The Tale of Two Preemies: 5 Months

Monday, December 15, 2008

5 Months

Tate turned 5 months yesterday. Can you believe how fast that's gone? Just crazy! He is getting so big. He can roll from his tummy to his back and from his back to his side but not all the way over yet. He loves to watch Cole. If Cole is in his line of vision he rarely cries. He is also trying to sit up when being held. He's just started eating solids. I can't believe how much he's changed. Cole has been looking at photo albums a lot lately. We noticed a picture of Tate from when he was about two months or so. He had so much hair, and now it's all gone. It's starting to come back in, but he's still pretty bald. Here are a few pictures.

Tate's hair.

5 Months Old.

This week is my finals week. I have my one final on Wed. Hopefully I make time to study between now and then. I'm anxious to be done. I'm hoping to find time to do some reading and baking over break. We'll see how much of that happens. I can't believe it's only 10 days until Christmas. It really snuck up on me this year.

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Cole's Story

Cole was born at 30 weeks 3 days, much to our surprise, in 2006. I went in to the hospital because I wasn't feeling well and was afraid I'd get dehydrated. I ended up being air lifted to a larger hospital where Cole was born 24 hours later. He weighed in at 4 lbs. 2 oz. and was 17" long. He had some developmental delays, mostly due to acid reflux. He also had positional plagiocephaly and was in a remolding helmet for 6 weeks. At 14 months he underwent a cardiac catheter procedure to close his PDA. At 25 months he tripped getting out of his kiddie pool and broke his femur. He was in a cast from his hips to his toes for 4 long weeks. He also broke his shoulder at age 5 1/2. His latest medical drama has been a cyst in his left ear. He's had his adenoids removed and another surgery to remove the cyst. He'll have a second surgery in August. He's been through the ringer, but you'd never know it. He just rolls with the punches. He's 100% farm boy. He wants to know how everything works and why. He loves the farm. Farming is definitely in his blood.

Tate's Story

Tate was born at 34 weeks 2 days in 2008. Since I had a previous premature delivery, I was on high alert for another one. It didn't help. We had ultrasound after ultrasound and everything looked great. Tate, however, was not patient. I was admitted to the hospital with preterm labor. He held off for a couple of days, but was still born early. He weighed 5 and a half pounds and was 19" long. Fortunately he had no problems and was released from the hospital 3 days after he was born. He was born the middle child. He desperately wants to do what his big brother does, but has his own interests and wants Cole do to those with him. He's my trouble-maker, fit-thrower, and snuggle bug.