Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Aubrey: Home for 6 weeks

Aubrey has been home for about 6 weeks.  We often get questions about her age.  With preemies there are two things to consider: chronological age and adjusted age. Chronological age is calculated based on actual birth-date.  So Aubrey's chronological age is about four and a half months.  Adjusted age is based on original due date. So Aubrey's adjusted age is about 6 weeks.  Her development will follow her adjusted age for the first two to three years of her life.  After that she will be caught up.

So far, things are going very well.  We do lots of fun things:
Tummy Time

Play Time

Bath Time - She's too big for this tub now!

Sleep Time

Aubrey likes to sit in her bouncy chair.

She likes to sit with Daddy.

She likes to read with Mommy.

She had her first visit from a friend, Michael.
He's a little bit bigger than she is!

She had her first 4th of July.
We went to a friend's house and had a BBQ and watched fireworks.

We all went to church together for the first time.

Aubrey even started smiling at us!

And, the best news of all, Aubrey has slept for 7 hours several times!  We are all doing well, adjusting to a new life.  We've gone out several times and visited with a few of our friends.  Over the weekend we all went to a wedding reception and had our first family picture.  

9 comments:

  1. Love, Love, LOVE the family picture!!! Wow, what a beautiful family! I loved hearing about what Aubrey does, what a fun life!

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  2. I love this post!!!! Thank you SO much!!

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  3. So glad to hear she is doing well. I love the family picture.

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  4. It looks like I"m copying everybody else but I really love the family picture. Love the other photos of Aubrey too. Glad things are going well so far.

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  5. Your pictures put a huge smile on all of our faces, loved them! What a great family picture!
    Aunt Becky

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  6. So cute! The one of her sleeping is so precious. I can see a lot of your family in her in that one.

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  7. The joy in your faces...I can't even finish my thought. I'm just about to cry. I'm so happy for you guys. She is the sweetest little thing. I love her to pieces.

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  8. I love the family picture so much that I wanna put it on my fridge (right next to your engagement picture)!

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