Mia Faith - 2 to 3 months

9/10/2010  -  10/10/2010

Hi there!  Mia here!  I thought I'd write this since mommy's version of what's going on with me is growing a little boring.  I can say that about my mom, right?  :)

"Anywho", I am growing up fast and I'm learning lots of new things.  For starters, I now giggle!  Mommy loves it, although she does seem guilty that she can't make me laugh a lot all day because of all the work she has to do around the house.  I'm a very happy little girl and I love to smile!  I can also reach out and grab stuff.  Luckily, I have a very messy big sister who spreads her toys all around, so I have easy access to some very interesting things!  I also love grabbing mommy's hair, earrings, necklace and my all time favorite, her glasses!  Did I mention I have some pretty amazing things attached to the end of my arm?  Yes, that's right, I discovered my hands earlier this month and it's pretty fun!  I have yet to learn how to suck my thumb so for now I'm content with sucking any and as many fingers I can!

Sleeping is still an issue for me.  I surprise my mommy every once in a while and sleep for 6 hours but the next day I'll go back to my 3 hour stretch.  I can tell that drives my mommy crazy but I think she's kinda used to having to wake up.  I absolutely must need to start liking the bottle... I eventually take it after much stress but I don't like it and I make sure I state that!

I don't cry as much anymore, but then again, I'll have my bad days.  As my mom says, at least it's not every day. :)  I'm very chubby and have very cute, fat cheeks!  Mom wants to bite them so badly!  My doctor's visits have slowed down, thankfully!  I was poked twice more this month for blood tests and I have a feeling some doctors think that, just because I'm white, I'm a lab mouse.  My mom says we've had enough tough.  She's a really great mommy!

Overall, we're having a lot of fun. I'm more aware of my big sister and she's so sweet that I often smile for her and that makes her SOOOO happy!  She's a really great big sister.  I can't wait 'til I'm ready to sit and play with her.  I think we'll have a lot of fun playing together.

I'll pop in next month to let you all know what I'm up to.  I have a feeling I'll have lots of news!  See ya!

xoxo

Mia Faith

STATS:
weight:  12.6 lbs
height:  22.75 inches

MILESTONES:
First giggle: 9/22/2010
Reaching out to grab toys: 10/1/2010

Mia Faith - 1 to 2 months

8/10/2010 - 9/10/2010

Hectic but joyful is probably the best description for this month.  Joyful because it always is.  Mia is sweet.  She's a calm baby, smiles a lot and brings us more love than we could ever imagine.  Hectic because, only this month, we had one x-ray, one ultrasound and two blood tests done, not to mention her shots which I know are routine but the poor thing suffered a lot! 

Mia's belly has been very bloated and hard and she has been very fussy because of it.  Her pediatrician thinks the more she cries, the more air she swallows and that makes her belly even harder but to be sure she requested an x-ray of her abdomen.  So we did that and the results were that there was a lot of air in her belly. They also found some fluid in her intestinal tract but they don't know what that means and told me she could have had a virus.  I'm not surprised by them telling me this because, as you may know, a virus is the answer to almost anything doctors can't figure out.

The blood test is another story.  Mia's umbilical cord stump has yet to fall off!!!  Her pediatrician explained that she may have an immune system deficiency and that's what's causing the detachment delay so she requested the blood test.  I was so nervous about doing that on Mia because she's so little but we went and they did it.  On my way home the doctor calls me to tell me her blood clotted and we had to repeat the test.  Awesome. :-/  They managed to use some of the blood that hadn't clotted and ran the tests hoping they had enough blood.  One test came back normal (the one that shows she has a normal immune system...no deficiencies, so, YAY!) but the cell study they did showed that she had high potassium and her cells that fight off infections came back a little low.  Her doctor was going to consult a hematologist to find out more about that and let me know if they wanted a second test.  That's exactly what sent us in for a second blood test and this time the cells came back normal but her potassium is still high so we'll have to see a hematologist for that.  I was told it could be nothing but it could also be a problem with her adrenal gland.  My heart is filled with peace and I doubt anything will be wrong but I think they'll want to poke Mia again and do another blood test to confirm.  Meanwhile, she also needs to be seen by the hematologist because of the amount of time it has taken for her cord stump to detach.  The ultrasound was to make sure her umbilical cord had developed correctly from within her body and to check her organs.  I'm still unsure what they were looking for but they couldn't really see much.  Mia had so much gas that the ultrasound image was pretty blurry but they didn't seem worried.  She's a very healthy baby overall.  I guess they just want to cross everything off the list before calling this umbilical cord issue a "freak of nature".  Everyone, including doctors, I talk to say they have NEVER seen this happen.  It's the worse thing you can hear when it's health related. 

Her fussiness seems to be decreasing and she has been growing well.  She brings so much joy to our family and brings out the best in us.  I've learned to be calmer, to let go of wanting to be the one in control.  God uses the weirdest things to work with us and change what needs to be changed.  I'm thankful for that.  I know this will make me a better daughter, a better wife, a better mom, a better sister, a better friend...

STATS:
weight: 11.6 lbs
height:  22 inches

MILESTONES:
Cooing: 8/12/2010
Rolling to sides: 8/24/2010