Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from Team Beatrice! We had a delicious meal with family and our NICU friends. Bea especially enjoyed visiting with her friend Ian, though she hasn't quite mastered much beyond just staring at him.
We are so thankful for our daughter and all the support from family and friends near and far.
Love to all,
Carol and Ian

Play Time

Bea is looking so much bigger!












The five seconds of tummy time before screaming begins.







Airplane! (this could end badly...)








Bea finds her bear mobile hilarious.








Oh dear. Developing a bad habit already?

Getting Bigger!

Hi everyone,
Bea continues to grow grow grow! She visited the doctor earlier this week with her first cold of the season. The cold is no fun and has turned her into a snot-monkey, but she is gaining weight really well and is now 10lbs 11oz! With the onset of "cold and flu season", she got her first Synogist shot today which will help her little lungs fight off the dreaded RSV virus. Most kiddos will get RSV during the winter months and this shot provides Bea with extra oomph to fight it off when and if she gets it. She said the shot was just terrible and tried to kill the nurse who gave it to her, but now is kicking away in her bouncy chair. If only we could all forgive and forget so easily.

In other news, M flew to VT last weekend for her friend Katie's wedding. The wedding was beautiful and she got to spend much needed quality time with her oldest and bestest friends and is much rejunvenated. D and Bea bonded at home, complete with many long walks and football watching at a friend's house. M, albeit exhausted, was so happy to see her family on Sunday night.

Here is the little one enjoying her nightly story time with D. More pictures to come soon!

-Team Beatrice (Carol)

Team Beatrice Gets Showered!

We would like to extend a heartfelt thank you to Nana's wonderful friends for throwing us a beautiful shower. We were blown away by the love and support for our little munchkin. Bea had a great time meeting everyone and socializing. She slept really well that night...we should take her to parties more often!







M & Bea check out the delicious cake







Nana shows off her granddaughter.

Squeals and Wiggles

Smiles!

M & Bea (you can really see her baby blues in this picture!)









We finally caught a smile on camera! While the animals on her mobiles still get the most squeals, she has started to smile at Ian and I -- it melts us to pieces.

4 Month Update

Hi everyone,

We visited the doctor earlier this week for Bea's 4 month check-up. She got a bunch of vaccinations and performed like a champ! Current weight: 9lbs 10oz. Her doctor is pleased with her weight gain, but is eager to see her pack on pounds, so we've been given marching orders to feed, feed, feed. Overall, the Little One got a good bill of health. Amazing. We'll start the Synogist (sp?) shots later this month that will help protect her from getting really sick from RSV this winter. It's a good thing she's used to be stuck with needles!

More pictures to come soon. Thanks for all your comments!

-Team Beatrice