We had two doctors appointments last week. Zelly had her
preemie eye exams and passed with flying colors -- she has no
retina problems related to her premature birth. We also saw the
pediatrician and she's up to 5 lbs, 2 oz and 18 inches long. That
explains why she's growning out of some of her sleepers. Our little
girl
She's in an awkward
inbetween stage where she's getting too big for the very smallest
sleepers but is still too small for the stuff you can get for newborns
in the stores. Luckily we've got a handful that still fit including a
couple of the pretty pink Carter's jammies her Nana (Wendy's mom) got
for her.
Why is she so big? She's been eating extremely well and this
past weekend she really put away the chow. Which, of course,
means more stinkys!! This girl can fart and burp so loudly that it
startles her -- and we can hear it from the next room. It's amazing
that such a small package can make sooo much noise.
We've been working on Wendy's cross-adoption of Zelly and last
week we had our homestudy. Wendy collected glowing reference
letters from friends (thanks!) and the guardian ad-litem conducted an
interview. We just got the post-placement home study report and the
recommendation was positive. Now we're just awaiting word from our
attorney on a court date. From what we've heard the court date is
just a formality, we'll meet with a judge in their chambers and Wendy
will become a legal parent to Hazel. This is a very exciting step for
us and we'll let you all know when it's finalized.
Other updates....
We've opened an education IRA and a second investment account
for Zelly. We're also looking into buying tuition credits from the
state of Washington for her college education.
Zelly is 2 weeks past her due date and 2 1/2 months old. She's
getting more alert all the time. When she's not sleeping or being
grumpy, she has fun talking to herself (or her stuffed animals) and
wiggling her legs and arms all over the place. She may not be able to
focus her eyes yet but she can follow some large movements.
Especially when there's lots of light and dark contrast. It may not
seem possible, but she gets cuter every day.
Well, gotta go, Zelly's telling me (loudly) that it's time to have a
snack between meals. Some days it seems like all I'm doing is feeding
her or getting ready to feed her.... and once she is fed and freshly
diapered I'm faced with the ages-old question - do I nap or do I try
to do 10 things around the house in the (maybe) 2 hours that I have
before she needs to eat next?
Until next time, sleep well and if you happen to be awake at 3 am,
think of Zelly and I working on a bottle and watching World News Now.