In two weeks, Owen will be 5 months old! I guess that makes him about 4.5 months, then. We had him weighed yesterday and he was 16lb 7oz and 26.5 inches long. He's gained 3 ounces in 3.5 days! He's still not sitting up or rolling over, but I don't give him much opportunity to do so. I'd like to keep him immobile for as long as possible! He can roll onto his side when he's on his back, so I'm sure it won't be long.
He made his first trip to the Christmas tree farm yesterday. It was in he mid-40s, so not too bad. He hung out in the Bjorn and never made a peep.
He loves to look around and Gabe and Reese love to act silly and make him laugh.
Most of his 3-6 month clothes are officially too short, so we're mainly in 6-12 months now. Still hanging in the size 3 diapers, so they're either making them much more absorbent now, or he's much smaller or poops much less than Gabe did.
He's getting easier to put down at night and has been sleeping a little later lately. Maybe until 3-ish. We're still a long way from sleeping through night, I fear.
Saturday, December 6, 2008
pink eye
Reese has her fist case of pink eye. Yuck! I hate pink eye, and I get it almost every time the kids do. So far, I'm clear. I tried to get her doc to call in a prescription late Friday afternoon, but she said she'd have to see her first. I have some left over eye drops from the last time I had it, so we've been giving those to her and it seems to be helping. She didn't sleep very well last night, and she took a very early nap this morning. I guess we'll be heading to the doctor on Monday!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Gabe funny
Gabe has started a 'game' of saying, "I love you more" when you tell him you love him. So, we're playing his game in bed this morning, and he ends it by saying, "I love you the mostest in the whole city." :)
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
4-month checkup
We had Owen's 4-month checkup this week. We found a new pediatrician, and I absolutely loved her! Finally! She is about to move offices, though, so I'm just praying it's not a million miles away and this will be the end to our pediatrician hunt.
Owen weighs 16lb 4oz!! He seems huge to me, but that's only like 50th percentile! His head circumference was in the 75th percentile and his length was 97+. No surprise there. Gabe and Reese have always been at the top of the chart in height.
He had been very fussy for nearly a week before his appointment, and I just knew (was hoping, actually!) that he had an ear infection. Both ears looked clear, though. The next day, he was on his way back to normal, so I think he just had the same little runny nose/cold that the kids had and didn't feel well.
She said the back of his head was still ever-so lopsided, but as long as his head keeps growing and he's on track developmentally, we don't need to do anything about it. She said it might help to keep encouraging him to look to the right, since he has a preference to look to the left.
I also asked about the place near his throat that indents very deeply when he breathes. She said it will probably fix itself and will only be a problem if he gets sick and it makes it difficult for him to breathe.
He goes back in January for his 6-month checkup and I'll probably try to get the other kiddos in some time before then since they missed their regular checkups during our hunt. I'm so glad the search is over!!
Owen weighs 16lb 4oz!! He seems huge to me, but that's only like 50th percentile! His head circumference was in the 75th percentile and his length was 97+. No surprise there. Gabe and Reese have always been at the top of the chart in height.
He had been very fussy for nearly a week before his appointment, and I just knew (was hoping, actually!) that he had an ear infection. Both ears looked clear, though. The next day, he was on his way back to normal, so I think he just had the same little runny nose/cold that the kids had and didn't feel well.
She said the back of his head was still ever-so lopsided, but as long as his head keeps growing and he's on track developmentally, we don't need to do anything about it. She said it might help to keep encouraging him to look to the right, since he has a preference to look to the left.
I also asked about the place near his throat that indents very deeply when he breathes. She said it will probably fix itself and will only be a problem if he gets sick and it makes it difficult for him to breathe.
He goes back in January for his 6-month checkup and I'll probably try to get the other kiddos in some time before then since they missed their regular checkups during our hunt. I'm so glad the search is over!!
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