Time Goes By - 6 MONTHS!!

Sorry it has been so long since our last post.  I have no idea where the time goes, but wherever it went, it went there very fast.  We are having a blast with Zoe.  She gets more fun by the day.  She started giggling and cooing recently and it just adds to her already happy personality.  She is normally pretty happy, except when we are dealing with her reflux.  It's been pretty bad, but we have switched up her medicine and we think it's making a difference.  She doesn't necessarily like to eat very much because of the reflux, but she is slowly gaining weight still.  We can hardly believe that she is almost 11 pounds.  She of course looks huge to us, but she is still a little peanut.  We are hoping to get her off of oxygen in the next couple of weeks, which will be amazing for her and us.

Zoe turned 6 months old on Saturday.  It is amazing to think about how much she has gone through to be where she is today.  Her adjusted age is still closer to 2 1/2 months though and we will continue to go by her adjusted age for the first couple of years until she "catches up".  She is right on track.

Big Bath Tub

Zoe loves baths, but was a little bit wary of being in the big tub with mom.  She ended up loving it!!  And she was almost trying to float.

Our Little Peach

Zoe loved riding in the cart to pick peaches.  Grandma and Grandpa knew the best spot and we got 2 big boxes of peaches.  We've made lots of pies!  

Brrrrr

Shannon and Alex are doing a great job showing Zoe the ropes at Dabob.  Too bad she couldn't have any of the yummy blackberry cobbler that her Great Aunt Janet made.

Warm in Dad's Sleeping Bag

Zoe's First Camping Trip

Alright, so some folks might think we are a bit crazy to go camping with our peanut, but we actually thought it would be great weather for Labor Day weekend.  Our mistake.  We did spend the night at our property on Dabob Bay on the Hood Canal last weekend.  It got pretty cold, but Zoe didn't mind at all since she got to sleep with mom in her sleeping bag all night!  Zoe loves being outside and loved getting to spend some time with her cousins, Alex and Shannon.  

Zoe is doing great.  She's almost 10 pounds now.  She will be on oxygen for another month or two we think, but we are definitely getting used to hauling the tank around.  We're starting some physical therapy to work out some tightness in her neck.  Most preemies have a preference for one side of their head to lay on since in the NICU, they are often approached from the right side. Her neck is a little tight therefore on one side, but the physical therapy should help that.  Other than that, she is doing great developmentally.  We're continuing to work on breastfeeding and feel hopeful that she'll soon be able to breastfeed full-time.  

We are happy as can be with our little bug's progress.  

More to come!