By host on 2/10/2009 3:55 PM

Wow - Today is already my 2 month birth-day

I now smile a lot and have learned to coo so I too may express my opinion ;-)
When I was born I weighed 6.14 lbs and today I weigh 11.12 lbs which puts me in the 75%.
And when I was born I was 19.5 inches long, and today I am 23.25 long, which also puts me in the 75% range (but that
range may not take into consideration my European genes, in which case I may not seem so long ;-).
My pediatritian Dr. Injac saw me today and said I was progressing very well despite the many apparent allergies I
have been dealing with as Mommy was figuring out what to eat to produce acceptable breast milk for me...so thank
goodness she finally figured out what i like and Dad does the grocery shopping, while both he and my Nanny cook the ... Read More »

By host on 1/28/2009 10:08 PM

It's "Happy Hour" today ... as 3 of Beatriz' family members celebrate their birthdays !
Today, January 29, Monique turns 8, her sister Nicole turns 10, and Jamison turns...plus 1 ;-)
Please join me in wishing them all a very Happy Birthday ("Gefeliciteerd met je verjaardag" would be the Dutch version :-)

January 1009 Pictures of Beatriz
Take a look at the album titled 'January 2009' for various new pictures of Beatriz...including her first smile and expressions as she watches and listens to the songs of various birds.
Next on the 'updates' will be some video clips of her, since Jamison announced a few days ago that he had added the video upload feature to her website - yippie ;-) Check out one that just got added in the "birth" album titled "Birthday message video from Paul Will ... Read More »

By host on 1/24/2009 2:57 PM

Beatriz transforms her Dad into a cook for Birgit !
Jamison wanted to feed Beatriz so he decided he would do that via cooking for Birgit, since she is eating practically non-stop these days and seems to run out of groceries almost every 2-3 days...in addition, feeding Birgit to feed Beatriz can be a 'challenge' to many, since they require gluten and dairy free cooking...but Birgit can confirm that he cooks the best 'plain chicken' in town - she snacks on it so much she hopes she is still able to be couragous when needed (get it...?). Anyway, for the last few weeks, he has grocery shopped and cooked for them and they are very grateful for that ;-)

Beatriz is almost double her birth weight !
As of Friday, Beatriz weighed 11.05 lbs (at birth she was 6.14lbs), and her pediatritian said to keep letting her eat as much as she wants since she is developing very well and per the lab results is happy with the food Birgit is now consuming on her behalf (must ... Read More »

By host on 1/22/2009 5:26 AM

See pictures from Gram, Poppy and Teti’s New Years visit to Houston. Go to the photo section.

Happy New Year!

By host on 1/10/2009 2:40 PM

1 Month "Report Card" for Beatriz:

Per her pediatritian Dr. Alex Injac, Beatriz received passing grades on all her "report card" health categories :-)  Her current weight is 9.13lbs, and her height is 21.25. She has thankfully continued to gain weight at healthy pace, even though Mommy Birgit is allergic to gluten and casein, which is apparently in many foods and has caused a reaction by Beatriz to the breast-milk (so Beatriz has "influenced" her Mommy to be even more on purpose about eating healthy...since what Birgit may not do for herself, she certainly will for others...especially Beatriz ;-).

Beatriz was able to enjoy meeting Jamison's parents and sister last weekend! And now knows that she has a "Grams" and a "Poppy" in Indiana, and another family branch that love her dearly. In addition, she benefitted from Poppy Nick's ability to burp her, and Gram's expert photography (her Dad will post those p ... Read More »