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| Photo by my lovely friend Cherie at (Cherie Renee photography) |
September will also brings us into the start of the Cold/Flu/RSV season. As a preemie, Jackson's immune system is not what a full term babies would be at 9 months old. His Chronic Lung Disease makes getting a small cold or the flu much more dangerous. As we enter into our first winter at home with Jackson, we are going to work hard to keep him healthy. So you might ask what that means for our family, and what it may mean for you.
If you see us out or come to visit, don't be offended if:
-we douse ourselves in hand sanitizer, or stick a bottle in your face - it's not you, we promise. We practically own stock in the hand sanitizer companies.
-we ask you to wash your hands and use hand sanitizer before touching Jackson.
-We ask if you or anyone you are around is or has been sick. If you'd like to visit, we ask you've been symptom free for at least 5 days.
- We keep our visitors to adults, except for the occasional child. Please don't be offended if we ask you to leave your child at home.
So, we thank you in advance for being understanding of our situation - I know it may seem a bit overboard to some, but keeping him out of the hospital is our #1 priority!
Anyway, on to the fun stuff!
Jackson has such a fun personality! He is such a happy boy - He wants to look at everything (and stick it in his mouth)! He takes everything in when he's in a new place or meets someone new. Below is his typical pose...
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He also wants to crawl/move so badly, but doesn't quite have crawling figured out yet. He's weighing in at 15#14oz and is 25.5" long. He's almost sitting, laughs, talks to us all the time & is working on a few teeth (hello drool!) He has his mom and dad pretty much wrapped around his little fingers! I mean... look at this smile!
For more information on RSV and what we are facing with this upcoming season, here is a link that
http://www.preemiecare.org/rsv_resourceshtm.htm
