Jul 31, 2005 15:10
Hi there everyone,
Looks like it's time for another update. Lots has happened since the last one.
It's official - baby Michael is an expert roller! He rolls all the time now, even when you're changing his clothes. We put him in his crib at night and the first thing he tries to do is roll onto his belly (which he actually doesn't seem to like... I think he just does it because he can). Just recently he's also started trying to get us to laugh! He has a little fake cough that he puts on to get our attention, and when we look at him he gives us this enormous toothless grin. Have I mentioned that he's adorable? He's also become very interested in what we're eating, and tends to want to eat when we do these days. I'm thinking that he'll be on rice cereal here pretty soon!
Friday was a big day for Michael. We went to see an allergist and they did the skin prick tests on him. (I'd gotten them the day before.) Turns out he's extremely allergic to cigarette smoke and peanuts! The good news is that the doctor didn't prescribe him any medications and thinks that he'll be fine if we avoid cigarettes in any form and peanuts. They even think he'll outgrow the peanut allergy when he's a little bit older... try 4 or 5 years old. Evidentally a peanut allergy is very common in babies. I had no idea. They weighed him before his tests, and at 5.5 months old, our little one is actually a whopper. He weighs 21 pounds 10 ounces! I kid you not. That's 21 pounds of sweetness, though, without a doubt.
Tomorrow's another big day. Michael will be attending Toddler University full-time as the bank has offered me my position full-time. Huzzah!!! I'm very excited, but I know I'm going to really miss those two hours that I would've been spending with him. I know he's in good hands. His daycare is unbelievable!
He's changing so much. I can hardly believe my eyes most of the time. We're absolutely smitten with this little boy!
Hope you're all doing really well!