What We've Been Up To

Today was Justin's first Dr. visit since he was born. I'm happy to say that he's gaining weight nicely...he's just under 9 lbs, so he's gained a little over two pounds...Yay!! The funny thing is that James and I keep joking that we can't produce a "normal" kid. By that I mean that all of our kids have had some sort of minor cosmetic problem. Matthew had a strwberry hemangioma (big red birthmark) on his head, and Ethan had an umbilical hernia that made his belly button pop out like a little balloon. Both of these things went away on their own, but James and I kept wondering what weird thing Justin would have. Well, he has both a strawberry hemangioma on his arm, and an umbilical hernia. Just can't produce a normal looking kid!

Ethan also had an appointment today. He's 29 lbs. and 34 1/2" tall. He's a good sized kid...yay him!

At the end of the visit, Ethan had to get a shot and Justin had to do his PKU test (where they poke his foot and squeeze blood out). Obviously Ethan started crying when he got his shot, and Justin was crying while they did his blood work, and then Matthew started crying even though he didn't have to have anything done to him. That's right, all three boys crying (and not quietly). Matthew finally managed to get out that he needed to go to the bathroom. I asked if he could wait until we were done, and that made him cry harder. A nurse was walking by our door and took pity on me and offered to take Matthew to the bathroom (it was just next door). By the time we left, Ethan was still crying(this time because I told him to wait until we got outside to open up his sucker), Justin was crying, and Matthew's face was all puffy, red and tear-stained from crying. We attratcted a lot of stares on the way out! It wasn't really that bad, but I'm glad it's all over.

Oh, and Justin isn't so much of a sweetheart anymore. He doesn't like to sleep and is fussy a lot. The doctor said "He's a baby, that's what they do" when I asked him about it. What, no magic pill?! Oh well, going on 2 hours of sleep isn't that bad...I've done it before, I can do it again!