Updates

Just thought I would post to give you all a few updates on how things are going. Jetta is doing great. She is for the most part adjusted to the time change and is sleeping through the night. We typically put her down around 8:00 - 8:30 and she sleeps until 5:00 - 5:30 and then we change her diaper, give her a bottle and she goes back down for another hour or two. It only took her about a week to get adjusted. I was happy that it happened that quick and she seems to be adjusting well.

We had her first doctors visit last Friday. The took her measurements, both height and weight. She weighed 14 lbs 15.5 ozs. A bit on the small side, but the doctor didn't seem to concerned, as over all she is healthy. She is 28 1/2 long. Both of the measurements put her is the 25th percentile. Overall the doctor believes she is doing well, as she is very strong, pulling herself up, standing along for 10 - 20 seconds, sitting up alone, etc. For now we will continue to leave her on the formula she's on and continue to slowly introduce her to other foods.

When we got her, she had no idea how to eat...per say. They claimed that she liked sweet things, ate congee (a soupy rice cereal type of dish) and a few other things. However, that didn't seem to be true, as she wouldn't eat anything or even try anything, until two days before we left. I finally got her take some chicken dumpling type broth and mashed potatoes off of my finger. She would gag a bit, as she wasn't sure what to do. However, since she has been home, she has been trying alot of other things. We have discovered she likes mommy's cheesey noodles, pumpkin bread, cheese from pizza and ranch dressing. She is also eating fruits from Gerber and seems to really like them. She is curious and wants to try stuff, as she has been watching us eat and I think that is helping her want to try things as she loves to imitate.

Yesterday we took Grandma Peters to the airport, as she had been here visiting us for a week. She and Jetta seemed to really bond. Grandma spoiled her to death and I don't think Jetta minded at all. Hopefully Grandma will be able to come back and visit again soon, or we can make a trip to see her. We are planning to start using Skype, which will allow us to talk over the computer and have video with it. Letting Grandma and others see Jetta on the screen, hopefully making being apart a bit easier.

So, now it's just Jetta and I. Yesterday after we dropped Grandma off, we went to visit daddy at work. That went really well, she was as cute as always and stole all of their hearts. Then we headed to the doctor for mommy and got me some medicine for my ongoing cold. She wasn't sure she wanted the doctor to hold her, but who could blame her after all she's been through in the last week. Then we headed to Archivers so I can begin making pages for her scrapbook. All the ladies oohed and ahhed over her. She was great the whole time we were out.

She is doing so good in the carseat, no crying at all. I think she finally realized that it isn't a bad thing and that it is actually a pretty comfy place to be. She manages to fall asleep everytime she's in it. She wakes up when we stop, but seems to be adjusting to that pretty well too.

Overall things are going very well. She is adjusting very well and is such a happy baby. China definitely picked the right baby for me and she has been such a joy, I can only imagine what the future holds. I best get going, as it is time to wake her up from her morning nap. As always, thanks for following along.