Thursday, February 26, 2009

Growing like a weed


Well, we have been home for about 3 weeks and we are all settling in nicely. Sitota continues to be a very happy and easy going little guy. It is weird... I can't imagine our life without him. He sort of completes our family (I know, I know, cheesy old movie line but it's true). We have been to the doctor's office and are happy to report that Sitota is the picture of health. While he wasn't even on US growth charts a month ago, he is now 18lbs (50% in weight) and 27.5 inches (25% in height). All of his blood tests and stool samples came back showing absolutely no problems. He had 5 shots and 5 vials of blood drawn and was a little trooper. He cried for a bit, then held onto me tightly for a few minutes then was back to his smiley little self. He has been making huge strides developmentally as well. He can now roll over both ways and sit on his own. He can eat solid foods without gagging and is starting to crawl. I would never have imagined the physical and developmental progress would be so quick! He babbles a ton, and we even catch him saying "dada" but I am not ready to concede to Aaron that it is intentional on his part! Both Isabel and Sydney said "dada" as their first word and I am holding out hope for Sitota to bust out a "mama"! We couldn't be happier with our new little man as a part of our family!

3 comments:

Emily Patterson-Jackson said...

I still love his little running outfit! And that look he's giving in the picture...it's like "Aw yeah, I am smoooooth!"

shelli said...

Aaron would like me to inform you that it is NOT a running outfit... it is a soccer warmup. Go figure. I personally think it looks like a basketball warm up but what do I know?

Heather said...

I'm so happy to hear everything is going so well! :)