Remarkable Robbie

Monday, October 18, 2010

There's just somethin' 'bout a sharp dressed man.

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Friday, October 15, 2010

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Stylin'

On my way to school

Is purple my color?

Yum! Chili Mac!

If you aren't messy, you're not doing it right.

Lunch with my friends

Sunday, October 3, 2010

Saturday, October 2, 2010

A friendly visit

Mommy's friend Chris stopped by to say hi!

Friday, October 1, 2010

Mommy's birthday

Today is mommy's birthday. She and Daddy went out to dinner while grandpa babysat. We're a good team.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

In other recent developments, Robbie is finally over his water phobia. Up until this point, bath time was torture, involving him clutching and crying unless you got in with him. In the space of a week, he went from thinking bathtime was evil, to thinking it was the best thing ever. It's so fun to see him splashing and playing!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Drinking

The last few months, we've been really focusing on trying to motivate Robbie to drink. We did a week long wean where we didn't tube him at all, trying to drive thirst to get him to drink. He wasn't able to drink enough to keep himself hydrated, but it definitely has sparked an interest. Previous to this, we were lucky to get him to drink an ounce or two a week, sometimes even a month. These days he drinks several ounces every day. He still prefers water to anything, which is a challenge because he really needs the calories of milk or juice, but it's so good to see him want to drink. We just continue to follow his lead and hope that someday soon we won't need his tube at all.

This is an infa-trainer cup he's drinking out of. It was definitely our gateway cup. It's definitely recommended for anyone trying to teach a child to drink from a cup.

Monday, September 27, 2010

Robbie and his buddy

Our Devil Cat is thus named because he is by far the most feisty of our bunch. Fortunately he's very tolerant of Robbie's affections.

Sunday, September 26, 2010

NICU reunion

September 26 was our first NICU reunion. It was held in a conference room at the hospital. The place was a mad house, but it was so great to see everyone. We saw almost all the families we were friendly with while Robbie was still admitted and several nurses.
It was great to catch up with everyone.

Vanessa is amazed how big I've gotten!

Happy to see the Johnson family again

You'd never know the Js started out around 2 pounds each.

Elizabeth used to get called Robbie's twin from another mother. They both started at 1 pound 7 ounces.
In the background Lexi couldn't stay awake long enough to see everyone. She'd had a busy week. Her mom was still in the hospital from having her new baby brother.