winter

Iris has had some extended time off of oxygen recently. Over the weekend Susan and her family invited us to Downtown Littleton to see the tree lighting and Santa's arrival. This was Iris's first outing without an oxygen tank. It was pretty exciting. And cold. We have some very cold weather on the way.

Iris in her baby girl monkey hat.

Family photo (note the permanent glowing eyes on Iris).

My mom arrived on Friday night, shortly after we got home from the tree-lighting. She has spent the last couple days getting to know the 7-month-old Iris, who is very different from the younger Iris she used to know. Grandma came equipped with a big stuffed dog and a blue ball to entertain Iris.

Grandma and a blue ball

I took Iris to the pediatrician this morning to talk about her weight gain. Basically, she is doing fine and Dr. Sagel thinks she looks great for a cardiac baby. Iris weighs 15 lbs 5.5oz. She gave me some ideas for Iris's feeding routine and her transition to solids. One problem is that Iris still won't take a bottle. She'll bite on it to get liquid to come out, but there's no sucking happening. She also doesn't quite understand the whole cup concept yet -- mostly she just wants to bite whatever comes close to her mouth.