Sorry it's been so long since I've written anything! We're still in the lack of sleep-exhausted part of bringing home a baby. He hasn't done anything too exciting, so we're taking that as good news.



He's still having some issues with this sort of reflux-y spit uppy stuff. It's awful. He'll be laying down and all of a sudden he'll just go stiff and get bright red, until he finally takes a breath and just starts SCREAMING. He doesn't always spit anything up, though. It's really weird. I haven't gone up any on his feedings for a while because I'm afraid he'll really start choking.



Patrick only fits into one preemie outfit anymore - everything is newborn now! He had another RSV shot on Monday, and he weighed 9 pounds! He gained 3 pounds in a month. I'm wondering if he really needs to be on the special preemie formula, or if that's normal. We're looking at getting a pediatrician for Patrick - I didn't think about it when the hospital was asking me if he had a pediatrician... I just said my family practice doctor. Hopefully we can find someone who deals with preemies.



Jon just got over being really, horribly sick. He actually went to the doctor early on, and he already had two ear infections, strep throat and the start of something respiratory. It was just bad, but after a couple days of antibiotics and a bunch of other cold medicine, he was fine. And fortunately, Patrick didn't get any of it! Jon had to be really good about handwashing, and tried to be away from Patrick as much as possible, which was really hard for him.

I pulled out a new toy for Patrick to see how he would like it. It's just a floor mat with some dangly things over it - he LOVED it. He was hitting the animals and looking in the mirror, and he'd scream, but it wasn't an "oh-my-gosh-i'm-so-angry scream", it was a "holy-crap-this-is-awesome" scream! I have pictures, but they're on our camera with the missing cord.

Patrick went to see Santa last weekend, and he might go again tonight. Chile and Jack also went to see Santa. They've been pretty good dogs this year - not nearly as many holes in the backyard! We put up our first Christmas tree this year, and it's even a real tree! The cat thinks the tree skirt is her new bed. At least she's not climbing it. We even have a fireplace this year too!

Last night we had dinner with Jon's Connealy cousins, and it was a lot of fun. His cousin Josie is going to have a baby in a month, and we're really excited for Josie and Matt! Maybe someday I'll know what it's like to have a baby that big inside! I hope. Last year we did a big sit down turkey dinner with mashed potatoes, stuffing, the works. Since we had Patrick around this year, and Ryan wasn't here to help Jon cook all day, we just did chicken chowder, and Shelly brought chili. Cinnamon rolls and ice cream cake too... I think Patrick was jealous.


Even though it's mid December, I am so not ready for winter. The weather today... not my favorite. Can't wait until it's spring and warm enough to take the baby out in the stroller.