First Dentist Appt and 15 month appt!

Xander had his first dentist appointment and it went great..He has 6 teeth and is getting ready to cut molars(ugg)..He did really well throughout the whole appt and the dentist was awesome!! As usual he stole all the ladies hearts while we were there, they seriously wanted to keep him! He also had his 15/12 month well check today, he got his regular vaccines and his flu shot..We were all sick last week and it totally sucked! This was really X's first bad cold since being born, overall he did awesome with it, we used alot of simply saline and a nasal aspirator a few times a day and fortunately that did the trick..A few days after Xander got his cold, he was nice enough to give it to me, then I gave it to Tom!! And to top that off Tom and I came down with the flu a couple days later..So we were all sick and miserable, the first day with the flu was so bad that I took Xander to his grandmas for the day so I could come back home and sleep all day, I physically could not care for him that first day, it was awful but we got through it and back to business now! So back to Xander's doc appt..He only gained 7 ozs since our visit 3 months ago but that was to be expected with him being a crawling superstar now..He is burning much more calories these days!! So he's about 25 lbs give or take a ounce or two..Overall Doc said he looks great!! Today is Xander's EDD for when he was suppose to be born, so he is one year adjusted now..Within the past two weeks we have transitioned him to a sippy cup full time, whole milk and table foods..It was so much easier when it was only formula, I knew he was eating a good amount and had no worries..now with the whole milk and table foods I am constantly wondering if he is getting enough food in general, along with giving him good foods..He would drink all the whole milk I gave him if he could but the doc said limit him to about 24 ozs to ensure he will eat enough table foods..So I have been making three meals a day and offering snacks a couple times a day, it's just hard to judge how much he eats and if it's enough, but I need to just relax with the whole food thing..I'm sure I would know if he was not getting enough!! Another awesome thing is X is saying MAMA!!!! Yes that fine day was 12 days ago, I walked out of the living room and Xander was in there with Tom and as soon as he saw me walk away he said MOM!! It was so cute, and he has been saying it ever since..He has severe mamaidis right now, super clingy and not wanting to be out of my sight..Developmentally we are working on strengthening his lower body, and our next goal is X being able to stand independentally and then eventually take some steps on his own..As of now he is still very wobbly and cant stand unassisted but loves to pull himself up on things and is getting better at cruising..He will get there when he is good and ready!!





So funny, sleepy baby:)

EI scores and good food

Just wanted to do a quick post..Our Team from EI/Help me grow came out to the house and evaluated Xander 2 weeks ago in all developmental areas and today the OT came back to the house to go over everything..I really wasn't sure what to expect, I knew Xander was doing fantastic in all areas and I also knew with him having low tone that that could of hurt his scores a little bit, but ended up not hurting at all since he is crawling and pulling to a stand, and even cruising now..So overall X scored between 12 and 15 months on everything!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yep he is a super baby, he may have low tone and do his gross motor skills on the later end of the timeline, but he will do them!! We also will be doing aquatics together to help his tone issues, which I'm very excited about..Xander loves to swim and so do I so it will be great..We will continue PT and do everything to give X the added little help he needs..We also went to dinner the other night and I wanted to post some pics from it because it was the funniest thing ever..We've been out to eat many times before, but this time Xander felt like getting everyones attention by looking at them and yelling hey(that's what it sounds like)..Seriously people were ooohing and awwing him for a solid 30 minutes..He was so funny!! His personality continues to shine and he is able to express himself more and more everyday..So it was just super funny..

I've been slacking

And there's no excuse except for complete lack of motivation to blog..And X has been back on sleep strike for a solid three weeks, he wakes up every few hours in the night screaming..could be the four teeth all coming in at once or just the fact that he's having seperation anxiety in a big way..not sure, but he's healthy, cute as ever and CRAWLING!!! Yes my superbaby finally began crawling on all fours after months of only army crawling..Could be the Pt we've been in for a month, could be my daily baby boot camp or just that he realized he could and got the confidence to do it..either way he is now crawling, doing much better at pulling to a stand and is even attempting crusing around on the couches!! Since Xander started pt a month ago I figured it would be a good idea to go ahead and call Help me grow/ early intervention in our county so we could expose him to all the help we can get for his low tone..EI has already been to our house and went over a ton of stuff with us and X..They will be back next Wednesday with their assessment scores..The PT that came out was very nice and she was wonderful with Xander..She also said he showed no red flags for any other conditions and was pretty impressed with his abilities to do things for himself..Tomorrow makes one year since Xander came home from the nicu, there isn't a day that goes by that I don't thank the good lord for him..He is and always will be my miracle boy and watching him grow and develop, and seeing his personality coming out makes me feel like the luckiest mama out there..Xander is a amazing little boy and the joy of my life!! That's about it, we've been living and loving life, preparing for the upcoming RSV season without synagis and having fun everyday!! Life couldn't get much better..

Catching up

X had is 12 month well check at Children's high risk clinic about two weeks ago..He was tested in all areas of development and did wonderful..He tested around the 10 1/2 month range for speech, expressive language and cognitive skills, fine motor skills and right around his adjusted age for gross motor skills..We were sent to a physical therapist at another Childrens hospital to see if Xander was having some tone issues..The OT at his well visit thought he might of had a mild case of low tone in his trunchal area(or belly)..And she was right..The PT said X has mild to moderate low tone in that area and that is what has kept him from traditionally crawling(he army crawls everywhere)..He also struggles to pull himself up and has some balance issues(all from having a weaker belly)..I was a little surprised since X had always met his milestones and at every well check there were never any issues, but that's o.k. we now know what's going on and I have been doin exercises with him everyday, and can already see improvement in his balance..Along with the home exercises we take him to childrens twice a month for PT..He's still a superbaby in my opinion!! X was 24 lbs and almost 29 1/2 inches!! It was awesome seeing his growth chart...just watching the numbers go up over the past year..The doc said it is amazing how quickly he has caught up!! Here are some pics of the doc visit and some random ones..Gotta love those cellphone pics!










