Wednesday, May 31, 2006
Levi's first camping trip!!
We took Levi on a 3-night, 4-day camping trip to Buffalo Creek Recreation Area over Memorial Day weekend with Uncle Scott and Aunt Renee and, all in all, we've deemed it a success! He braved temperature fluctuations, annoying high winds and even babysitting Uncle Scott! Mom and Dad were able to enjoy several mountain biking excursions and we had a lot of fun playing rounds of "Wilderness Bocce Ball" around camp in the evenings. Levi spent a lot of time in our new "family tent" due to the high winds at times, but he was a real trooper and even slept well through all the nights. Although it was obviously a little more stressful for us than our old camping trips, it was a lot of fun and it felt great to expose Levi to this new experience. We hope he will grow to love camping as much as we do!
Tuesday, May 30, 2006
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Friday, May 12, 2006
2 month checkup
Levi had his 2 month checkup at the doctor yesterday and Dr. Perry (whom we love!) gave him a hearty clean bill of health!
Here's his recent stats:
Weight: 11 lbs. 8.5 oz - 35%
Length: 23 in. - 40%
Head: 15.75 in. - 45%
We were a little concerned that the percentages were low, but Dr. Perry assured us that he's growing just fine. He was born in the 20% in all these areas, so for him to jump up to these percentages shows he's doing great! Mike and I decided some of our paranoia was due to the fact that all the babies we know recently are big and top out the charts on percentages.
We told Dr. Perry that Levi is visually tracking past the midline (he follows objects to 180 degrees) and he said that's actually a little more advanced for his age - most 2 month olds can only go 90 degrees, so his visual abilities are developing nicely.
Then came the hard part. The poor little guy had to endure his first set of immunizations - Five, yes FIVE, shots in the legs. Mike referred to it as a "baby mugging" because 2 nurses came in and poked him with 5 needles in record time - it was over within 5 seconds. Poor guy screamed like there was no tomorrow! I'm certainly glad they did it quickly because it was just as traumatic for Mike and me. He had two doses of tylenol to help the pain throughout the day and they warned that he might be fussy, but he just slept and slept. Today he seems to be back to his happy self.
Here's his recent stats:
Weight: 11 lbs. 8.5 oz - 35%
Length: 23 in. - 40%
Head: 15.75 in. - 45%
We were a little concerned that the percentages were low, but Dr. Perry assured us that he's growing just fine. He was born in the 20% in all these areas, so for him to jump up to these percentages shows he's doing great! Mike and I decided some of our paranoia was due to the fact that all the babies we know recently are big and top out the charts on percentages.
We told Dr. Perry that Levi is visually tracking past the midline (he follows objects to 180 degrees) and he said that's actually a little more advanced for his age - most 2 month olds can only go 90 degrees, so his visual abilities are developing nicely.
Then came the hard part. The poor little guy had to endure his first set of immunizations - Five, yes FIVE, shots in the legs. Mike referred to it as a "baby mugging" because 2 nurses came in and poked him with 5 needles in record time - it was over within 5 seconds. Poor guy screamed like there was no tomorrow! I'm certainly glad they did it quickly because it was just as traumatic for Mike and me. He had two doses of tylenol to help the pain throughout the day and they warned that he might be fussy, but he just slept and slept. Today he seems to be back to his happy self.
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Sleep!
Levi hit a milestone last night. He had a feeding at 11:00 pm and slept until his next feeding at 6:00 am! I heard him whimpering at around 4:00 am, but decided to see if he could stick it out. The next thing I knew I woke up to his crying at 5:45. It was the first night mom didn't have to get up to feed in the middle of the night. Whether Levi decides to make this a habit is, of course, entirely up to him, since he now runs the show around here, but it certainly made for a well-rested mother. And to think I used to believe 9 hours was a good night's sleep!
Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Levi's latest
Levi is almost 2 months old and Mike and I have been blissfully enjoying every moment. He's been kind enough to settle into a somewhat predictable feeding/sleeping schedule and has even calmed down a bit in the evenings. There's been a lot less crying and we haven't had to take nearly as many "drives" to settle him. Having said that, I'm sure he'll throw something new at us tomorrow...
Some recent developments:
1. He's tracking objects, but hasn't quite started using his hands by grasping and reaching for the objects; although we put things in his hands and then clap and cheer as if he did it all by himself!
2. I have been grateful to only have to wake up once in the middle of the night for a feeding. I'm patiently awaiting the day I can sleep for more than 5 hours straight.
3. Levi has been smiling more and more everyday! He's even had brief episodes of laughter. It's so rewarding to finally have him respond to us - and with such a gift as a great smile!
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