Cooper is Zero!

Today is my official due date - 5 weeks and 1 day after Cooper was born. So Cooper's adjusted age is now zero. Preemies have two birthdays - their legal birthday, which is the day they were born and their developmental birthday, which is the day they were supposed to be born (the due date). Doctors track a preemie's developmental milestones like rolling over, sitting up, sleeping through the night etc. by this adjusted age. Not all things are delayed though, like eating and familiarity with language and objects. Cooper seems to be developing quite well. Every day he seems more alert and makes lots of fun faces. When you say his name he will usually turn his head towards your voice. He also seems to be soothed by the sound of running water. I'm not sure if this is intentional or just a Pavlov response since the sound of running water to him usually means we are preparing a bottle to feed him.

The odd thing about today is back in December I kept telling Chris that since the winter had been so mild that we would probably have a big snow storm when the baby was due. Well today we have about 6 inches of snow, freezing rain and a snow emergency. Proof of woman's intuition - you be the judge.

And in case you just can't get enough, here's some live action Cooper...