Ever had one of those days?

Last Friday (3/13) we had Chase's 4 month check up with Doctor Pagel. And it was not a shining moment for any of us.

It started out with Chase and I well rested from our night of sleep- or not so much. We took our usual 7am nap and woke about 8:30. Not too bad, appointment was at 9:30 so I figured we were making good time and got the office at 9:35 (not too shabby for a new mom!) Until I was told that our appointment was actually at 9am & we were 35 mins late. Cry #1

Being that our doc and her nurse Amy are saints, they fit us in anyways. Anyone who's tried to get their kid in to see the pediatrician and had to wait, I'm sorry, I was THAT mom who got squished in, causing everyone else to be late.

While in the appointment I go to strip Chase down for his weigh in & realize I forgot his blanket to keep him warm. Luckily I had a hoodie on and was able to wrap him in that. Unfortunately this meant I got to sport the white t-shirt and blazing orange bra look. Most stylish let me tell you. Cry #2

Chase is weighing in a 11lbs 6oz and is now 24". His weight is a less than what we're hoping for, not "worrisome" but something we're "looking at." Try telling me not to worry when he goes from 10th % to 1.25% on the scale. Stupid, stupid scale. Oh well, we have an appointment with the GI doc on Monday who will probably put us on cereal now. Cry #3

THEN- and I don't know how I forgot about this. We have shots, not one, not two, not three- but four. The saving grace in this is he no longer has the casts, so instead of the tush, they can go in his legs. CRY CRY CRY #4

It gets better. We now get to go to the lab to have blood drawn. But they can't find the vein #5, I forgot the bottle to calm him #6, but did find his blanket- excellent timing. And we have to wait for Theresa, the only woman who can draw his blood who's 15 mins late for her shift. We didn't care- we waited & now we're scheduling all labwork around HER schedule. :-)

It was a very loooooooooong appointment and thankfully Chase got to go hang out with his Dad that night, who reported that he was doing just fine :-)

Poor kid.

Got me some new kicks

Not sure if you've heard, but I finally got rid of those stupid casts this week! Very excited about that. Right after Nurse Robin sawed 'em off up went my legs and I couldn't stop staring at my toes. It's been awhile since I've seen those & man, DID THEY STINK! Mom tried to hold back the coughs and tears, but even I have to admit they were pretty rank.

Now, don't be too judgey about my skinny legs. I promise you in no time I'll have them up to par with my guns and the 6 pack abs I'm working on.

Speaking of the workouts, so after I got my casts off we went straight to get my new kicks. You can tell from the last picture how excited I am to have them. You would think, after all I've been thru, that someone would cut me some slack. Give a kid just a small rest to hang out, grab some toes, maybe try rolling over on my own (I totally rolled over with the casts on Monday btw!) But no, let's slap on some 1950's white shoes with a super cool (not really) purple bar. I am trying to adjust, but it hasn't been easy. By Sunday it'll be old news- and as an added bonus, the guy at the shoe store told Mom that most kids who wear these turn out to be really good snowboarders. I think he's kidding, but not sure.

It's been a long week- going to hang out and watch the Big Ten tournament this weekend.

Go Bucky!

Chase

PS- I have to wear the shoes 24/7 until I start to walk, then night/naps until I start school. At least that's "ballpark"- keep your fingers crossed it's less.

Crying It Out

Chase hasn't been sleeping so hot lately. At night- I should clarify because he sleeps just fine during the day. In fact- he takes exactly the "right" amount of naps.

It doesn't matter if he's "kept awake" in the evening, or if we let him sleep to his hearts content. Once we're home I put him down (doesn't matter if he sleeps thru the ride home or is awake as all get out) he goes right to bed and sleeps.

For about 2-4 hours. He is consistently awake at 2am, and then throughout the evening. It's fun people, let me tell you! What it's not, is FAIR. My peaceful, sweet little boy used to sleep right thru the night. In fact, after the first week or two at home, he did just that! Even when I put him in his own room, in the crib- didn't miss a beat.

Ever since his tenotomy (last surgery) his sleep schedule has been messed up. I hardly think that's a coincidence. Apparently there's a "phase" called the 4 Month Wakeful. Described as "a time when baby has decided the world is too much fun to sleep thru & is awake more often checking it out"- BOLLOCKS! Chase is neither fun nor checking out his new world.

Last night, I did try the CIO (cry it out) method for 30 mins. At 2:30AM- I'm sure my neighbors were thrilled. It broke my heart to do it, but I honestly couldn't think of anything else. On occasion he has CIO when I had to get ready for work & I just put him in his crib. He survived that just fine- but last night after 30 mins couldn't take it & popped in his nuk. Thankfully I think he was too tired to pop it back out like he usually does. Right or wrong, it got 2 hrs of continuous sleep & that was the most I could hope for.

During the day he is great! Smiling, chatting- almost rolling over! But at night he just isn't getting the deep sleep he needs. So frustrating. I'm pouring over the mommy websites, but it looks like it's just something babies go thru & I should count myself lucky that we had some good nights while we did.

Here's hoping for a good night's sleep!
Krista

Rainy Weekend

I am a posting fool today!

After our fun walk outside we took to the indoors for some serious Chase & Mommy bonding time. It was MUCH needed.

Friday we had gone to lunch with Grandma Lehman and her boss, then we went grocery shopping (although Mom raced thru that like Jimmy Kenseth Jr) then we went on our walk, I pitched a minor fit & went to bed :-)

Saturday was the best! We laid around all day in our pjs! Took some naps, did some tummy time, played on my toy mat AND tried out my new bouncer Aunt Michelle got for me. My feet don't touch the ground yet (which is probably a good thing) but Mommy bounced me up and down to get the idea. It's got really cool toys to play with & I tried to put each and every one in my mouth.

Afterwards we took another nap- you can tell from the picture I'm getting really close to rolling over. I think the weight from my casts help a lot. Don't worry though, Mom never leaves me unattended.

I love rainy lazy weekends. Now I get to go to Dad's to hang out with him. I think I'm seeing a lot of couch snuggle time in my future there too! Being a baby is pretty much the coolest thing ever!

Chase

My First Walk (ok stroller ride outside)

Friday was soooooooooooooooo nice! It was over the 50 degree mark, which in my world means Mom allows me to go for a ride outside. (She's still pretty strict, I will work on that with her.)

Mom loaded me up- hat, two blankets, a cover up & off we went! I guess before I made my debut she had a nice little routine down with morning walks. Clearly it had been awhile bc her trek around the neighborhood left her a little breathless.

But it was so nice to get outside! The birds! The neighbors dogs! Oh and the fresh air- which put me promptly to sleep, so don't ask about the scenery :-) I only woke up the few times we stopped. But it was nice to get out of the house, considering the weekend was filled with rain, rain, rain- but that's another post.

Hanging out

I've got a new favorite pastime. Well, actually two. The first is trying to see how much of my hands I can fit in my mouth. First I will try one side, then the other & then both! Not quite there yet, but I'm getting close. It makes the funniest noises and I drool everywhere- I think Mom thinks I'm teething (she went out and bought Sophie the Giraffe for me to gnaw on) but I'm not. I just think it's funny. In fact, my very latest is to pull my nuk out, try to put it back in (facing the wrong way of course) and then shove that AND my hand in my mouth. Good times!

Baptism Pics

Getting it done!

The Klett Men

Definitely not lacking in the looks genes :-)


Proud Parents!

Thank you Grandma Klett & Grandma Lehman for sending these really cute pics from the Baptism!