Spells BUSY!!!! Yes, you've heard it before and you're hearing it again ;) lol!! We are one busy household! Busy with the kids activities and busy just maintaining the household!! We're doing well though! Amongst colds and a few sleepless nights ...
Wednesday marked Reese's 2nd month birthday! And to celebrate, I took her for her immunizations! She tipped the scales at 8 lbs 15 oz and measured 22" long. I believe that is the 10th %tile for both. She did very well with the needles, only cried when they went in and Blake and Emerson were gems too!! I think the promise of an Orange Julius if they behaved helped, but I am fortunate in that I can take them to appointments and they behave for the most part (a restaurant is a different story ;)! Reese came down with a cold on Friday night, so the last few nights have been rough :S Poor girl is very, very congested and laying her down (even with her head propped up) isn't working. But prior to the cold, she was sleeping 7 or 8 hours at night. I REALLY hope we get back to that soon :) She seemed to flip and was was sleeping better at night, but not napping as well during the day. Her morning nap is usually great and then the rest of the day is cat naps! But I can't complain, other then these last few days!! We love Reese's smiles! So adorable and lately she's been smiling and "talking" to her toys and to her reflection in the mirror!!! We gave her a little Cabbage Patch Doll for Christmas and I keep it on her change table, so when I'm changing her diaper she talks to it and smiles! LOVE it! Today was Reese's 2 month pediatrician appointment. On the Dr.'s scale she weighed 9 lbs 3 oz. Thus far, she is averaging a weight gain of 19.6 grams/day. Dr. Radisic said she is definitely on the smaller side, but she is very near gaining 20 grams/day, which is the expected weight gain in an infant. As for her congestion and runny, odd colored BM's, they are due to a virus. Dr. Radisic says the virus should be gone in 2-3 weeks, so we'll wait for that! While he was doing her checkup, she was smiling away at him!! It was so cute! He commented that she is very alert and smiley :) We've noticed that Reese enjoys Blake and Emerson talking to her. She responds with big smiles! I love how they interact with her and are always checking up on her! Emerson is always asking, "Reesey good nap?" Emerson also likes to say, "Reesey crying!" Even when Reese isn't crying ... !!!! Both Blake and Em are always giving her hugs and kissing her on the head :) It's very sweet!
Emerson has also been stuffed up and un-happy at night time the past few nights. Today she had her 2 year check up with Dr. Radisic. She weighs 24 lbs and is 32" tall. Her check up was good, but she does have another ear infection :( Poor girl. When Blake went through his year of ear infection after ear infection, he really didn't show many signs of discomfort. Emerson on the other hand is in pain! The last few nights she's woken up screaming. Hopefully the antibiotics kick in soon and she'll be feeling better.
Since we were making the trip to our pediatrician, we thought we'd better have Blake checked too. He's also had a cold and we wanted to get a rash that he's had on his cheeks checked. The rash is most likely just dry skin and his cold is viral. He hadn't been weighed and measured in awhile and weighed in at 42 lbs and 44" tall. Both are in the 80 %tile for his age.
Pat, our housekeeper has been away since before Christmas and we have missed her services dearly ;) She's back tomorrow and I can't wait to come home from Preschool to a clean house!! Unfortunately it doesn't last long, but it gives me peace of mind to know that the floors and bathrooms are thoroughly cleaned at least once every 2 weeks!! lol!
The weather has warmed up the past few days and the kids enjoyed playing outside this weekend. Apparently these warmer temps are here to stay for a week or so, so hopefully we'll get outside some more before it gets cold again. We put our truck back on insurance last week and parked the car in the garage. The car wasn't cutting it on the side roads!! Hopefully the City will be plowing the side roads soon and we'll take the truck off insurance again.
Have a great week everyone :)
xoxo Tracy