Xans girlfriend..showing him whose boss:)


This is Ali(aka..xans girl)she was born on Xanders EDD..Sept 22nd

24 lbs and counting!

So Xanders 1 year well check went great! He weighs 24 lbs and his 29 inches long!! Big boy..The doc said he is doing wonderful and o.k'd x for whole milk and table food..X goes to see the high risk doc on Thursday so I'm gonna wait until then to see what he says about the milk thing, I trust our pedi, just want to double check with high risk..Xander got his big toe pricked so they could check his hemoglobin? And Iron..He also got the standard three 1 year shots and a fourth chickenpox shot..poor baby:( He did great as always, such a tough little dude..I know I mentioned in the last post that Xander is army crawling everywhere, and now I can really say EVERYWHERE..The guy is all over the place, down the hallway, in the kitchen, and into everything..He cracks me up because he gets all serious when he's crawling, then just goes at it and hauls his cute little but around..Also this past couple days he has really gotten the hang of pulling himself up onto things and it seems like he's gonna keep practicing until he's perfect..This past week he has grown so much developmentally with trying to talk, talk talk, and all that other good stuff..I've made X french toast, cheesy scrambled eggs, grill cheese's and broccoli and chicken over the past few days and he really loves actual food and not that yucky baby food, I can't blame him..We are planning on taking X to the Newport aquarium this week so that will be cool, Xander really loved the zoo so I'm sure he will have a blast checking out all the fish's! Think that's about it for now..


Crawling up the slide!


Hanging out at the park

At the pool!




One of His serious looks..So funny:)


Sooo tired


Look at that face:)


One of the funniest looks ever!


Cool pic


Showing daddy his 6 pack:)

Fireworks and teeth!

I've been a complete slacker on blogging lately and i'm having trouble posting pics for some reason, but hey, we've been busy in the laine household getting teeth and celebrating all the other great things going on!! Yep that's right, my baby has his two top teeth! Xanders top teefers broke through the same day at the same time, poor kid..No wonder he was waking up all night that week! I'm a little baffled, maybe because I'm a rookie mom with no experience, but X cut his bottom teeth a month ago and those darn things still aren't out? And these top two bully teeth just come out like it's nothing..I don't know how all that works, but seems a little strange to me? What do you guys think? None the less I am overly excited to see teeth period! I still haven't went through all my pics, but to sum up Xans bday, he got a cute laptop, the my pal scout, a cell phone, remote control, a tonka firetruck, a giant singing penguin with bouncy balls in it, a dumptruck, a cool wooden sesame street box with cut out pieces to stick in and out of it, and a ton of clothes..I think that's most of it..He had a awesome birthday! All these pics are 4th of july pics, For some unknown reason I can't upload anymore? It's cool though, I'm feeling bloggy again so will post more tomorrow if I can..Xander absofreekinlutely loved watching the fireworks, he was so mellow and just sat in my lap staring up at them..He looked so cute!! I think all ya mamas understand just how precious it is experiencing new stuff with our babes and watching them see or do things for the first time..It was a wonderful time for me looking at my not so little anymore baby watching the show in awe..It brought back a lot of memories on where we where this time last year and made the moment that much more special for us! X is still army crawling and really is not too interested on mobility just yet? We see his regular ped tomorrow for his 1 year well check, so I will ask and get his opinion..(we see high risk next week)..I'm not overly concerned with the crawling, more just curious to know that it's "OK" that he's not traditionally crawling..He gets up on all fours and has for months but just plops down shortly after and pulls himself around everywhere..He is trying to pull up and stand on everything or everyone, whichever is in his way, and doing pretty good..I don't think he has the mechanics down just yet..He uses all his upper body strength to pull up, no legs really, which most the time results in him toppling over or getting so pissed off he starts crying out of frustration. But he is learning and doing incredible in my opinion..He is really been talking it up lately too..He says Dada a ton, which is cool, but dang when can I get some mama!! We'll just be sitting around playing or doing whatever and he just starts spitting out this talk that sounds completely foreign..I swear he knows exactly what he's saying but to me it's just cute jib-jab! He also wants to eat whatever Tom and I are eating, which is great really. He loves, loves, loves beans and corn casserole, and I'm working on getting him on more of a solid schedule...The boy is still throwing down about 40 ozs of formula a day, and I'm sure his ped is gonna tell me to bring on the solids..I've just been holding out on a lot of stuff because the little dude hasn't had any teeth! I also have poor eating habits and tend to not eat until 12 or 1 oclock..I need a little disipline myself so I can help get Xander into a better routine with the solids, which will happen with a little practice..So I will give a update tomorrow on my little big mans latest stats from the doc and will post more pics if blogger allows it..

He's cracking me up

Just one pic of Xander with his cake yesterday..I need to sort through all the pics! He had a blast opening gifts, going to Toys R Us and eating his birthday Cupcake!! It really was a super fun day and I will post more pics after I sort through them..This pic is soooo funny to me..He turns one and starts doing push ups on the couch!! Our couch is pretty tall so I take off the seat cushions to help give him practice and confidence pulling up on things and this is what he decided to do today!! On another note, naptime and bedtime has turned into world war two around here..Not sure what is going on yet, but Xander is officially back on sleep strike...I hate assuming it's teething(which I think it is) but nothing else is going on with the little guy..He has been very clingy and wanting to be held constantly lately, so maybe just a phase we are going through? None the less, my baby is cute, cute, cute!!