2 months

Did I already mention by baby is 2 months. He had his well baby check up today and he weighs 11 lbs 5 oz which is 11 oz more than when we was weighed last week. He is also 23 inches long which is 1 inch longer than last week. Crazy! He is growing so fast. So Grant is doing well with everything. We got some advice for his cradle cap, to scrub it for three nights in a row and then it should be more manageable by the end of that. Grant also sadly got his immunizations for the first time. I didn't get him any for his 2 day visit because I was so overwhelmed about the beginning of motherhood that I didn't want to deal with the even more fussiness and possible fever that immunizations sometimes bring. I'm was also not sure if I was even going to get him any at all, however, after researching it I came to the conclusion that the risk of getting autism from a vaccine is way lower than the risk of getting one of the diseases that a vaccine could protect against. So we did them. And I never felt bad about getting the vaccines when I prayed about it. So anyway my baby cried one big wail from the nurses double dosing. They came in and said "ready, go!" and they poked him on each thigh at the same time and possibly twice and they did it as quick as they could. Grant was able to wail his second cry out in my arms and calm down really fast. I was proud of him but I got teary eyed. I don't like seeing my baby in pain intentionally, let alone in pain at all. It must be done though. Oh well. He now has sore legs, has been a little more fussier than normal, but no fever. Thank goodness. He took a really good nap today too. So thats the news about my baby.

Here is Grant in the outfit Aunt Meg bought him at DI. Soo cute. Much cuter in person. Oh and by the way, the outfit is 3-6 months and it fits him perfectly! Crazy! He is getting so big so fast.

Grant has taken to sucking on his fists a lot more now and not just when he is hungry. When he is bored or entertaining himself. We have also noticed that he likes to stare at the TV. If we put him on his boppy for a second, he is always looking at the screen.

Isn't he cute!

So cute.

Mouse News

Here is the culprit once again.

So the mouse ate from the trap and didn't die. He didn't even snap the trap. Then as we tried to reload it with peanut butter we accidentally broke it somehow. So we set out some new traps from walmart with a slightly different method. We caught a photo of the mouse NOT dying once again and tormenting our lack of ability to catch or kill the mouse!

Perry's 24th Birthday!

So my hubby, Perry, turned 24 a couple days ago. We had a lot of fun as a family. We would have had a party with games with our friends and neighbors but nobody was in town since it was Spring Break. So we just enjoyed the day as a family. First I decorated the apartment and gave Perry his presents:

Then he noticed his surprise for the day! Spiderman came to visit. This is Perry's favorite birthday picture of the day. Obviously this isn't really spiderman, its a pinata!

I think it is slightly morbid that people buy pinatas of their favorite character and beat to a pulp! But he did.

Then we went on a nice walk to Porter Park to have a picnic in the lovely sunshine.

Grant enjoyed himself as well.

What a cutie!

Then we had some delicious ice cream cake from G's Dairy Delights. It had an oreo crust, then a layer of German Chocolate ice cream with almonds, coconut, and caramel, Then a layer of fudge, then Monster cookie ice cream with oreos and cookie dough. And then the topping of brownie bites. So basically dang good!

It was an all around good day. We relaxed and watched a lot of smallville on the internet. We are trying to catch up to where the season is right now. We watched 12 episodes and still had time to do pinatas, go on a walk and picnic, and have a really good bbq chicken and potato dinner. Happy Birthday Perry!

8 Weeks :)

Grant is officially 8 weeks old in approximately 12 minutes. He had a WIC appointment today and he weighs 10 lbs 10 oz and is 22 inches long. He is in the 25th percentile for both and 50th compared to himself. He is supposed to gain 4-7 oz every week. He has gained an average of 8 oz a week so he is doing just fine. He has seemed heavier and he has grown out of his newborn outfits. We need to go to DI today and buy a few 0-3 mo pajamas to hold him over for the next month. I'm so proud of our little guy smiling more and cooing a lot. He still likes to be held most of the time and sometimes he enjoy laying on the floor on his boppy. It is weird to us because he usually never likes to be alone or what not. Here are some pictures we took of him today.

Glasses!

They are juicy lol, if you can see the blur. I think it is funny.

So I got my eyes checked at the doctors a few weeks ago and my prescription was different and I had developed a stigmatism. The doctor gave me contacts that you can wear constantly for a month. I hated them for one because since I had a stigmatism the contact has laser things on it that I could see. Only a fraction of the lens was actually prescribed and the rest was nothing. Anyway that bothered me and when I closed my eyes they would burn. Anyway I had my eyes checked again after two weeks. At this appointment he said that my prescription hadn't changed and I didn't have a stigmatism great enough to need stigmatism lenses. He wasn't sure how my eyes were different this time but apparently my eyes haven't changed for 2 years at least! Awesome. So I'm excited about my new glasses. Since my prescription hasn't changed I can wear my glasses for a long time with out needing to come for an appointment. I won't have insurance most likely until Perry gets a steady job out of college. Oh and the laser lines were there because they were stigmatism lenses.

The interning days

So far I have gone to intern twice. The first day was a prep day and the second, yesterday, I met the kids. They are from 3-5 years of age with mostly 5 year olds. When I did my practicum the children were all 3 so this is much of a change. The kids are either more obedient or more honory. Not sure which. But it was fun. The kids are very rambunctious and have attitudes. I think I will enjoy my time with them. The most tiring part though is keeping a couple of the kids either at circle time or to stay there when they get there. Some of the kids were shy and afraid of me but by the end of the day the ones who acted like they most hated me, they warmed up to me and liked me the most out of all of them. One girl really wanted to sit on my lap during circle time. She isn't allowed so I told her she could sit in front of me. She did and then turned around and gave me a big hug and did everything I told her to do. I think this was brought on by the fact that I wouldn't let her color with markers because we were all coloring with crayons and I sat down and helped her color her picture with her. Another child is really funny and he hated me but really liked me by the end. They would call me to watch them do something or would grab me and play. I can't divulge much because some of it is confidential but it was overall a good experience and a lot of fun. I'm excited for when I won't seem too new and they will listen when I tell them to do something. I don't think it will take long.

Happy Late Easter

So Easter Sunday was a great day. We listened to conference on the television and enjoyed our time spent with each other and Perry's sisters and mom. Grant enjoyed making funny faces at the camera. Easter is also the only reason Grant isn't wearing his pajamas. There is a bunny on the left of his outfit. That makes it eastery right? Plus the pastelishness adds to it as well.

We decorated eggs.