Anna's Due Date!!

We have been taking it all in today, all 100 days. I can't believe Anna was 100 days early, that she is 100 days old already, considering that pregnancy is only about 250 days long, give or take a few weeks. I say only...ha-ha, doesn't seem that short at the time you're going through it!

Anyways, today is Anna's official due date. I feel like she has so many momentous days that we can't keep track. July 7th, October 4th and October 15th; all of which are special days for us! She is happily snoring away on my one shoulder as I write this, probably oblivious to how proud she has made us. I think often about the day she joined us, and despite the terrifying way in which she joined us; how lucky we are to have her here healthy and thriving.

Speaking of thriving, she had an appointment with her Pediatrician today and she is now 7 pounds and 11 ounces! She is now on a "big girl" formula as of today (no more of that high calorie preemie stuff for Skinny Minnies - now she's drinking the stuff for Chunky Monkeys!) and we are thickening it with rice cereal to try and combat her recent and very frequent bouts of spit up. Seems to be doing the trick so far so let's keep our fingers crossed.Oh, not to mention buying me some extra down time between feeds! :) Yessss!!

While I had her out today, we had the normal barrage of spectators asking me how old she is etc., and one lady asked me when she was born and I told her at 25 weeks and 5 days to be exact. She then had the audacity to say "oh well that's not too early at all". If she only knew...I guess her comment hit home for me because we have gone through so much, Anna has fought so hard to be here and I think being born at almost 26 weeks is incredible and deserves some merit!! And yes incredibly early if you ask me! I just like to give her credit where it's due. :)

So from here on, Anna will have a "true" age and a "corrected/adjusted" age -- however you want to say it. I'd like to refer to it as her 'real' age and her 'fake' age.  As of October 16th, she is 14 weeks old true age, and 1 day old corrected age. Did I confuse everyone?? :) I barely understand it myself but I'll catch on to it one day!

Anyways, today also marks a couple of other things. Today is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day in Canada and is almost 2 weeks before Liam would have been two years old. So of course, lots of overtime in my mind and many many cuddles with Anna for appreciation. Also today, Anna's Great Great Aunt whom she sadly never got to meet, passed away at age 102 in her sleep. It is amazing how the circle of life can be so long and carried through to so many generations. It is just such a shame that we couldn't physically connect the circle, although spiritually it certainly is.

So that is today...October 15th, 2010.

M.A.A.