He Passes with Flying Colors!

My, how things are changing! I took Will for his 2 month check-up this past week (Jan. 10th to be exact), and the doctor pronounced him happy and healthy. He weighed in at 11 lb. 4 oz., and his head has grown a lot (definitely has the Thompson noggin). He is gaining weight at a good clip, and has jumped from the 11th to the 41st percentile for growth. The doctor asked if we'd been slipping him burgers on the side... I think Will is just catching up to where he would have been if he were born at term. Of course, month 2 is also the first set of immunizations (read shots), and Will got 4 of them plus an oral vaccine. Let's just say I now know what his "pain" cry looks/sounds like... He was a very brave guy, and proceeded to sleep and eat for the next day and a half -- and boy was he a cranky fellow in between. But, he's back to normal now and hasn't had any side effects. The doctor told me I didn't act like a first-time mom at the appointment -- I just laughed and told him that he should have been with me over the last 2 months! Things have gotten much easier, and although we're still sleep deprived and running around like chickens with our heads cut off -- we've at least settled down into something of a routine with Will, and are starting to feel we might get a hang of this parent thing yet.

Welcome to 2007-- Year of the Will

Well, this blogging thing is a lot harder than we thought. Seems like we keep meaning to post more stuff, and then the days slip away. The good news is that we're taking a lot of pictures of Will (taking pix has never been our forte). Check the Picasa web site for the latest (just went up today). Will is 8 weeks today, and he's turning into quite a personality. We've seen our first genuine smiles, given several successful baths, and went out for our first dinner with Will in tow. Turns out Will really digs the local jazz/blues quartet at The Pourhouse (a TBurg bar/restaurant)... Who knew?!

On the sleeping front, Christian and I are taking turns at night with feedings (guess who gets the 3 AM gig) -- so we each get a relatively decent amount of sleep. The breast pump is my constant companion, so I also get up for a feeding and pump while Christian feeds Will. The whole pumping experience belongs in a separate Blog, but needless to say, I'm still at it for now. The good news is that Will is alert and awake more during the day (finally!), taking cat naps here and there in between frenzied eating every 2 hours (and sometimes every hour and a half!). And at night he's sleeping in 3-4 hour stretches, with one early AM feeding, but then likes to start his day pretty early (at least for us). That's 6 - 7 AM these days. ;-) But as we've come to realize -- the only constant with a baby is change. Every day is different, and once we think we have it figured out, he changes again. Guess we can look forward to this for the next 20 years or so...

The holidays were fun, with Mama Kate and Grandpa Dan coming up from VA for the celebration. The Thompsons joined us on Christmas Day for more presents and an early dinner. The big news is that we haven't had ANY snow here in upstate NY to speak of, and it's been in the 50s and 60s. Unheard of -- but I ain't complaining!

On a down note, it looks like Christian and I may not be fit as parents --- since we seem to have lost our daycare spot for Will. DOH! We took a bit too long to call references and get back to her, so Adios daycare. Hello no other infant spots coming up in February in ANY local in-home daycare providers. Guess we're going to have to get creative in the meantime. Not sure what that means for my work schedule, but Grandma Jean has offered 2 days a week until we can get something full time. Keep your fingers crossed!