Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Living in FL and updates on the boys

Just found this unfinished post from January.  I'm not going to finish it because I don't remember that far back!!!  So when reading this keep in mind that it is from January and Anderson is not six months old anymore....

The boys and I went to Honey Grove for a visit before moving to FL, and were able to show off Anderson to all of the family who hasn't met him yet. We were even able to make it down to Santa Anna to see Grams and Grammy. While we were doing our Texas travels Chance, Grampy, and Bella were driving from Arkansas to Florida. The boys and I were supposed to fly to FL on Oct. 22, our flight ended up being cancelled (and our bags were lost), and we were finally reunited with Chance and Bella on the 23rd. Flying with both boys by myself was easier than expected even though the flight attendants were less than helpful. We're living outside of Fort Lauderdale, and Florida is beautiful!

Anderson is growing like a weed. He will be six months old on the 16th, and I can not believe it! At his five month check-up he weighed 15 lbs 1 ounce and was 26 1/4" long. He was recently diagnosed with GERD, and is now on Zantac twice a day to help him feel better. It is certainly working! He has gone from waking every 2-3 hrs at night to (as of last Tues) waking only for one feeding or not at all until 5 or 6am!! It has been amazing to get more than two hours sleep at a time. After repeatedly failing OAE hearing screens we took him to Boca for ABR testing. Thankfully, all looked ok with the ABR testing, and it seems that he doesn't have hearing loss. Now we just have to get him to pass the OAE. He will be retested in February. He has such a sweet demeanor and loves laughing at his big brother and Bella. He has started using his exersaucer and jumperoo and likes both in small spurts. He is also content in his Bumbo for a few minutes. Mostly, he wants to be held. He has his two bottom teeth, and tried cereal for the first time a week or so ago. He was not a fan, so we're going to try again later. Last night he tried using a sippy cup for the first time and loved it! I have been letting him take sips out of my water bottle for a while, and he always shouts for more. He can roll from belly to back, but not back to belly. He loves to sit up, but isn't able to do it without assistance yet. He has finally gotten to the point where he doesn't scream while he's taking a bath. He sleeps best in his Nap Nanny swaddled tightly. Well, honestly, he sleeps best swaddled tightly being held, but we can't hold him constantly.