Braden is definitely teething, poor guy. He is just chewing away at those cute little fingers and sticks them in too far, more often than not. We haven't seen him get overly fussy, though. He is continuing with tummy time and the physical progress is coming slowly. Braden cries half the time, but then other times he will be really relaxed and fall asleep. He still has far to go with strengthening his neck muscles to lift his head. He will get there!
Braden's weight was 9 lbs. 7 oz. at yesterday's appointment. While he was down to his diaper, I looked really hard and I think I may have seen a fat roll. Hurray!
I found a photographer that will come to my house for baby pictures every several months. Interestingly, the photographer also spent time at Children's with her own heart baby. Braden had several pictures that will likely show the chest scars. Those scars aren't pretty, but at the same time they are beautiful. It is part of our Braden's story and how far he's come. We had a lot to talk about during the session and it was good to talk with someone who'd been there. Can't wait to get those pictures back!
-Jenni
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I Look forward to seeing the pictures.How awesome you found someone to come to the house. Good job on the updates. I can't wait to finally get to see Braden in person. But I'm being patient. LOL
Blessings to you and your family.
Our son had a hard time with tummy time after the operation also. We found a pillow that worked great and helped Luke get through his tummy time a lot easier. He started rolling over on his own within days after we started using it. It's really soft on his chest but low enough that he will still have to use his arm and neck muscles to look around. I recommended it to another heart TGA mom and they had great success with it also. It's called "Hugga Kitty Cat Fold Out Pillow and Toy". Here is a link to it if you're interested:
http://store.shopbestever.com/01702.html
I'm so glad to hear Braden and your family are doing so well. We keep you in our prayers.
Warmest Regards,
Wendi Hundley
Mom to Luke- TGA, VSD
http://babyluke.wordpress.com
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