Birth: 9 lb 13 oz, 20.75 inches
2 months: 11 lb 10 oz, 25 inches
4 months: 14 lb 13 oz, 26.5 inches
6 months: 17 lb 12 oz, 27.5 inches
9 months: 20 lb 3 oz, 29 inches

The 1-year checkup is tomorrow afternoon. Any guesses as to where he's at now?

Poll Milestones over the last few weeks ( Read more... )

You made it to a year. Your dad and I made it, too. Woo!

( pictures, pictures )

is SUNDAY. as is critter's first birthday party.

email me for details if you would like to come!

(this is also going to be my 34th b-day party, more towards the evening)

To me, to my mom, to my sister, to Bette, and to all the wonderful mothers I know out there, especially Hollie, Jojo, Lisa, Jina, Laney, Katelin, Elaine, Robin, Aki, Juli, Bridget, Jane, Rachael, Anne, Gwynn, Carrie, Allison, Celeste, Emma, and Tamar. And any other moms who are reading this. You've got one of the hardest and most rewarding jobs in ( Read more... )

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So, Tuesday, my mom comes back from a walk with Bette and Critter, and says, "You need to rest. Come back to Florida and I will take care of Critter and you can get better ( Read more... )

normal white blood cell count: 4,500 - 10,000 per microliter
my count on friday pre-antibiotics: 27,800 per microliter

no wonder dr. s was concerned.

no worries. it's at normal levels as of saturday.

(had a followup dr. appointment today. I am supposed to take it MASSIVELY easy for the next couple weeks. I'm tired of being tired.)

so i spent about 3 hours at Swedish today because dr. joy got my bloodwork back and was concerned.

the upshot is:

not only do i have a kidney infection, but I also have pneumonia! oh my god, will the fun never end?

that said, i actually feel pretty good.

So, YAY, my mom is here. she flew in wednesday night, and showed up here at the house around 11 thursday morning ( Read more... )

the critter is WALKING ( Read more... )