Three Months

4/2/10 - 3 months old

Tada! Anderson is 3 months old! The time has gone by so quickly. I go back to work in a month. Sigh. Anyway - last week we had an appointment with a developmental specialist. The hospital made the appointment for us as a part of our discharge plan with them. It was a really interesting appointment!

First, Dr. Ellis was going to plot where Anderson is in terms of size on a special preemie growth chart. Surprise surprise, he is off the preemie chart! He has doubled his weight since birth - now coming in at 9 pounds, 15 ounces. He is also 22.5 inches long!!! She estimates that he will be 6 feet 3 inches tall. I'm writing that down in his baby book.

It is funny. Overall people still look at him and say how small he is, not believing he is 3 months old. Yet, 3 month clothes fit him. They are a little baggy around the middle, but we need them for length. He is just long and thin. I wonder where he gets that?

As you can see he is smiling! He has also started to talk. Dave bought him this stuffed monkey that is hanging at the end of his bassinet. The morning after he got it, we heard these little crys that were not "I'm upset" crys. We both peak into the bassinet and Anderson is totally having a conversation with the monkey. He was waving his arms around being very expressive with his body language. I wonder where he gets that?

Overall Dr. Ellis had a lot of really great information about skeletal/muscular development and had recommendations for exercises we need to be doing with Anderson. Unfortunately his skull is very flat on one side. So flat, in fact, that his ears do not line up. You cannot tell from the front, but you can from every other angle! The long & the short of it is if we do not see changes in the next few months, Anderson will have to wear a helmet for a little while. Sigh.

4/2/10

He is just so cute!!