Hailey's First Two Years

Hailey was born at 37 weeks 3 days. She weighed 4 lbs 4 oz and was 17 inches long. This was consistent with the iugr diagnosis we were given during pregnancy. Following her birth she spent some time in the NICU to get her blood sugar, body temperature and blood pressure regulated.

The Dr said the good news was that Hailey had brain-sparing IUGR. So even though she looked like a 34 week baby with a 30 week body (her head was bigger than her body was), she acted like a 37 week infant. This was a great thing in our eyes :) Our little girl did remarkably well and she was home in 5 days.

They monitored Hailey's grown very closely those first few months to make sure she was gaining weight properly. She remained at her 3rd% curve and all the Drs were happy with that. We were always hearing about how tiny our little girl was, but she was otherwise healthy so that is all that mattered to us :)

At her 1 year checkup Hailey was 15 lbs 15 oz. We were so excited. Our pediatrician gave us a prescription for pediasure for Hailey to help her catch up, and she has been on it since then. Hailey met all her milestones on time or early. She was rolling over at 4 months, crawling at 7 months, and walking just 2 weeks after her first birthday.

She continues to grow well developmentally and follow her 3% growth curve. At 28 months she is very much the talker and explorer. We never have a dull day around here. She makes you laugh so much your eyes water and makes your hair stand on ends with all her "bouncing around." Hailey now weighs 20 lbs and has been there for about 4 months. She is about 30 inches tall at our best measurements. The Doctors seem happy enough with her progress for now. They do suggest some testing after her 3rd birthday though :)

Hailey is looking forward to being a big sister. We all know she will do great. I write so much about my daughter that is coming that I really wanted to share some of Hailey's story with everyone. She deserves a big applause for all the joy, love, and life she has brought to us.. not to mention for being such an awesome 2 year old who started out as such a tiny little bug! Going to try and post some pictures of her soon!