6 Months Old!

It is hard to believe it has only been six months. I can't imagine my life without her now.

Somewhere between the sleepless nights and the dirty diapers, I fell in love with her and I have a hard time even remembering what it was like before I loved her. Some people will tell you that they fell in love with their child at first sight, but it didn't happen that way for me, and I am sure it doesn't happen that way for others. I felt the responsibility and the protective instincts, I am sure those things ensure the survival of our species, but the love came later. I would guess that the nature of her arrival and the delayed bonding time all played a part, but I also think that, while I loved the idea of the child growing in my belly, I didn't understand. I didn't understand the all encompassing, unconditional, true love that comes after you meet and know your child. I do now. We are truly blessed and I still think of her as my miracle baby and probably always will (Someone send me this post when she is 16:).

We just had our six month check up. She passed with flying colors, the doctors are very happy with her progress. Officially, she weighs 12 pounds and 5 ounces and is 23.5 inches long. The big news is she is "on" the chart at her actual age (3rd percentile) and that makes us all happy. Corrected she is in the 50th percentile for height and weight. At some point, probably close to her 2nd birthday, those two numbers will get much closer together. Since we were in the medical center today, we stopped by the NICU to visit some of our favorite doctors and nurses. It was so nice to be able to see them and show them Charlotte's progress.

She is keeping us quite entertained with all her chatter and scooting and grabbing. She is a consistent tummy sleeper these days, so she is getting very strong in the flipping department. We are still working on balance and tummy time, or TT as Aaron likes to call it, and I think in the next few days we will begin cereal feeding. Big things here at the Agnew house!

I hope you all have a wonderful summer.
Katie

New Caterpillar Picture

Charlotte was just giving him a lift :)

Busy, busy, busy!

I can't believe it is already May. Where does the time go?

We have been very busy here at the Agnew house. Charlotte and I have been to New Braunfels, San Angelo, and Fredericksburg visiting family, just this month. Charlotte is a champion traveler. She spends most of her time sleeping or telling Ollie the Elephant Blanket all about it.

We have had big changes since the last update. Charlotte can flip from her stomach to her back and just last night she flipped from her back to her stomach. She has also become quite a talker, most of the time you can hardly get a word in edge wise. She loves to sing or read along with me. She is also over 12 pounds now, she is getting to be such a big girl.

She will be 6 months old at the end of this month. The doctors will say that she will be 3 months old, corrected age, but Charlotte doesn't agree. She is working hard to catch up to her actual age and we are having so much fun watching her grow and learn.

Here are some new photos of our little one.

Cheers,
Katie

Look what we got in the mail today....

Well, not the baby, obviously, but the beautiful blanket she is laying on. My good friend Kelley MADE that for her. Yes, I said made. We love it. This picture doesn't do it justice, no picture would. Kelley, thank you so very much. I am tempted to put this in the "not until Charlotte gets much older" box, but it is too fantastic to put away.

Well folks, Charlotte has officially met all of her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins (and even her Swiss "aunt" and a few second and third cousins). For those not familiar with our families, that is a lot of people. We had a big Easter weekend trip and saw both sides of the family. Charlotte was a great traveler, hardly fussing at all. As you can see below, she is getting very strong. It is funny to see her on her stomach these days because she gets her little legs going back and forth and she wants to crawl so badly. I guess before we know it she will be crawling. Sigh, time is flying.

4 Months 1 Month

Charlotte had her 4 month check up and immunizations on Thursday. She took the shots like a champ, much better than Mom.

Because her original due date was February 22nd, her pediatrician uses that date as her day 0. According to that, Charlotte's corrected age is 1 month. She got an A+ from Dr. Sidiki because developmentally, she is acting more like a 2.5 month old. As an aside, I don't necessarily agree that her due date should be her day 0. If she would have been born on February 6th (her graduation day) she would have been considered full term, so I think THAT should be her day 0 and our NICU doctors agreed. Anyway, that is neither here nor there.

She weighs 9 pounds 10 ounces and is almost 21 inches long. Corrected, she is in the 75th percentile height and weight, which is right where we want her to be.

That's all for now. I will leave you with one of my favorite pictures of her yet.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!!

A little bit early. We will be wearing our green at the Agnew house tomorrow, don't forget your green.

Hopefully, Charlotte will be spending her first St. Patty's Day getting her RSV booster shot. Fun, right? Well, it is a necessary evil and we have been waiting for the call to say that it is here. Long story short, the drug company requires pre-approval of payment from the insurance company and yadda, yadda, yadda.....you have a long waiting period while they all get their ducks in a row.

In other news, she is doing really well. Growing and learning and growing some more. We are enjoying almost every minute (I can't lie, there are times it's not so fun) and loving it all. We have another doctor's appointment next week (4 months!!) so I will update her weight and height at some point after that.

Until then, have a great day, week, month........

Cuteness

Some photos of little miss for your enjoyment.