David Christopher was born on August 3rd, 2005, at only 26 weeks and 6 days gestation.

He weighed in at 1 lb, 4oz, and was 12.5 inches long.

Here's his story.

Wednesday, July 18, 2007

LONG update and LOTS of pictures.

THIS JUST IN!!! David is MOBILE!!!
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David's first crawling "steps" - July 19, 2007

Proof that David's a boy:
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And now for the MILLIONS of pictures that you missed since I've been gone!!

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You can see his tears. 36_1_20%5B1%5D.gif
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He can't decide if he wants to smile or cry 36_11_6%5B1%5D.gif
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OK OK I'll smile. 36_1_20%5B1%5D.gif
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We went to the cardiologist last Wednesday

David weighs 33 1/4 lbs. 36_19_2%5B1%5D.gif

And, he's 33 inches long!

The doctor said his heart looks good 36_1_11%5B1%5D.gif
And he's gonna talk to the pediatrician about decreasing some of his medicines! WOOHOO!

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Pictures from a thunderstorm we had at the apartment:
Believe it or not, there's a road there. 36_1_20%5B1%5D.gif
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What was left of our parking lot LOL
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Our new washer and dryer!!! 23_30_125%5B1%5D.gif
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Javier and our stove 36_1_20%5B1%5D.gif
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The refrigerator 36_11_6%5B1%5D.gif
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The lawnmover!
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The growing pile of trash in the living room (boxes from all the appliances)
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By the way, none of these things are in our living room any longer!36_11_6%5B1%5D.gif

A view from the front porch of the neighborhood
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David's new trick is to do this: 36_11_22%5B1%5D.gif


It's SO cute.... and wet. 36_11_6%5B1%5D.gif

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David has also suddenly developed an opinion about EVERYTHING. Including what clothes he wears. And no, I'm not kidding.

He has two shirts that are IDENTICAL except for the colors. One of them is red, the other one is green. They are the same size and everything.

He REFUSES to wear the red one. 36_11_6%5B1%5D.gif

What a stinker.

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Also, for big news, David is *this* close to crawing! 23_30_125%5B1%5D.gif
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Since moving to the new house David has learned to push himself up to sitting - he does it now like he's been doing it for years.

But the other morning he was sitting up in bed when I got up - and he had his little hands on the side of the crib - and was trying to pull himself up to standing! 36_19_2%5B1%5D.gif

This is HUGE! David has always fought tooth and nail every time we try to get him to do something new - and he's actually trying to stand up!

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Check out David's ABC Adventure!

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The last of the pictures from the apartment:

This was the day of the move -
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David, handling it like a champ!
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And now, the new house!

Playing on the couch
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David and Annette
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Giving kisses:
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What a beautiful foot!
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He's so handsome
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Since being at the new house, David has MASTERED going from laying down to sitting up. In fact, he's sitting up in bed as I type this - even though it's after midnight, and I *just* went in there and laid him down. 36_19_4%5B1%5D.gif 36_1_20%5B1%5D.gif Anyways, here he is... singing to himself I guess...
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Playing with his barn
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Here are some pictures of David eating at our new dining room table! 23_30_125%5B1%5D.gif
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Gagging... 36_19_4%5B1%5D.gif
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This is what he does when he's tired - he thumbs his nose. 36_1_20%5B1%5D.gif
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I guess he was done. 36_1_20%5B1%5D.gif
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David, tired of helping me fold laundry.
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And... his new trick! Trying to pull himself up into a standing position! He hasn't mastered it yet... but he's really trying!
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And today we went to the eye doctor. She said no glasses for now. 36_1_11%5B1%5D.gif

She basically just said that we're heading in the right direction because his eyes cross less than they did... so just keep doing what we're doing.

Pretty much a waste of time. Waited in the waiting room for two hours, just to see the doctor for all of five minutes.

Then, we went to the Discovery Center, where David learned about molecules. 36_1_20%5B1%5D.gif
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And last, but CERTAINLY not least, I'd like to introduce everyone to my new nephew.

Jaxon was born on July 2nd, 2007 via c-section. He weighed nine pounds, four ounces! 36_19_2%5B1%5D.gif 36_1_20%5B1%5D.gif

He's perfect. Here's the pictures:

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And then, his first visit to Aunt Sam's house!
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David's not too sure what to think about that. Haha.


OK I *think* I remembered to post about everything that's happened in the last few weeks. 36_3_16%5B1%5D.gif

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

CONGRATS on the new home and the new job!! so much has happened since ive been gone!! i hope we can keep in touch...duh, myspace.

-aty

Anonymous said...

Your house looks really nice and all new appliances!! WOOHOO!! Loved ALL the pics!!

WAY TO GO DAVID!!! That first video is AWESOME Sam!!! YAY!!! and the second video is too cute/funny!!

Theresa

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