Off the charts!

Today was Matthew's two month checkup and shots. You know - when you see them everyday - sometimes you don't realize how big they're getting.
Today when I looked at Matthew sleeping in his crib - it was a definite - "yeah, he IS getting bigger". That realization was confirmed this morning --- his head is 16"(70th percetile) he weighs 13#12oz(75th percentile), and the drum roll....... 25 1/2 inches long(over the 95th percentile - off the chart!!!!).
We have to keep up with Caleb, you know ;o)
He's sleeping off the shots and Tyelnol - poor little guy. I think it was harder on Daddy than myself - Mark watched while he got his shots - I held him so I really wasn't able to see his face during the process.

Out for a walk

Sunday afternoon we loaded up Matthew and went for a walk on the trail. He wasn't too impressed. I took him for a walk around our complex yesterday - after 15 minutes of crying - he fell asleep - it was time for a nap anyway. :o)

New strategies

Okay, time to get real! I've realized in the past that accountability really helps in losing weight for me - along with diet and exercise, of course. Now with a baby, and a wedding to go to in August - that is a big incentive to get healthier!
I do understand that it's not always best for a husband to be the "food police" - just like it's not usually best for the wife to be the "purity police" for her husband. But, with that said - I HAVE invited Mark to overlook an open food journal that I'll keep out on the counter. He is WELCOME to peruse it as often or as little as he likes - just knowing that he may look at it and ask me about it will help.

Look at what I'm doing

I'm holding my head up - all by myself!

Two months old!

I'm two months old today!! I like lifting my head up to see what's going on! I like to suck on my fist - whenever I can get it into my mouth. I do that better when I'm on my belly. I do like sleeping on my belly the best. Smiling is okay - I am doing it more, though. I like looking at the tv. I make more sounds, too. I go to the doctor next week - so I don't know how much I weigh. I eat about four ounces every four hours. I can still wear some of my newborn clothes - thankfully, Mom and Dad bought some onsie extenders so that I can wear my onsies longer. Mommy and Daddy love me a lot.

yikes

i'm trying out google's adsense on the side of my blog - evidently i can earn some $$ and i wanted to check it out for a while to see if it works. anyway, i checked out today's "ad" - why is the rapture a lie?? eeks - if this continues, i'll have to put a disclaimer above it or just take it off.

schedules and such

I'm so thankful for the past week and a half! I "put" Matthew on a schedule and he's doing well. I decided that he was old enough and big enogh to eat roughly every four hours. I keep hoping that through the night - it will stretch out to five or six - but - in time. Actually, the past two nights he's gone five hours between his late night feeding and his early morning feeding - I'm hoping that it's not a fluke :o) We start him out sleeping on his back/side - but he much prefers his belly when sleeping - he'll sleep more soundly once we "flip" him over near the end of the night.