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Appointments

Monday was preemie clinic ~ everything looks good. OT says that in the next month or so, we're supposed to start working with a sippy cup. Jax and I went today and got a few and tried one. Apparently, they're fun to chew on and if you happen to get a drink at the same time that's just a bonus. We go back to see Dr. Jay and Megan (OT) in January.

Tuesday was the 6 month check up ~ more goodness. Jaxon weighed 15 pounds, 13 ounces. He was 25.75 inches long. I guess everything looks good, but he's a little on the short side now (!) and and could be a half pound chubbier. We've gotten the green light to feed him whatever he'll eat. We're still working through fruits and vegetables, though, before we move onto meat and stuff. We'll see the pediatrician again in January also.

Thursday was Jaxon's eye appointment ~ again, no problems. The doctor said that unless his eyes start crossing or wandering, we don't have to have him into an eye doctor again until he's preschool age. She also told me that if he is tall when he's older, he'll probably be nearsighted? I didn't realize there was a correlation between your sight and your height?

So...he's healthy, happy, and growing. And CUTE!

Jaxon has started to get excited when Josh comes in the door from work. His face lights up and he will stare at his daddy until he finally picks Jax up. It is adorable. I think it makes his daddy feel pretty good,too. If Josh walks out of his sight before picking him up for hugs and kisses, Jax will start to cry (this is almost guaranteed to happen everyday, since Josh has to wash the nastiness from work off his hands first!)

A non photo update

So it's been forever since I've actually written a post and figure that since there's no school today, this is the perfect day for an update.

Jax has started eating fruits and vegetables with his cereal. So far we've just tried pears and carrots. Pears he likes (he better, we have enough pears in our freezer to feed him for a year off my parent's pear trees!). Carrots....not so much. In fact the first bite of carrots that he had, he spit everywhere. It makes Josh and I laugh to see the faces that he makes, which is probably mean of us but I'm sure our parents we just as entertained when we did the same thing as babies. Carrots are getting a little better, as we go into day 4 of eating them, but only if they're mixed with his cereal. He has also started eating cereal puffs and Cheerios. Josh was still a little skeptical about the puffs and Cheerios, with only 2 teeth, but Jax loves them!

Next week is a big week for appointments ~ preemie clinic on Monday, 6 month check up with shots on Tuesday, and eye doctor on Thursday. At least I know with the preemie clinic there are no shots or eye dialating. Tuesday will be more vaccines and we will start our monthy Synagis shots for RSV. Ick. I really think Josh should have to take Jaxon to one of these "fun" appointments for a change!

He's getting bigger everyday, working reaaaaalllllllllllllllly hard at rollling over, and thinks that our dog is hilarious. I miss the cuddly all the time stuff from before, but this is just as fun :)

6 month photos!

Teeth :)

Babysitting Keegan

This is them both actually sleeping. Keegan sleeps like Jaxon and peeks out one eye quite a bit.

Apparently, she's very tasty.

I kind of feel like they're saying, "I hope she's done taking our pictures, cuz I'm tired of looking at you!"

Apparently, Jax thinks that I bring other babies around him to use them as chew toys.

Look! If I stretch, I'm almost as tall as Jaxon is!