The Griners are doing well these days. Sam is 9 months old now - NINE months!! I can't believe it. Forgive my triteness - but it really does all happen so fast. He'll be one in only 3 months. He isn't crawling yet and really doesn't even seem close. But he's learned to give kisses which is so sweet.
Sometimes he messes up and instead tries to gouge your eyes out.
Sammy sure loves his Justin.
Sam is developing so well despite being preemie, a grade III IVH, and the resulting hydrocephalus and necessary VP shunt surgery. We were told by a couple of his doctors to expect the worse, basically. That he would be severely delayed at best, but at worst he could have Cerebral Palsy or wheelchair-bound. There still may be issues that arise from all of this. It certainly makes me freak out over any cough or fever. But he is doing so well. It's such a blessing and so amazing to see him thrive.
He is totally normal for his actual age and is developing just as he should. Sometimes I think he's smaller, but it seems like so many kids are big for their age. Justin isn't the tallest guy in the world, so it isn't crazy to think Sam will be short. But this girl at our church nursery asked me if he was 4 months old. I told her he's 9 months old and she said - wow, he's so small. This is a woman who is pregnant and has a child. Sam doesn't look 4 months to me. But whatever. Maybe she was looking at my baby belly that doesn't want to go away.
Oh yeah, and my new camera is the best! I love it so much. I'm really thankful for it and have used it a lot already. I'm trying to learn as much as I can now about how to take better pictures.
2 comments:
I love that you have a blog now. My two preemies where always tiny but did catch up. You should see the size of Amelia these days. The one thing I enjoyed about having preemies is that the baby stage stretched out a bit longer. It was a tiny blessing in disguise.
I hope to be visiting at the end of the Summer so we'll have to get together!
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