Hello everyone! It’s been a while since our last Journal entry! Jack is up to 13lbs, 3oz! And he’s almost 25 inches long – his doctor continues to be impressed with his growth and development as we are of course!

He now gets baby cereal 2 to 3 times a day. This is such a fun thing for all of us – at first Jack did not seem to understand what in the world we were doing…but as each day passes he gets better and better at eating from a spoon! He’s also figured out how to scoop some out of his mouth and plaster it all over his hair, his clothing, his mom, his dad and anything else in close proximity – so he’s spending more time in the bathtub too! Next month Jack can start to practice drinking from a “sippy cup.” His doctor says it’s best to introduce this early so when it comes time for him to give up his bottle it won’t be such a difficult transition.

He saw his eye doctor this month and he only wants to see him back in a month – his ROP is slowly resolving and his optic nerve atrophy remains stable. Jack is starting to follow people from a distance now and he loves to watch the ceiling fan! He loves when you make silly faces and funny noises – he just laughs and laughs! He’s a very happy baby!

He’s continuing to sleep through the night in his own bed (bassinet). Soon he’ll be over the weight limit of his bassinet and we’ll make the transition to his crib upstairs – possibly this coming weekend.

His physical therapy is continuing to go very well. He spends a lot of time on his tummy, building up those muscles! We are hoping to start occupational therapy with him as well – instead of going to Hershey for the feeding clinic (which as proven to be a bit hectic). Occupational therapy would also help him develop his fine motor skills (like picking up objects, eating, etc.). This would be just like his physical therapy – once a week in our own home, one on one in a familiar setting.

Jack gets his very first pictures taken tomorrow at Sears…hoping he’s up for a photo shoot! Speaking of photos, we’ve added new ones!!!! Click HERE to see them!

Jack has an appointment with his neurosurgeon on Friday for a check up. We’ll let you know how it goes! Next month Jack starts his RSV shots. To read more about RSV and what it means for Jack as a preemie click HERE.