Jet Setter ~ 4 Months

At Cody's 4 month wellness visit, he weighed a whopping 16lbs 8 oz's and 25 1/2 inches long. He is now wearing 6-9 month cloths. I for sure thought he was in the 90% for weight but he was only 75% in both height and weight. His doctor said he would have to weigh over 20lbs to be considered really chunky, but to me he is still my chubby monkey.

This past week Cody took his second plane ride in 4 months. He's a seasoned flyer now. Again, he did very good. Didn't cry at all on our trip up to Mass and was only a bit cranky (luckily Daddy was with us) on our way back. We had a fantastic time. We spent a bunch of time with my family and of course with the friends. The only issue was all the kids were sick and Cody got his first cold. Started with a little runny nose and now has a cough, no fever though. It's that time of year, what can you do.

Cody is moving along quite well. Based on my What to expect book, he is hitting all the milestones except the rolling over. I think his chunky legs are getting in the way. If I put him on his side, he will roll either to his tummy or back but thats it. We are working on tummy time everynight. He can move his toys from one hand to another, focus on your face, smile and laugh at everything and is grabbing at all my jewelry. He is so damn cute....

We have started him on cereal and once he got the hang of it, seems to really like it. He opens his month in anticipation of the spoon and is grabbing at his bottle with his chubby little hands. We will be starting him on his veggies this week. Peas and beans to start, then the sweeter veggies and finally on fruits. I've herd it's better to start on the less desirable foods so he won't get used to the sweets and may not the the green veggies. I will post pics of how it goes

Having him with me this past week just make me treasure every moment even more. I cannot picture our lives without him. ....

Cody ~ 16 Weeks

I know everybody tells you once you have a baby it changes everything but it is so true. I can't even imagine loving anything or anybody more than I love this little boy. Sometimes it brings tears to my eyes thinking about it. I can't wait to see him when he first wakes up in the morning(even though I do want him to sleep) Just the look on his face when he looks up and sees my face takes my breath away. Everyday I call Craig right around 4:30pm just to make sure he picked him up from school (I know he has, I just need to make sure), and then I run out of work just to get home to him. My life revolves around this little person.

A couple of weeks ago Cody got his first sickness from daycare. Something called stomatitis. I had never herd of this but I guess it's common in babies, it's like baby strep throat. I had been back to work exactly 1 week and had to take the day off already. Everybody told me this isn't a bad thing it will build up his immune system, but still didn't like seeing our little guy sick. Within that week both craig and I both got sick. I of course being the Mom now, I had to just work through it, and I couldn't take another day off from work, geeze I had just gotten back.

Me being sick was a blessing in diguise. I went to the urgent care clinic over the weekend because I had a sore throat. The minute she felt my throat she asked if I ever had a Thyroid problem. I told yes I had while I was pregnant but hadn't though much about it since I had the baby. On top of having Strep throat(not related) She ordered up a bunch of blood tests, sent me to have a ultrasound and gave me a referral to a Endocrinogist (thyroid specialist). Long story short.... I have a very serious thyroid problem(under active) that needed immediate care. I will probably be on meds forever for this now. It all made sense. Why I haven't been loosing weight even though I've been on strict diet(I actaully gained 4 lbs) Why I was still extremely tired even though I was sleeing better, Why I wasnted to kill Craig for small little things, Why I was crying all the time. I just thought I was a new Mom trying to cope with my new role. I'm not happy I have a health issue, but at least I have answers to why I was feeling so horrible.

I am happy to say, that it has been over a week that I've been on medication and I'm feeling much better, I'm still tired but not as much. Cody is only waking up once a night and goes back to sleep most nights right away. He is for the most part on a steady schedule and this I am very happy about. Well my Mom is here and I am very happy about this. She has spent the last week moving in and getting her house just right. I am so happy for her(and me). It is going to be so great to have her right around the corner. It has been almost 10 years since we have lived in the same state so this will be a nice chapter in both our lives.....