10 month check up

standing practice at NICU

play practice

Dad Mom Rosie and her nurses donia and Jann

Crystal, one of rosies nurses

just cuteness

Sorry for the lack of Rosie updates I have just been really busy graduating from college this week and it has been a hectic few weeks getting to that point. Anyway all is good Rosie is growing and learning. She had her 10 month NICU checkup last week we got to see the nurse who came and got Rosie on the helicopter and took care of her for the first few most important weeks. Also two other of her primary nurses came to see Rosie. The NICU is very happy with her progress she is at exactly a 6 month old baby going on 7 months even though she is actually 10 month old, remember this is called her corrected age. She stands up with support, as you can see in the pictures, she is sitting by herself for longer and longer, she plays with her toys now she also started on teething biscuits not because she has teeth (because she doesn't) but to get her started on solid thing and used to swallowing. So all in all shes doing just great. Her little brother is due in the end of july and all is well there too. So this spring has been busy but good.

Rosie Posie

Rosie Posie hopes you all had a nice Easter
Rosie is going to be 9 months old in a few days. She is getting a tooth,
she is starting to sit up by herself, she rolls over both ways now.
She had a fun Easter with all her cousins. She has been enjoying fresh air and she is eating baby foods(1st). She grabs and hold toys and looks at them but is not really playing with them yet. She does like her hands her new thing this week is putting her fingers in her mouth and gagging. She is also starting to make faces.
Thats all I can think of for now.

Who wants chinese food?

Ethan thinks chinese food rocks

Rosie thinks chinese sounds good too

Oh I dont get any?

Mom help I think shes thinking of kissing me

um see I told you she was thinking of kissing me


has Elvis left the building yet?




After a long winter of being cooped up Rosie went outside for the first time uncovered. This was her first time, because when she got out of the hospital it was already cold. Shes had a busy winter with a hospital visit that lased a week and all the growing she does. Shes 5 months old corrected age now and 8 months old actual age. She has to get only 1 more synagis shot for the season then the cold and flu season is over. Woohoo

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Rosie out of Hospital

Rosie is out of the hospital she got out on wednesday. All she has to do is breathing treatments every 4 hours. She is weighing in at 13 pounds she was almost 14 pounds but lost a tiny bit this last week. She is starting to grab at toys, not holding anything yet. She is smiling and laughing. She has also mastered rolling from her stomach to her back (only because she hates being on her tummy now) She is also making eye to eye contact with people. Shes been trying babyfood for the first time also. Some foods she likes some she doesnt.

still in the hospital

Rosie is still in the hospital. They decided she actually has bronchitis and her lung collapsed and was sticking together. They had to give her breathing treatments every 4 hours of epinephrine and that has made her heart race so they are cutting down the breathing treatments to every 12 hours and weaning her off the oxygen. Her lung has re inflated. She looks so much better. I really cant believe Rosies mom has had to ask the nurses repeatedly to wash their hands, so I made her some signs. She should be able to leave Monday or Tuesday.

pneumonia

Rosie has pneumonia in her right lung and had to be admitted to the hospital today. So far she is still in our town, if she gets worse or gets a fever again they will sent her to Des Moines. I am going to visit her up at the hospital. An adult has to be there at all times with her because the hospital is so small there is not a nurse to watch all the patients. Right now she is in an oxygen tent. Keep little Rosie in your prayers. I will keep you updated.