to at 6 months.
Ayson at 6 Months...
-weighs 13lbs-is 24 inches long-is consistently sleeping through the night-smiles & laughs all the time-loves the baby in the mirror :)-has a new obsession with spit bubbles-can sit unsupported for 5-10 seconds-can pull himself up to a sitting position-is starting to hold his bottle-is lots of "help" during diaper changes-
loves to play-peek-a-boo-is starting to eat cereal-loves to lay on his side-has a favorite blanky that he naps with-is wearing 3-6 month clothing-is HEALTHY!-is the happiest, cutest, and most perfect baby we know (not that we are biased or anything)!Thanks to all who follow and love our little man. He is one lucky kiddo :)
Taking a nap with his favorite blanky
Today marked another first for little man. He got his first taste of big boy food! We started him on rice cereal, and it went pretty well. He wasn't too sure about it, but he did manage to eat a little bit. We honestly had more fun watching his facial expressions than he did eating it :) Dinner time just got a lot more messy!
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Every time the spoon got close to his mouth, he followed it until his eyes crossed...too funny!
I couldn't resit snapping a few pics during bath time last night. Ayson loves his baths. He always gets a story during bath time, then we let him splash around for a little bit. We love this pic because you can see his pretty blue eyes and how long his eyelashes are getting.
We have recently been letting him spend a little time on his tummy in the tub, and he really likes it! He likes to look around, and take it all in. You can see how high he can hold his head up now...not to mention his cute lil' baby butt ;)
I'm sure he'll be thanking me for this pic in about 18 years...it has graduation/wedding slideshow written all over it!!!
Yesterday, Ayson's friend Braeden and his mommy, Sheri came over to play :) These two special little guys have a lot to talk about when they get together. Braeden is a preemie too, so they like to swap NICU stories :) Braeden was born at 30 weeks, just like Ayson...he has been home now for 1.5 months and is growing like a rockstar!!!! He almost weighs 9lbs now...such a big boy!
Too cute...Ayson put his arm on B's shoulder :)
Mr. Personality has been entertaining us a lot lately! He is constantly chattering away...and has discovered blowing spit bubbles. It might be his new favorite activity...such a boy!
He is also developing some great "fine motor skills" :) He has discovered how to spin one of his toys on his jumperoo. He loves to spin it, watch it spin, then do it all over again...a genius no doubt ;)
And finally, because this can never get old, he still reacts this way. So hilarious!
Ayson had an appointment at the Neonatal follow-up clinic yesterday. This is a specialized clinic where several professionals follow-up on preemies during one appointment. Ayson was seen by a developmental psychologist, audiologist, case worker, physical therapist and a neonatologist/developmental pediatrician. As Ayson grows he will also be seen by a speech pathologist. The idea is to put all these professionals in one location so that the parents and baby do not have to go to several different appointments. It also allows the doctors to communicate with each other to come up with collaborative treatment options, if needed.
Ayson got great reports from everyone that saw him. He is exceeding expectations in motor skills, putting him in the 70th percentile! They were very impressed with how aware he is of his surroundings and new people, and also impressed with his muscle tone. Good news all around!!!! This was a clinic that Aaron did a rotation with in November, so it was cool for him to go back and be on the "other side" of things :) Ayson also weighed 12lbs 12ozs! Can you believe he's now more than 4 times his birth weight...quite the little grower!
Aaron was on call last weekend, and missing us (ok, missing Ayson), so we went to see him for a little while. Daddy even had time to read little man one of his favorite books.
Ayson had his six month check-up this morning. Everything went really well. Dr. Gordon was very pleased with his progress. She couldn't believe how good his muscle tone was, and said she thought he would be walking by a year...even though he was over 2 months early! She is also pretty sure his eyes will be staying blue...yay! He also received his last round of immunizations until he is a year old. Since he is 6 months old, he could also get a flu shot. We were really happy that he was finally able to get one, as it will further protect him from getting sick. We are still supposed to keep him isolated until mid-April...but hey, that's just right around the corner :)
Sitting up all by himself! Such a big little man :)
