On Tuesday 3/24 Beatriz received her "report card" from her pediatritian, who said my breast milk is working well for her, as evident by her height            He reported the following facts:

Age: 3.5 months

Weight: 13.14 lbs (6.32 kg) / 75%

Height: 25 in / 90%

Head Circumference: 15.75 / 50%

And, for the first time since her birth, Beatriz had a fever on Monday and Tuesday, and per the lab results from her Dr's office, she had a virus...cell count for healthy range is 8-10K and she was at 6200...but he said that it was good news she did not have a bacterial infection and would probably get over this virus in 2-3 days...

Beatriz is a bit cranky as her body i ... Read More »

Today, Beatriz is already 3 months old...I mean wise :-)

She now tries to hold long conversations with her 'baby talk' noises, and is starting to hold up her neck. She is definitely past the 3 month old clothing size, and still has her blue colored eyes (see them in her photo album that I just posted ;-)

Mommy Birgit is still breast feeding Beatriz, despite her boring and limited...I mean..."gourmet" dining foods, consisting of chicken, lean ground beef, rice, red potatoes, yams, squash, zucchini, pears, apples, and an occasional treat of a gluten, nut, and dairy free chocolate bar. And Daddy Jamison is still grocery shopping for them and making the best plain chicken in town ;-)

Thankfully, Beatriz is consistently sleeping from 7pm to 2am, and Mommy has at last surrendered to going to bed by 9:30pm...except for now since day light savings time is not something Beatriz has accepted nor adjusted to yet :-)

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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 »

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 »

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 »