Then & Now

Skype

We've been Skyping with Nanna and Grandad.  It's a great way for them to see us Jack and much cheaper than weekly trips back and forth. 

This week, we sat the laptop on the floor in front of Jack so the grandparents could see how well he was sitting up.  Jack was much more interested in the computer this week than ever before. 

Knowing that we can see Grandad and Nanna often makes us feel a little less sad that they are so far away.  Definitely makes them seem closer!

Dave and Jack talk to Nanna and Grandad

7 Months

Guess who's already 7 months old? Well considering this blog is primarily about Dave, Jack and myself...you should be able to figure Jack is the one that is 7 months old.  Can you believe it?! 

Jack didn't have a doctors appointment this month but he has made some big changes.

This month, Jack:

• is wearing size 2 diapers, but will start wearing 3s when we finish this box.
• wears mostly 6-9 month clothes.
• eats solids 3 times a day (breakfast, lunch and dinner).
• eats rice cereal, bananas, apples, peaches, carrots, green beans, peas, sweet potatoes, mangoes, yogurt and pears (there's probably more, but I can't remember)
• sits up, unassisted, for practically infinite amounts of time.
• drags toys toward him.
• moves objects from one hand to the other.
• is obsessed with remote controls and cell phones.
• wakes up once or twice a night to be fed.
• jabbers loudly.
• has been saying "mamamamama" (be still my heart) but doesn't really say it in regards to me.
• still loves jumping and standing up.
• kicks and splashes in the bath.
• loves shiny things (our watches, and rings).
• is fascinated by glasses (the kind you wear)
• is working on drinking from a sippy cup (not very good yet).
• is showing interest in crawling (but it looks more like swimming).

The City of Angels

A couple weeks ago, Dave traveled to Los Angeles for work.  Our good friends Marisa, Mark and Miles live there and Dave was so lucky to get to see them and have dinner.  The last time I saw Team M was back in February(seen here) Since I wasn't able to be there, I begged pleaded with bribed asked Marisa to take some pictures so I could live vicariously through them.

Marisa, Miles and Dave

The Daddies

Miles doing "Blue Steel"

The guys: Dave, Miles and Mark

 Marisa and I have been talking about getting together for months.  Between her busy jet-setting schedule and my not so jet-setting schedule, we finally picked a date that worked for everyone.  Jack and I will be heading to LA in September so the boys and their Moms can play!  I'm a little nervous about flying across the country with a 9.5 month old, but I'm hopeful it will be smooth sailing flying.

I can only imagine the adventures we will have when we all get together!!!!

74 days 'til we're airborne!!!

Pinch and Sting

***This post contains medical symptoms and procedures. It may not appeal to those faint of heart*** 

I've been experiencing a little pain in my big toe for the past couple weeks.  I thought it would just go away.  It was red, swollen and I saw a little puss come out a couple times.  I will repeat:  I thought it would just go away.

Yesterday, I was at Pilates and my instructor was admiring everyone's pedicures.  When she came upon my toes she said, "What happened to your toe?"  I said, "I don't know, it's been hurting a little bit."  She then said, "That's an ingrown nail and you need to see your doctor."

When I got home, I called the doctor and made an appointment.  Unfortunately, my regular doctor wasn't available (I think it's my fault, since I've recommended him to so many people) so I had to see another doctor.

I was quite nervous to go to the doctor this morning.  The doctor came in and confirmed my Pilates instructor's suspicions-I had an ingrown nail.  The doctor then told me that I'd need to go in for a "procedure".  A nurse came in and took me to the "Procedure Room".

To make a long story-short, he numbed my toe, cut my toe nail, removed the ingrown part, cleaned me up, and bandaged me.  When the doctor extracted the ingrown nail, the nurse let out an astonished "WOW!".  I apparently, I had the biggest ingrown toenail they had every seen (not to brag or anything).  The worst part of the whole procedure was when the doctor numbed me.  He said, "You will feel a little pinch and stinging."  He really underplayed how badly it would hurt.  I will admit, I asked for an epidural several times!

Do you think the bandage is big enough?

In true Elizabeth form, I joked with the doctor and told him that this would really effect my daily chores and I would probably need a doctors note.  I was pleasantly surprised when he came through for me:

Photo has been edited to protect the innocent.

 I'm still in a bit of pain, but I should be feeling better soon.
 

Just Keep Crawling

Jack has been sitting up really well for over a week now.

He is happy to sit up and play with his toys for long stretches of time.  Occasionally, he falls over and then he wiggles and tries to reach his toys.

Here's a video of his attempts at crawling.  I think it looks more like swimming, but it's definitely a start!

Feed Me, Seymour!

I called the pediatricians office on Thursday because Jack has been making a strange noise that sounds like he's struggling to breathe.  I wasn't sure if he had just learned a new noise and was using to scare me or if he was really struggling to breathe.  When the nurse called me back, she asked a variety of questions like: does he have a fever?, is he throwing up?, are his eyes watery?, etc.  I also mentioned that he hasn't been sleeping well and whenever I lay him down to sleep he wakes up screaming immediately.  The nurse suggested we come in and see the doctor since he had leaky eyes, was making the weird noise when he ate and was screaming when put to bed.  She said it sounded like he had an ear infection.

So Jack and I headed to the doctor's office.  First we met with the nurse and she took his weight (18 pounds, 8.4 ounces) and asked all the same questions.  I noticed that his weight had gone down slightly (less than an ounce) and asked if that was a problem.  She said, that I should discuss that with the doctor-she didn't want to worry me.  The doctor came in an checked out his eyes, ears and nose.  His nose and ears were clear (no ear infection) and his eyes were a little red and leaky.  The doctor prescribed some eye drops to clear up whatever is going on in eyes.  I asked about his weight loss and he said that it appears that Jack is hungry and that probably explains why he has been a little cranky and waking up so many times throughout the night.  He told me to start feeding him lunch (in addition to his breakfast and dinner that he already eats) and give him some water or juice each day. 

I started the new feeding schedule on Friday.  He's doing well with all of the eating but drinking from a sippy cup is a bit of a challenge.  He gets the water in his mouth and then it just runs right out.  We will continue to try.  It would be a shame for him to still be drinking out of a bottle when he goes to college. 

Here is a video of Jack discussing how he feels about the sippy cup:
(by the way, Jack loves watching videos of himself)