6 Months Old!

Emerson turned 6 months old last Wednesday! It’s hard to believe it’s been that long already, the time sure has gone by fast. He’s come a long way in those six months; grew from 3lbs 2oz to 11lbs 4 ½ oz! He’s growing very fast in length, up to 24 ½ inches so he’s grown almost 10 inches since birth! He is still in mostly newborn clothes but is starting to fit into some 0-3 especially in length and he is now in size 1 diapers. Since the last update he’s gotten his second round of immunizations, he did pretty well. We are still behind about two months on shots but that’s okay. He goes back to the Dr. next month and then we are hoping to start the monthly Synagis shots to protect him from RSV. (Just hoping insurance will cover them as they are costly!) He should have another developmental screening coming up soon here then he goes to Sioux Falls in November for NICU follow-up clinic and in December to SF for his appointment with the ophthalmologist. Overall he is doing quite well! He is doing everything he should be for his adjusted age (4 months) and most of the things he should be for his actual age. He rolls over consistently and has become very vocal! We are working on sitting up right now and it sure is hard work. We finally got the okay to stop fortifying his milk with Neosure and it seems to have helped his reflux quite a bit. He has been a bit grouchy as of late, I think he is working on getting some teeth. Although we’re still staying away from crowds, we have been taking him for walks almost everyday and he really enjoys those, we will both be sad when it gets too cold to go out! (I get a bit crazy from time to time being stuck in the house!) We are gearing up for the cold/flu/RSV season, which we are absolutely dreading. We stocked up on Purell and Lysol and will have some more restrictions for visiting until spring rolls around. We’d like to avoid or lessen the chances of him getting sick these first two years especially as his immune system/lungs are still behind.