Use what your momma gave ya!

Stretching after a long nap!

Where's Seth?

Finally able to get back on here to write a little ditty. It's been a whirlwind of a week...where to start? Let's see - a few Seth updates. Last Friday was his 2-week checkup. He'd gained some weight and surpassed his birth weight at a plump 6lbs 13oz. We found out that he has a "hemoglobin variant trait" which means nada for him but if Seth were to marry someone with the same trait their kids could have a "hemoglobin disease". I don't know what this means, so don't ask me. I'm pretty sure Cal has the same thing but they were too dumb in the military to know what it meant. They told me because he had a late newborn screening (they lost the first one) that Cal had some "weird stuff" in his blood. Mmmhmmm...anyways, I did my familial duty and passed on the news to my siblings and Eric's sister since technically their children could have a "disease" if their spouse was to have the same variant trait (genetic testing is advised) and lo and behold I find out my nephew has the same thing. Looks like I'm the one with the defective trait! On to other things...

This weekend was yucky and rainy so we started our indoor activities and much to my dismay Ben woke up sick on Monday. I guess that's what I get for 2 hours of fun at Chuck E Cheese and a visit to Barnes & Nobles. Damn that mouse and train table! Despite 8,000 handwashings and keeping Ben away from the baby, Eric and I got sick on Tuesday afternoon and Seth was sick by nightfall. LOVELY! Had a not-so-fun night of Seth sneezing, coughing, and choking on his own mucous which led to not much sleep. Cal escaped the dreaded cold and got to go to preschool all week, thank goodness!

Yesterday I became "that mom" who arrives 15 mins late to pick their kid up from preschool. Ben had speech therapy in the morning which I didn't want to cancel and so I had to schedule in what I thought would be a quick visit to the pediatrician for Seth. Ok, so I KNEW I couldn't have a 10:45 appt and get Cal by 11 but I decided to try. I apologized my head off and played the sick newborn card for sympathy. It worked! I showed up 15 mins EARLY today :) Oh and by the way, Seth was a enormous 8lbs 1oz yesterday with clothes on! Go Seth!

Last night everyone got some more sleep and I've started playing by Dr. W's first rule: "No baby shall be awake for more than 2 hours at a time". Since I flat-out REFUSE to use any gimmicks - swaddling, swing, pacifier - that's right, if you can't use what your momma gave ya, then too damn bad, kiddo - I spent some time showing Seth how to get his thumb in his mouth and keep it there last night. He was happy; I was happy; everyone got some sleep. I'll admit, he hasn't made it to the bassinet yet. He spends 75% of his daytime as pictured above - asleep in his car seat up on the kitchen island. He's up there so the boys can't harass him. He spends his nights snug in a beanbag still. I could move him to the bassinet but the beanbag is much more convenient for me since I can wake up and just look over at him when he starts smacking his lips to see how awake he really is and access how much longer I can sleep :) Otherwise, I'd actually have to get up and look in the bassinet. Note to self: Start billion dollar company of see-through bassinets!!