That's right!! MORE VIDEO!!!

I'm Big... I'm Strong... & I'm free of wires!!

Things are very exciting at my house this week. I had an appointment with my Dr. John yesterday and just wait until you hear what's happening with me!!!

I'm so big I weigh 18 lbs 13 ozs now - can you believe that?? I'm so strong that I'm now in the 6th percentile for growth on the full term growth chart!!! AND I don't have to use my apnea monitor anymore!!! WOW - I'm really excited about that because the sticky pads on my chest made my skin itchy and I got a rash every time Mum or Dad had to put them on me. I didn't like them... and Mum and Dad are happy because now they don't have to hear the monitor screach with the loose connection warning. I haven't had any apnea in well over a month, and I have been off my caffeine for even longer. I'm really growing up now.

AND.... know what else??? I don't have to use the special formula any more either! Mum and Dad can start giving me some normal formula, the Nestle Good Start, and every day I am more and more like a full term baby.

Today I tried some whole milk, and I really liked it. I also tried some pear yogurt (YoBaby yogurt) but I wasn't too sure about that right now. Maybe I'll give that a try again another day. I really like apples and apricots, apples and blueberries, and most fruit that isn't too tart. I like sweet veggies too... like the orange group... is that a food group in itself?? hmmmmmm

Well, I have to nap now.... bye bye for now - I love you all! xxoo

More video!!

After my last video got me an Oscar nod, I thought I'd try again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uEZYj4ge-w

Who is that Big Cute Boy??

Hi there all! Mummy & Daddy have been taking great care of me, and we've been doing tons of really cool stuff. Naturally - with summer here - I am finding out about all sorts of stuff like water, sunshine, and golf! Daddy loves golf... I think I may give it a try someday when I get big enough to walk around. :-D

I'll be 11 months old this coming Saturday - August 12th - and that is the same day that they are having the NICU reunion at the Elliott Hospital. That's the place where all the wonderful people are that Mummy says saved my life! I'm sure you remember that I spent 3 and 1/2 months living in the NICU, and getting myself ready to come home with Mummy & Daddy. They have a big party every year so we can all see each other again, and show off how big we've gotten!! I'm excited to see Anthony - he was my room mate for a while. I see his Mummy a lot when I go to my doctor appointments cuz she works there - but I haven't seen him. I can't wait to see so many people that I miss a lot like Melina, Melissa, Maureen, Donna, Jen, Melanie... gosh there are so many!!! I hope they will be excited to see me too.

I go see my Dr. John on the 22nd of this month, and Mummy & Daddy are pretty sure that I will be able to get rid of my Apnea monitor then too. WOO HOO!! I'm sick of having these sticky "leads" on my chest, and tired of hearing the "loose connection" alarm sound at night when I am clearly sleeping soundly and not moving around at all!! I haven't had an apnea alarm in a really long time and I have been off my caffeine dose for over a month now. It makes me feel like I am really, truly getting big and strong now. I think that I weigh a little more than 18 lbs by this time, which I think is pretty darn good considering I only weighed 2 lbs, 10.5 ozs when I was born!!

I'm doing some pretty nifty stuff these days. I LOVE to sit up all the time. It's putting a little bit of a damper on my ability to roll over, since I think I just need to use those sitting up muscles for everything but I enjoy sitting and playing with my toys. I like playing in the bath now too, and expecially love to splash with my little cups in there. Really I just like to get the water out of them and chew, chew, chew on them!!! I explore all of my toys with great concentration, and have learned that throwing them on the floor produces the best sounds!!! I'm learning about the world around me when I do that...it's COOL!

I think you already knew that I had my two bottom middle teeth... yeah, those are still there and top teeth are coming in now. Mummy & Daddy say that I'm getting my "fangs", and they call me snaggletooth now! My right upper fang is coming in quite nicely, and the left side is now following suit. Mummy will post a pic when they are clearly visible at the same time... should be something to see.

I'm still a champion sleeper at night... going to bed between 7 and 8 PM and sleeping right through. I wake early in the morning, and I like my alone time with my toys in my crib. I normally play with them and have another snooze... I like to be social around 9 or 10. I'm eating fruits and veggies on a fairly regular basis now, and I have tried every single grain cereal there is... right now we're on Barley. My cousin Amber said to try mixing it with juice, and Mummy tried that one and it worked out pretty good for me. I liked the Barley cereal mixed with juice well enough. It could be a fluke - I'm pretty picky on my cereals. ;-) I like trying to drink from an open cup too, and I'm trying to get the hang of straws. Bottles will never be my friend, so we are just circumventing the need for them by trying to move on to other methods of eating and drinking. We'll have to see how that goes!!

Everybody be good.... I'll write again when I have spare time.

I love you all!!!