The Results Are In

Reed had his 4 month check up today. He is 17 pounds 3 ounces and is 25 1/2 inches long with a head circumference of 44 1/2 cm. This is 90%, 55%, and 95% respectively. So basically, he is normally long but rather heavy and large brained. The Doctor was surprised that he is sleeping 12 hours at night and said he looks great. Reed was chuckling at him the entire checkup and as soon as the Dr. left the room he fell asleep. Then...the nurse came in, mean old lady. He got 2 shots and an oral vaccine. Needless to say, he was not sleeping anymore. But, he calmed down very quickly and was asleep before we got home. We were told we could start giving him rice cereal if we wanted but it was up to us since he is now just getting the minimum amount of formula he needs a day and his growth is great.




Here are his 1 week, 1 month, 2 month and 3 month photos with Mr. Giraffe.

Time to Baby-Proof

Reed is now 4 months old, he has his checkup on Thursday so I will give his stats then. He is now rolling from his back to his stomach so he is officially mobile. Rick weighed him this morning and the unofficial number is 17 pounds. For those of you not familiar with babies, this is very large. He is wearing 6-9 month tops now and all his sleep sacks are too short. We got out the exersaucer today and Reed was a big fan...Millie too. He was pushing the buttons and chewing on the little toys. He was not able to spin himself around but I am sure it will not be too much longer.

Last night our church had their annual Hoe Down and Millie was very excited. She has been the past 2 years and when she heard them announce it in church last week, she yelled "Hoe Down? I need a hat!". Rick took her out yesterday while I was at a baby shower and got her one. He said he decided against the $800 ones in the glass case and settled on a lesser priced pink one that Millie liked. She had a blast dancing with Lindsey and Maddy and I think her new favorite dance is the Chicken Dance. She also really enjoyed the 2 little girls who did a clogging routine while we were eating. She wanted to go out in the car and get her tap shoes but I convinced her that those girls had been practicing longer than she had so they were allowed to have their 'tap' shoes on.

Chair to Crib

Rocking a baby to sleep is easy. Getting said baby from chair to crib should be an Olympic event. There are about 100 maneuvers that one must make for this seemingly easy task to be successful.

Move arms as to not drop baby
Stand up
Stop and bounce
Step
Bounce
Step
Bounce
Begin to rotate baby
Step
Bounce
Rotate
Bounce
Rotate a little more
Lift baby slightly to clear bed rail
Rotate
Bounce
Lower Baby
Stop
Lower Baby
Lay Baby down
Stop
Remove hands one finger at a time
Release arms
Stand up
Cover baby quickly so they don't feel temperature change
Baby moves!
Crap!
Place hand on Baby's back
Remove hand 1 finger at a time
Step away from crib
Walk across room
Slowly close door

All of this is done while praying the baby stays asleep long enough for you to use the bathroom and blog. However, I hear crying so I must go and repeat the above steps again and add a few more bounces I guess.

Playing Catch Up

I have been gone for a few days due to the election but I am back now and ready to get blogging again. Rick had fun with the kids for 5 days by himself and I got a nice break while I was in Indiana. I have decided Rick is super dad or else he is just trying to make me feel really bad. When I came back, he had the house spotless, a bunch of errands done and the fridge stocked with groceries and leftovers, he even cooked. And, the kids were happy and seemed to be well cared for. I never clean, cook or go to the grocery when I am here with the kids but now he has made me realize it is possible so maybe I should try a little harder. So today I had a major goal...I made the bed. Baby steps!

On to other things, I got Millie a Christmas present while I was in Indiana, but after I was back for about an hour, I had to give it to her, I was just too excited. I found the perfect gift. Perfect in every way: it was cheap (only $10), it was not a toy, it would help her sleep all night, and she would think it was the most wonderful thing she has ever seen. She is now asking to take naps in her bed and even went to bed at 7pm the other night (she usually does not go to bed until 9pm).


A tent for her bed, not just any tent, but a Lighting McQueen tent. She loves Lighting McQueen right now and was very happy with this gift. I always wanted one of these when I was a kid. My cousin Danny had one and I was very jealous of him and his tent, what a punk. But now I had the chance to give Millie the gift I had always wanted and I was so happy she liked it because I don't think Rick would have appreciated me putting it on our bed.