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I think I’ve found the trick to keeping up on this blogging thing. Mainly, it’s posting during the “upright on my chest to help with reflux/burping” time that follows the midnight feeding. There may be hope for this little blog yet.

As the title hints at, our little dude has a mild case of oral thrush that we’ve been battling for the last couple of weeks now. While it’s a relatively minor case, it’s annoying enough (and resistant enough to the anti-fungal) to warrant another visit to the Pediatrician this morning. We’re also considering trying probiotics as suggested by the Dr. Sears website. In the mean time, it’s been a constant bounce around between full bottles and only taking a couple of ounces before pushing the bottle out with his tongue. And since his mouth itches sometimes, he likes to rub his face on my shirt. It’s cute, in a sad sort of way.

As I mentioned before, having a preemie has meant enjoying milestones as they come, as opposed to worrying too much about a schedule. This is especially true given the preemie tendency to splinter some developmental milestones, or leapfrog ahead of their “corrected” age. Lately we’ve been enjoying the vocalizing. In a week’s time, he’s gone from a few noises to telling entire stories. What’s especially cute is the experimentation with different sounds, and different volumes. The last couple of days have been “loud noises” days. The first couple of sounds even surprised him.

Also, trees have been a bit of an obsession. If we go for walks without the stroller, we have to stop at just about every tree so he can study the leaves and branches up close. He’s also beginning to recognize other babies and kids, and definitely gets excited with the opportunities to meet other little ones.

That about sums up the last couple of days. Now it’s off to bed. We have an early start coming up. Mommy has a meeting at 6:30am, and we have a doctor’s appointment at 9. Busy, busy, busy.

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