And let me tell you why ( Read more... )

We took Van for his 2 month check-up. He's doing well and growing like a weed. Thriving thriving thriving. He weighed in at 13 pounds and 4 ounces. Which is one ounce more than his 4 month old cousin, Ainsley. Of course, maybe there's a boy girl weight difference, but I certainly find it amusing he's 90% in weight. He's also 23 inches tall. ( Read more... )

So I went and got my 6 weeks postpartum check up today at my friendly ( Read more... )

Assignment #1-- Place your snotty baby to sleep on his stomach ( Read more... )

I RSVP'd no today to an evite on line and had to put in 3 folks including myself. Did you realize that I have another human being living with me, other than my husband? When did *that* happen? Oh right, I gave birth to him and now he is his own separate entity. Whoa, dude ( Read more... )

According to the calendar, it's been one month since Van was born. (According to the child development books though, my son is not a month old but rather, 4 *weeks* (and 2 days) old. I now understand why it's measured in weeks until they turn 2 years. They change so freakishly fast that each week brings so much new stuff.) So I've got plenty to ( Read more... )

folding and sorting ( Read more... )

Sadie is right.  It's tough when there is so much overwhelming you ( Read more... )

Your baby doesn't have much room to maneuver now that he's over 18 inches long and weighs over 5 pounds. In fact, most of his development is complete. From here on, he's mostly concentrating on fattening up. You don't have a lot of room to grow either - your uterus is now up under your ribs and is about 15 times its normal size ( Read more... )

According to babycenter.com ( Read more... )