New Pediatrician

Jared went to a new pediatrician today for his second round of immunizations and check up. Our appointment was at 4 and we were in an exam room in less than 5 minutes. The doctor came in almost immediately and the whole appointment lasted less than 45 minutes! What a huge blessing it was to find this doctor, after all the bad experiences with the last pediatrician we took him to. Plus, her office is closer to our house, they have later well child visit appointments so that I don't have to take the day off work, and they have walk-in hours every morning and afternoon for sick babies. Jared seemed to sense the purpose for the visit and cried at the first sight of the nurse, but he held my hand and made it through the shots without too much crying. And he got a t-shirt and a little rubber ducky for being such a trooper. He weighed in at 15 lbs 12 oz (50th percentile), and measured 27 in long (90th percentile). I am so grateful to have such a healthy baby and love every minute I get to spend with him.

Another size up

My baby turned 5 months old this week, and he is already wearing 6-9 month clothes.  He seems to be growing at an almost exponential rate (not really, but it seems that way), so I expect that in 1-2 months he will have grown out of the 6-9 mo. and ready for the 9-12 month clothes.   He is still doing a lot of talking, drooling, and now he likes to blow raspberries.  He also loves to stand up and play with (eat) toys (or anything he can get his hands on).  Mommy can't wear her hair down anymore when she holds him, or we end up with a chunk of hair in his fists.  He loves spending the day playing at Grandma Meadows' house, so much that he can get pretty fussy in the evenings when he is at home with boring old mom and dad.  I can't believe how quickly he is growing up, and I can't wait until daddy gets a full-time job with benefits so that mommy can stay home more.  I feel like I am missing out on all the milestones in his development (first laugh, rolling over, etc).  I know this is just temporary, while my hubby is finishing school, and that is the only thing that keeps me going some days. 

In other news, we purchased our plane tickets for the Menssen family reunion in Washington this summer.  We still don't know what our sleeping arrangements will be (on the waiting list for our time-share), but we are looking forward to seeing the family and for everyone to meet Jared!