Never mind the fact that I haven't posted anything in a while. I've been busy and/or lazy. That... and things have been sailing along fairly smoothly. For the past few months, Miles has been drooling a lot, fussing a lot, and ...Read More
Since the birth of Miles, we have been immersed in a bittersweet world of bad puns and good will. The next big play on words is the 2009 Step Up for Down Syndrome walk at Como Park in St. Paul ...Read More
Chugs McGee, Chugsy, or Sir Chugs-A-Lot When Miles decided to drink, he usually chugs it like a freshman at college. The McGee part is a carryover from one of Nora's nicknames, Poops McGee. Fidget, or Fidget McGee When he isn't resting or eating ...Read More
Things are going good. After trying out many different combinations of formula with rice cereal and probiotics, we've finally gotten some consistency with feeding and pooping. Miles is showing more and more signs of being a happy child. He now takes ...Read More
We've been seeing Dr. Maxwell for a few months now, and we absolutely love him. He's smart, good with the kids, and best of all... funny. In particular, he's got some awesomely funny analogies. Here are some of our favorite ...Read More
We've exhausted the Alimentum and didn't see much improvement in Miles' reflux or squirminess following feedings. So, we're back to the Genltlease formula. Only this time, we're adding Probiotics. According to the doc (and various other online sources), the Probiotics ...Read More
Things are holding steady with Miles. Well... mostly, anyhow. He's still rolling over from belly to back, so it's good to know that the rollover we got on video wasn't a fluke. His neck is now strong enough to sit ...Read More
Holy smokers! Miles rolled over at 1 month old! Read More
Miles has been having a few difficulties with feeding. His mouth is smaller, causing him to have trouble squeezing the stage 1 nipples -- or in the case of Vent Aire bottles, "slow" stage. It was taking him an hour ...Read More
It's been nearly three weeks since Miles arrived, and I find myself forgetting that he has Downs. It might be because he's usually swaddled up pretty good, so I rarely get a chance to see the rolls on the back ...Read More