Update on the kiddos
Welcome to our semi-annual blog update! We haven’t blogged since Briggs was born! These are some thoughts to share with friends/family as well as a substitute to a strange, foreign concept that some are calling a “journal”.
Briggs was born on May 14, 2011. The pregnancy and delivery overall went well. He had a little trouble breathing at first but caught on after a few hours. He was 8 lbs 3 oz and 18 1/2″.
He loves, loves, loves to eat. Most of all, he loves eating his hands. Or Brinley’s hands. Or anything that resembles a hand, boob, formula, or rice cereal. Or anything else that might come within his perimeter. See the video–don’t mind the water filter commercial or cackling.
He loves, loves, loves to smile. If he’s not tired or hungry, he’s smiling. He’s a sweet little guy.
He’s really easy to deal with. Not much gets to him except for when uncle Cameron yells at the TV during a football game.
He loves kicking in the bathtub. We’re sure to have a flooded bathroom after each bath.
He wiggles like he’s got Parkinson’s shakes. He’s always looking around and curious about what’s going on.
He loves blabbering and making fart sounds (both simulated and the real deal).
He loves playing with his hands. He thinks they’re the coolest things ever…well, after food.
He’s a sweeter pie and just what we ordered.
Brinley is really improving with her anxiety with strangers (strangers being anyone but Mom and Dad). She actually lets Grandma and Sister-in-law hold her without her crying and holding her breath.
Brinley’s starting a music and movement class at Kids on the Move. She’s also learning to communicate with a joystick.
Brinley is still growing…but not outward. She struggles to keep her food down and is in the 2 percentile in weight for her age. First ’cause Briggs ran us out of all our food. Second because she likes to throw up any crumbs Briggs might have left behind. She throws up generally once or twice a day, oftentimes in her crib in the wee hours of the morning. Over the next few weeks we hope to convert her G tube (feeding tube) into a GJ tube which runs down to her intestine. We hope that solves the vomiting…and our narcolepsy.
She also grinds her teeth. We’re working on getting caps on her back molars.
She also has scoliosis (curved spine) and she now wears a torso brace that wraps around her back, stomach, and chest to help keep her straight.
She’s warmed up to Briggs quite a bit and sometimes even thinks it’s funny when he eats her hand.
We’re glad to have both of them as part of the fam. They’re sweet kiddos and make for a fun home.
October 17th, 2011 at 8:12 pm
So glad you are having so much fun with your family of 4! Food babies are hilarious. It is amazing how much such a small person can eat! I’m glad that brinley is doing better with her separation anxiety. I hope that you can find a good solution for her food problems!
October 19th, 2011 at 8:13 am
You are amazing parents! Good luck with Brinley’s feeding tube. Briggs sounds like a blast to be around. Two special kids for sure. It was good to have an update. Love you guys!