The Shueys: May 2009

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

7 months

So I can hardly believe it myself. Our baby boy is now 7 months old! It is crazy to think that we had a rough start as he is growing with leaps and bounds. He had is 6 month check yesterday (I know a little late but we have to stay on our vaccination schedule since those got a late start) but I couldn't believe my own eyes when I put him on the scale.

He is now 19 lbs 3 oz and 26 inches. He is in the 75th percentile for weight and the 10th percentile for height. His head circum. is off the chart however. (That is def. a Shuey trait!) The neonatologist said she would like to keep him under her care until he is 1 and then we will move next door to the pediatrician. She just watches him a bit closer and does slight adjustments as he was so early. He now enjoys tummy time more as he is able to push himself up, he can roll from tummy to back but not quite the other way around. He can sit up for a few seconds on his own without any support, and he hold his bottle and sippy cup on his own. Yesterday however was a big day as he said his first word and it is "BaBa". I was working hard on getting "mama" out first but it didn't quite work. Besides that he is always a happy guy and it is such a joy having him around. So without any further delay here is the little guy!

Maxx Just Born

Maxx 3 months Old

Maxx 6 months Old

(and yes...he found his tongue and it always sticks out!)

And now 7 MONTHS OLD!!!

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Kole is our first born! (well at least a whole 2 minutes before his sister!) Kole was born 5 1/2 weeks early and had a little bit of a rough start. He was in the NICU for a couple days after birth (his lungs weren't quite ready for the world) and after coming home he developed RSV at 2 weeks old and was taken back to the hospital for a 5 day stay. Boy oh boy you would never know it now! He will be 3 on March 5th and is a big strong boy. He loves firetrucks and helicopters. He isn't big on change and likes his things just so! If you ask him who his best friend is he will reply "My Daddy"! His favorite time of day is about 5pm as that is when he stands at the door and waits for "His Daddy" to come home. He loves to ride on the quads, "vrooms" as he calls them and loves to help Wade or my brother fix anything. It takes him a little while to warm up but once he does watch out....you will have a sidekick with you the rest of the day!

Our precious little girl! Kady is our only little girl (and if you have met her you understand why I say it like that!) She was definately meant to be the only little girl in this family. She has her daddy wrapped up tight around her finger and that is exactly where he is happy to be! She is very outgoing. Loves to ask people questions who they are where they are going, if they want to come over and play! She is the leader of the pack. She was potty trained before she was two, has had her own room and a big girl bed for the last few months and loves having her own space. She is definately a tomboy at heart! Although she loves wearing dresses and bows, carrying purses and wearing high heeled shoes...she is the one that I find in the backyard digging in the dirt for dinasaur bones, trying to catch lizards and watching the bugs crawl! She is amazing!

Our newest addition Maxx Rene'! Maxx decided that he was going to join our family a bit early! After going into labor at 35 weeks (5 weeks early if you are unfamiliar with pregnancy terms!) the Dr.'s were unsuccessful at stopping it so after monitoring me in the hospital for 12 hours they decided to do a repeat c-section. (It was the plan from the beginning just not that early). Well, delivery was fine but the little guy was definately not ready to be here. He had an initial cry but soon encountered problems breathing. He was immediately taken to the NICU and was intubated and was given a PICC line on IV's and everything. However....after the LONGEST 11 days I have every experienced in my life Maxx came home to join our chaotic family. It is just wonderful having him here!