6 Months Old!

Wow it has been a while since we have posted an update about our little Drew boy. He kind of takes up all of our time:) It has been so much fun to watch him grow these past few weeks. Last week Mommy got to celebrate her first Mother's Day as a new Mommy. It made Jenn feel a little old, but it was a very sweet day. Mommy got a card from Drew and she was surprised with some cute pictures of Drew that her parents had taken. Drew had his 6 month check-up with his pediatrician yesterday and he is doing awesome! Drew weighs 11 pound 11 ounces and he is over 22 inches long! That puts him around the bottom 2 percentile for a 6 month old baby, but for his adjusted age of 2 months old he is right in the middle average for weight and height. His pediatrician keeps saying that even though Drew will face some challenges, we couldn't have hoped for a better outcome! Today Drew went up to have a check-up on his eyes for the r.o.p.. His ophthalmologist said that his eyes have fully recovered from the laser treatment and that the r.o.p. is completely gone! Drew is at risk for some side affects from the treatment such as near sightedness, but it is amazing that they were able to efficiently treat him and save his vision. We feel very blessed for everything that he has been able to overcome, Drew has been through a lot and it looks like the most difficult challenges might be behind us. Drew will meet with his pediatric surgeon this week to decide what to do with his hernias and then hopefully we shouldn't have to take him for anymore check-ups or treatments for a couple of months. It is nice that the warm weather is finally here and that RSV season is over. We have had a lot of fun taking Drew to some low key restaurants and on walks to the park. Recently Drew has started to smile a lot:) It is incredible to watch him interact with us and smile. He has also found his right hand. He will make a fist with his right hand and just stare at it for while and then start sucking on it. We wish that we could know what he is thinking about, he is getting really curious and it is so funny to watch him bat at his toys and kick around. It is hard to believe that he is 6 months old, it is impossible to imagine life without our little Drew boy. We love him so much.