Peanut is no longer content to just sit and watch her siblings have all the fun being “mobile”. Over the past two weeks, her large motor skill development has exploded! She is crawling (and she’s a quick one), she is pushing herself up from her belly to sitting, and she is pulling herself up to […]

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Peanut returned to the UIHC during the last week of May for another scheduled checkup. The day was scheduled full for Peanut. She started the morning with a swallow study in Peds Radiology and then it was off to the Specialty Clinic for a blood draw in hopes the results would be back before the […]

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OK… let’s see… the DW and I have slightly disappeared the last couple weeks. Just to dispel any rumors, we’re still here. We haven’t joined on as roadies for Sesame Street Live or hooked up with a traveling circus as the resident clown family in training… though the later might by fun for a few […]

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Baby poop isn’t for everyone… for those of you who can relate to exploding diapers keep reading… for everyone else, this may be one you want to skip… Peanut has gotten a lot more active the last few weeks. It’s a great thing – she’s catching up on a lot of her developmental milestones. She […]

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Who would have thought that we’d still be worried about road conditions for Peanut’s May check-up? But with snow piling up in central portions of the state on Thursday, the DW and Peanut made the trip to the UIHC without issue – or even a single snow flake sighting. It’s starting to sound like a […]

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It’s probably the worst kept secret of the year, but the DW will be leaving her job on the last day of May to stay at home with the kiddos. There’s several reasons for it, but the main one is that Peanut is no where near ready to go to day-care with Lulu as originally […]

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The Preemie Project recently announced a new donation themed “It’s a Zoo in the NICU!” They will be collecting and donating animal themed hats, booties, and blankets in June to infants in Iowa Neonatal Intensive Care Units. The Preemie Project website has more information on requirements (sizes, materials, etc) and leads on some creative ideas. […]

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It took almost 9 months, but with the removal of the central line earlier this week Peanut was finally able to get her first real bath the other night… The picture pretty much sums it up – she held on tight to the sides of the tub and was afraid to put her hands in […]

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Monday turned out to be a big day for Peanut. During her March Check-up the doctors had decided it was time to remove her central line. Friday we received a call from surgery and were told that Peanut was scheduled for her procedure for Monday morning at 9:30. So bright and early Monday morning (well, […]

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It’s been a week already since Peanut had her March check-up at the UIHC. Her “official” weight is now 14 lb 4 oz – she’s gaining at a rate that puts her back on the charts for her age. The big news of the day was that Peanut’s team has decided that she has progressed […]

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