Farm Animals, except Tiger

Realized this morning that I have a bit of a nickname problem. Jackson and Tabitha have been nicknamed the tomatoes. Madison and Addison were the chickens, I'm not sure where all of these farm nicknames come from, it's never been the case before that there are such similarities although there have always been nicknames.

Jackson seems to be doing well with the new medicine. He's definitely eating more for his parents but there's still a big discrepancy between their amounts and mine. Yesterday we did 215mL, 210mL and 200mL (I helped with the bedtime bottle and he slept through snack). Today we did 205mL, 200mL and 70mL (snack). Aside from his increase in spit ups, frequency not volume, he's doing great from my perspective. On Thursday he'll go to his pediatrician and be weighed, the real test is weight gain. Pray he's had some.

Tabitha eats like a champ. Today I introduced her to the idea of eating in an upright position. Eating is something she loves and she's less than enthusiastic about sitting upright. She did a pretty good job. She didn't freak out and get annoyed at all. She did get tired quickly though. She lasted about 4-6 minutes, not terrible, actually pretty impressive for her as she tends to be a bit lazy when it comes to gross motor skills, whereas her brother is a lazy eater.

Socially Jackson is amazing. He chats and jabbers like crazy. Tabitha is a bit quieter but will return smiles with huge smiles of her own. Jackson initiates smiles and contemplates you a bit before returning them. They are both great with eye contact, tracking and response to sound.

Since the PT (physical therapist) came I've been trying to increase the frequency of tummy time. We're up to a minimum of three times each, per day. Yesterday we hit five opportunities and today there were for chances for tummy time. Duration s still a huge challenge. A four minute stretch is worth cheering about. More often than not each attempt is 1-3 minutes max. They are both getting stronger and I'm very proud of them.

The big news for today though - I think Tabitha chuckled yesterday! Just once, short, but perfectly adorable and awesome! I was tickling her on her chest, below her chin but not under it. She was so adorable! And - as if this wasn't enough - she passed a toy from her left hand to her right hand!! She was lying on her back and the toy was attached to the gymini above her head but with enough links to hang to the floor, and she put two hands on it then passed it!! Go Tabitha!! She tried to do it the other direction, right to left, but couldn't get it, dropped it on her chest then picked it up with the other hand. This is huge for us!!