Week 17: Jan 13th - 19th

Jan 13^th

It’s official- you’ll be starting daycare next week.  Daddy dropped over the paperwork today.  You were a little bit fussier today than yesterday, but you’re doing so much better than you were last week.  And this evening you rolled over again- and Daddy was able to see it.

Jan 14^th

You had a good day today with Daddy.  Looks like the new meds for your reflux are working.  You ran a few errands- stopped at Dr. D’s to pick up some forms for daycare, Babies R Us, Target, Lowes and then you spent most of the day at home.  When Mumma came home from work we all went out to dinner.

Jan 15^th

Mumma had skating in the morning so you hung out with Daddy.  She then ran a couple of errands and then went to have her hair done.  Andrea, her hairdresser asked to see pictures of you, and loved your chubby cheeks.  When she got home, you hung out with Mumma for a bit while Daddy spent some time in the basement.

Jan 16^th

Today was another quiet day at home.  You and Mumma slept in while Daddy worked on a model.  Over the past few days you seem to have started to notice your hand- staring at it as you move it around.  Interestingly, it seems to be only your left hand that you notice.  Daddy thinks that you may end up left handed.

Jan 17^th

Because it was a holiday (MLK Day) Daddy had the day off from work.  Your new daycare was open, but we decided to wait until tomorrow to have you start in order to save some money.  You had a pretty good day with Daddy, but when Mumma came home you decided to get a bit fussy.

Jan 18^th

Well we all survived your first day of daycare.  It was very snowy today, so when we dropped you off, you were the first kid to arrive.  It sounds as if you had a good day.  You ate well and only had a couple of fussy periods.  Apparently you had one spit-up incident so bad that you got the teacher’s back pocket.  When we got home you were pretty tired.

Jan 19^th

Happy 17 weeks old!  It’s hard to believe that you’re almost 4 months old.  You were supped to get a Synagis injection this morning, but it’s been delayed due to an insurance snafu.  However, because of this you were able to spend all day with Nana and Granpa.  You also got to see a few of Nana’s friends.  She sure does love to show you off!

A few random things...

Because I have a bladder of steel (I think I just went about 7 hours) I sometimes forget that Bennett's diaper might need to be changed more regularly.

Chris and I like to try to guess who will come closest to a certain number.  Usually this is at restaurants as to what the total of the check will be.  In this case, it was how many stuffed animals Bennett was going to get for Christmas.  (He also got a couple of other stuffed items that due to other features of them we classified them as "toys".)  Daddy won.

Bennett has now rolled over from front to back a few times.  Daddy didn't want to believe that this had happened since he didn't see it.  I took video one time and he claims that I photoshopped it.  Last night Daddy saw Bennett roll over, but no luck today.  Now Daddy thinks that Bennett only rolls when I'm around.  :)

Because we are Anglophiles, we want to teach Bennett British English.

I make milk.  What's your superpower?  Because of this, we had to get a new fridge/freezer.  It's full and we're out of space again.  When I transferred milk to the new freezer I had 489 ounces, or 3.8 gallons.  At this point I have even more.

Bennett will finally be starting daycare on Tuesday.  We had planned for him to start on Jan 3rd, but we procrastinated a lot with our daycare search.  However, I think we'll be happy with where he's going.  (And if he had been born on his due date, this might have been when he would start anyway.)

I had great intentions of updating this blog every week.  Obviously that didn't happen.  I'm still planning on playing catch-up though.

I still plan on writing thank you notes for shower gifts.  The envelopes have all been addresses since early October, maybe even September, and I think I put stamps on the envelopes in November or December.  So if you don't have yours yet, your gift(s) are appreciated and the notes are coming.  Eventually.

I miss my pregnancy hair.  Now I'm back to shedding.  A lot.

I generally don't read the books about when your baby should hit certain milestones because I don't want to be upset if he's late (which is pretty much a guarantee that he will be due to his preemie status).  However, because of this I don't really know what to look out for or know what I should be helping him to do.

Week 16: Jan 6th - Jan 12th

Jan 6^th

We took you today to meet a potential day care provider.  I hope she’ll take you (she’s interviewing someone else on Monday) as at this point we don’t have any other options.  Then Daddy brought you to have Mumma’s ice skates sharpened and the guys at the shop all oohed & aahed over you.  When will you start skating?

Jan 7^th

Today you lived up to your nicknames of Mr. Crankypants/ Mr. Fussybritches!  Ugh.  Daddy said that if you weren’t sleeping you were cranky and screaming.  You had an appointment re the flat spot on your head and you continue to make progress.  Then you stopped to visit Mumma at work.  In other news, Mumma’s cousin Beth had a baby today named Jasper Robert Lucey.

Jan 8^th

You had a big milestone today!  You rolled over for the first time from your front to the back.  Daddy doesn’t want to believe that it happened since he wasn’t there to see it.  We thought it might happen soon- you seemed almost ready when we were in GA.  Also, the new reflux meds seem to be working.

Jan 9^th

You did it again, although Daddy’s not quite ready to believe it.  You rolled over again this morning for Mumma and Daddy (but Daddy says it doesn’t count because you were leaning a bit to begin with).  And then later you went to see Mimi and you rolled over while we were there.  Unfortunately your fussy eating returned.

Jan 10^th

It’s days like this when Daddy says he’s ready to go back to work and that he’s not sure that he can last a week!  You had a very cranky morning.  Luckily the afternoon was better.  When Mumma came home you started off ok, but as the evening progressed you got very cranky again.  We’re anxiously waiting for your new reflux meds to work.

Jan 11^th

Today went much like yesterday- you had a cranky morning and a good afternoon followed by a good early evening and then growing cranky again at bedtime.  We also took you to visit another daycare (the one we saw last week decided to go with a different family).  Hopefully this one will work out.

Jan 12^th

Today was a snow day for Mumma and Daddy.  Brandeis was closed so Daddy was home and Mumma decided to work from home.  I think we got about 10” of snow, maybe more.  You had a very good day- very little fussing and you ate well.  And Mumma even got video of you rolling over.

Bennett's first 3 months

Made this as a gift (and I had codes for free books) so thought I would share.

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