Back on the Charts

Hello everyone -
I just visited the doctor again today to "weigh in". For those who didn't know - at my 4 week appt the doctor said I wasn't gaining enough weight so mommy and daddy had to start supplementing my feedings. Well - mommy decided pumping was the route to go to make sure I was getting enough to eat and when we needed to I would take formula. At my 4 week appt I weighed 6lbs 4oz. At 5 weeks I was 6lbs 12oz. Today I went in (now 6.5 weeks) and I weigh a HUGE 8lbs! Mommy couldn't believe it. She knew I had to be gaining a decent amount of weight because I have been eating every 2 hours lately. She also said I have my first roll on my legs. I think it is more of a crease - but she has never seen anything like it on my skinny body before - so she is calling it a roll :)
So - where does this put me on the charts? In the 5th percentile! I was in the 5th percentile in the beginning - but by week 4 had fallen off the chart. Now - I'm back on! YEA! Now I just have to keep it up. I can eat all I want over the holidays - what about you?
I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas!
Lots of Love -
Grant

Baptism

Today Grant was baptized. He did great throughout the entire service - only a few grunts here and there. He slept through the church service and actually most of his baptism as well. The baptism gown Grant is wearing is pretty special. Grant's Great-Great-Grandpa Meidam wore this gown when he was baptized - which means it is over 100 years old! Grant's great-grandpa, grandpa, daddy, aunt, cousins (and many, many more distant family members) have also worn this gown. The blanket he is laying on was made by his Great-Grandma Vande Zande. After church our family came over for lunch to celebrate.

New Pics of ME

Hi everyone! Just thought I would share a few recent pictures of what I have been up to. You know - typical things...eating, sleeping, and ... well the other thing everyone says babies do :)

I've also been taking baths in my big boy bath tub now. I really do like bath time, but only if mommy and daddy make the bathroom about 75 degrees and have really warm water for me to sit in. Being cold is not my cup of tea.

I had a play date the other day with my new friends. Mommy went to college with their moms - they were all roommates. Don't you think it is pretty crazy they were all pregnant at the same time and all due within 8 weeks of each other? I am in the middle - born Nov 4, Tyler Bahr is the other little boy - he was born in Sept and the little girl is Kiera Westcot who was born just 6 days before me.

It's been busy around here. My mom takes me to the mall and "walks" - but half the time we end up Christmas shopping because she is not done shopping yet! Can you believe it? Usually she is done by now - I guess she thinks she is really busy this year for some reason. Daddy is SUPER busy with work. It's a good thing he's busy - but I think he is getting pretty tired (I like to get up with him at night).
Overall - I'm still a really good baby. Last week Monday I weighed 6lbs 12oz at the doctor. They said it was good I was gaining weight, but we still have to keep supplementing to make sure I get enough to eat. Mommy has moved mainly to pumping and giving me a bottle so they know how much I am eating and how much to supplement with formula. I think it's working - I feel bigger! I will be checking in with the doctor again on Thursday for the big weigh in. An unofficial weight over the weekend said I was over 7lbs. I'll let you know later this week!

Getting Bigger...

Good news...Grant is getting bigger. As of Thursday he was 6lbs 10oz - he had gained 6oz since his Monday appointment. We go back again tomorrow to make sure he is still on track. We started supplementing with bottles after he nursed at every feeding - I guess that worked. We are hoping we can discontinue that after tomorrow - because it does take a lot more time - but if that's what we need to do to keep him on the weight gain train - I guess we will.

After his appt on Thursday, we went to get his one month pictures taken. He did a wonderful job. We're looking foward to seeing the proofs - but one is below.
Hope you are all having a wonderful weekend!

Cousins

Here are pictures of me with my cousins. They all seem pretty fun - I can't wait to be big enough to play with them.

This is Brayden - he really likes to hold me.

This is the Shea Gang. Owen is holding me, I think Macey was maybe singing a song :) and Nolan is always full of smiles.

Grant is 1 month old

Grant is one month old as of yesterday. WOW - does time fly. It's been a busy month - dr appts, feeding, figuring out how to get diapers to stay on, learning how to do baths, and trying to catch up on lost sleep (we should really just give up on that - we know!) Grant is a great baby. He is really quite easy going. He cries when he's hungry - but that's really about it. At his one month dr appt everything looked good except the fact that he is not gaining enough weight. He should be gaining at least 1/2 oz a day and in two weeks he only gained 3 oz. Now, I'm nursing and after that we have to give him a bottle to make sure he is getting enough to eat. Grant is a very putzy eater so it is really hard to know whether or not he is getting enough when he nurses. We will go back on Thursday and Monday to see if this is helping.