I've been Shot!

So today I suffered through my first round of vaccinations and yet another visit to the pediatrician's office. I got to meet Jenny, the PA at the office, who was very nice. It turns out I am growing just fine and mommy needs to cool it with her anxiety that something is wrong. I weighed in at a nice 12 lbs., 5 oz.--that is a whole four pounds that I've gained since birth! It is on track with what I gained in-utero those last few weeks of half a pound a week. I am 22 and a quarter inches long--sort of short, I suppose, but still cute. My head is a whopping 16 1/8"! I always thought the adults around me had big heads--I guess I've got one too.

So on to the shots--not fun! Two in one leg, one in the other and some sweet stuff in my mouth. Daddy was nice enough to help me out and keep my hands out of the way of that needle. Mommy just hid behind him--she hates to hear me cry. Afterwards, I fell asleep and stayed that way while we went shopping at Whole Foods for probiotics for me. The thrush in my mouth won't go away and mommy wants to try a natural/holistic treatment before putting me on medication that will affect my liver. I've got two months to go before I have to get more shots. Yuck!

So last night I slept briefly in my co-sleeper. I really prefer to be with mommy at night. The doctor/PA said I still have an immature nervous system, which is probably why I am so jumpy, especially when sleeping alone. I took offense to the immature crack, but Jenny was nice, so I'll let it go.

Because of my shots, I am very sleepy and just a bit cranky. Sleeping in my sling helps.

Last Sunday my daddy spent the day "playing" with the leaves in our yard. He doesn't like how many leaves there are, but I think it's cool. The 'rents wouldn't let me out of my infant seat to roll in the leaves, so I had to put up with just observing all of the cool piles of leaves. Mommy keeps promising that someday I'll get to help rake the leaves too.

My Halloween experience

Yes, my mommy is a knitter. She made me this hat while I was still growing and kicking her in the bladder. That may be why she made me wear this hat--I pushed it too far with the head butting of her organs. She, and my daddy-o, further tortured me by making me go to the pumpkin patch. They woke me up to experience the whole Great Pumpkin thing. Let's just say I didn't like it. I can't eat candy yet, so why torture me with pumpkins?

See what I mean--absolute torture.

My first blog entry

So here I am, telepathically sending these words to my mommy's hands so that she can type for me. While my fingers are nimble, I haven't yet figured out how to coordinate them with my thoughts and typing. So in the mean time, my mommy has agreed to blog my thoughts and ideas for me.


What does the day of a typical 8.5 week old look like, you wonder? Well, let's see. I woke up around 5 am fussing for my morning feeding. Mommy was nice enough to whip up a bottle fast. I fell asleep after a nice burp...mmmm milk burps. Then I snoozed on mommy for a while and woke up around 9 am for my breakfast, which surprisingly was also a bottle. Then mom dressed me and put on my I love daddy socks to keep my toes warm. I hung out in my cool bouncy seat for a while. I gave mommy enough time to check her email, drink some coffee, and take a shower, but not get dressed. I can't make life too easy for her, can I? Then mommy let me play on my tropical island mat. I haven't yet figured out cause and effect, but whenever I kicked the thing, this monkey jiggled. I might be on to something. Then I went and checked out my crib while mommy disappeared to get dressed. This really pissed me off, so I threw a fit. Not a big one, but enough to get her to pick me up. We then went downstairs and I fell asleep on mommy for my morning nap. I missed watching the view, darn it. I woke up around 1 pm and had a nice lunch, another bottle. Then I took a nice poop. Nothing beats a good poop to make you feel refreshed. Mommy then stuck me in the darn car seat and buckled me in. I hate those buckles!! They are so annoying. I let her know how annoyed I was. She didn't care and just covered me up with warm blankets and stuck me in the Honda. We then went for a ride. I fussed a while and mommy made up a silly song to sing to me. It was boring and so not cool, so I fell asleep. When I woke up, we were in the middle of a store. Mommy had to go shopping for holiday gifts, so we were in Kohl's for their 50% off sale. I was bored again, so I went back to sleep and stayed asleep. In fact, it is 4:30 pm now and I am still sleeping. Yay for mommy.





Today is my official two month birthday, although I was eight weeks old last Friday. I can't believe how fast time has flown by. Here are some photos of me as I've grown: