The Volker Family: Brad's Birthday

Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Brad's Birthday

Yesterday we celebrated Brad's 34th birthday. We made him blueberry pancakes and bacon for breakfast, joined him for lunch followed by cake & ice cream at the office, then had a yummy home-cooked dinner(crab-stuffed shrimp wrapped in bacon with a basil pesto cream sauce). It was quite tasty :) After dinner he opened his presents with the help of Braylon. He got a Kindle and a cookbook for grilling. Happy Birthday, Brad!

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BRAYLON'S PROGRESS

Born March 3, 2011
-7lbs 8oz
-20" long

March 6, 2011
-6lbs 14oz
-jaundice level down to 12
-released from hospital
-Pediatrician heard heart murmur

March 8, 2011
-jaundice level peeked @ 20.7
-readmitted to hospital that morning
-released next night @ 8pm

March 22, 2011 (2 wk appt.)
-8lbs 7oz
-22" long
-Pediatrician still heard heart murmur but thinks it will go away on its own

April 21, 2011
-rolled over from stomach to back twice
-smiles at people when they talk to him

May 4, 2011 (2 month appt.)
-12lbs 1oz (50-75th percentile)
-24 1/4" long (90th percentile)
-had shots and cried for a few seconds, then was fussy all day
-still heard heart murmur
-sent for 4 different tests on heart and all came back normal

May 13, 2011
-started taking medicine for acid reflux

May 30, 2011
-laughed out loud for the first time when Mommy was playing with him
-smiles all the time
-sucks on fingers now and can bring toy/blanket to mouth

June 1, 2011
-slept from 11pm-8:30am

June 3, 2011- present
-continuing to sleep through the night with two naps during the day

June 5, 2011
-first haircut given by Daddy

June 6, 2011
-rolled over from back to stomach for the first time
-is very ticklish and will laugh sometimes, but other times he gets mad

June 13, 2011
-sleeps from about 10-5 each night, eats then is back to sleep 'til about 8:30
-started playing in jumperoo and likes it- sometimes swats at animals dangling down from it

June 20, 2011
-had his first taste of rice cereal and liked it
-has figured out how to bounce in his jumperoo

July 1, 2011
-started grabbing feet
-wears size 3 diapers and size 6 month onesies
-very ticklish along ribs

July 7, 2011(4 month appt.)
-15lbs 9oz (50-75 percentile)
-27 1/4" long (100 percentile)
-head circumference 16 1/2"
-2 shots and one oral vaccine, cried on 2nd shot and was pretty sleepy the rest of the day
-tried bananas for the first time and liked it
-grabs feet all the time now
-tries mimicking us when we make noises
-will swat at mobile and grab at things(like our noses) now
-has two 30-45 minute naps a day
-sleeps from about 9:30pm-5:30am, eats, then is back to sleep 'til 9 or so
-wakes up most nights trying to roll over and sleep on his tummy...we keep a rolled up blanket beside him to keep him from doing this and he doesn't like it. He manages to get to his tummy anyway.

August 12, 2011
-gets on all fours to rock back and forth like he wants to crawl
-sits up for a few seconds on his own
-sleeps from about 9pm to 7am
-naps are inconsistent-sometimes for more than an hr now

August 28, 2011
-has pretty much mastered sitting up with no support
-got from a laying position to sitting position twice
-constantly babbles what sounds like he's saying "da-da"

September 13, 2011 (6 month appt.)
-28" tall (100th percentile)
-18lbs 9oz (70th percentile)
-still heard heart murmur
-got 4 shots and one oral vaccine
-consistently goes from sitting to laying
-tries to pull himself up on things now