4mos

Ian, buddy you are growing and changing like crazy. At your 4mos check up you weighed in at 15lbs 9oz which puts you in the 75th percentile and you were 26in long which puts in the 95th percentile with a head circumference of 16.5in. Here's what you've been up the past month.



-you have toys, yes you have discovered that you have toys that you can grab, hold and shake.


-when we lay you down for either a nap or bedtime we always put a crocheted blanket over your feet and you like to kick your feet up which moves the blanket up so you grab it and drape it over yourselve, we always pull it back down though.


-you survived you're 2nd road trip over all it was much smoother than your 1st trip although sleeping through the night does make a huge difference and we only stayed for 1 night instead of 2.

-your swing has been replaced by the exersaucer. Right now you have no idea how much fun can be had on this thing. Later I'm sure I will be searching for a screwdriver to remove the batteries so the thing can't make any noise but for now you randomly hit buttons and sounds come out.


-on 4/18 you slept for 10hrs, might have helped that I took you on a 6 mile run with me that day. Since then you constantly sleep for 9hrs.

-speaking of sleeping you migrate in your sleep ending down and over from where you were laid the night before. I take full responsibility for this trait your PaPa Jim and Grammie always had one heck of time finding me in my bed come morning.

You turned yourself 180 degrees:


-you currently show no interest in rolling over and Dr C said that is normal for boys and we have to keep reminding ourselves that you were 3.5wks early so it may take you time to grow interest in this activity.

-you are such a good boy you very rarely cry except for when we have to use the nose sucker outer thingy (you hate it and how is it that such a little nose can produce such big boogers) or if we are a few mins. late getting your bottle around.

-a typical day with you goes as follows: wake @6, eat, play, sleep, wake @10, eat, play, sleep, wake @2 eat, play, sleep only for a little bit then you eat @6 and stay up till your bath @7 then you play some more, we lay you down around 8 whether your wide awake or dozing off and then you eat again usually in your sleep around 10.

-you've been eating 8oz every 4hrs so the dr said we can start cereal with you.

Yeah, you weren't so much a fan but we are practicing everyday on the concept of using a spoon. You'll get the hang of it soon.

You are simply amazing we are so lucky to be your parents!

Love you Buddy
Momma

a little much??

I tuned into the season premiere of the Hills last night. Now, I very rarely tuned in last season since LC had left and Kristin joined the cast. I don't feel I missed all that much considering at the beginning they showed the previous happenings of the Hills and I had watched the episodes they were highlighting. I liked how at the beginning they were showing Spiedi but they wouldn't show Heidi's face until she landed in CO. and can we say a but much?? She had 10 procedures done in 1 day and now she legally cannot have anymore done.
Let's count them down:
10)ears pinned back (doesn't she where her hair down everyday therefore they are covered and really who pays that much attention to ears unless they are dumbo size?)
9)brow lift (she can no longer show any emotion what so ever and did you hear her mom ask "are they going to be like that forever or will the come down some?)
8)fat injected into cheeks-her justification "it's my fat"
7)lipo-inner/outer thighs, waist and hips
6)boob job revision-she wanted bigger but her rib cage is too small and they wouldn't fit (is she nuts!?!?!)
5)chin reduction
4)botox (she is 20 something)
3)butt implants (due some squats)
2)neck lipo (never knew they could do such a thing)
1)nose job revision

Here is a before and after photo


Her reasoning to her mother who thought she looked awful by the way was that she was insecure with herself and the pressure of living in Hollywood is what drove her to these 10 procedures. Her mother's response "maybe LA isn't the place for you then". I'd have to say I agree whole-heartedly with her mom. I know that some plastic surgeons have you meet with a psychologist before the nipping and tucking will happen to make sure you have the procedures done for the right reasons. So where was the psychologist in this situation? I don't feel her 2 reasonings for 10 procedures is enough to convince me.

Did anyone else tune in??

lost

Ian had his 4mos check-up yesterday all is well. Dr C asked how much and often Ian was eating I told him 8oz every 4hrs and we're sleeping through the night. His response was WOW-WEE, add some cereal to that boy's diet and reduce milk intake to a total of 32oz a day.
Last night Ian tried cereal and a spoon for the 1st time...the tears won and I added some cereal to his bottle which is exactly what Dr C told me not to do but I couldn't take the tears and screaming any longer. Dr C told me to just spoon feed so Ian gets use to a spoon and the whole eating concept. After our failed attempt last night today I added a little cereal to each bottle and reduced the amount of milk in his bottles. I also made up a little bowl of cereal to eat at each feeding as well to practice the whole spoon cereal concept. My mother in-law gets the honors of this adventure today. I felt bad when I dropped him off because when she asked what time does he eat next I had no clue. I don't know if the cereal is going to extend his appetite or what. Anyone else been through this?? It wouldn't be a big deal to me if I was home with him, but that's not till tomorrow. And with next week him starting at outside care aside from family I hope this weekend I can get a grasp of what his new schedule will be.

catch up

Catch Up, randomness style

-this will be Ian's last week of staying with strictly family before he heads back to outside childcare. After some searching and recommendations we are going with a lady named Michele she was state licensed for 18yrs has been in the kiddo care business for over 20yrs. A few years ago she gave up her license so she could spend mroe time with the kids and downsize. Ian will be hanging out there 2 days a week.

-Summer is approaching and we have some exciting stuff to look forward. Aunt CiCi will be coming up the 1st weekend in June to run the 1/2 marathon with me, go to her 10yr class reunion, introduce Ian to a big bathtub (aka a pool), head up to our parents summer place, and my birthday. Wow that makes it sound like she'll be here for 2wks but really just 5 days, 5 jam packed days. We intend to make some weekend trips up to my parents place as well. And in August we'll be boarding a plane and heading to San Diego!!

-I have discovered my problem with work so now I'm trying to fix it.

-Ian has his 4mos check-up on Tuesday any guesses as to what his weight will be? 3wks ago he weighed in at 14lbs 11oz. He had more than doubled his weight.

- will are saying goodbye to this:

we sat down today and made our plan of attack so we don't receive anymore bills for that, should be gone in 7mos!!

-training for the 1/2 marathon is coming along very nicely, already my 5k time has improved. Altough I have no time goal for the 1/2 I just want to finish.

-the past couple weeks Ian and I have been able to meet up with some other mommas and their babies for a walk.

chancing it

This morning was one of those mornings I pumped, checked on Ian and jumped in the shower and mid-shampooing I hear it the cry of I'm awake, hungry, get me outta hear now my diaper is huge and I'm in need of a new one right now cry. I quickly go through my showering routine skip on shaving the legs, grab a towel run to his rescue try to grab a few moments with the use of the paci while I put lotion on and get some clothes on. There are some mornings I can shower, get myself around, eat breakfast pack my bags up for the day and have to wake him and while there are others that I don't even get to sleep till 5 and he's up and there are others that I'm caught mid-shower. Those mid-shower days are surprisingly the days that I have my best hair days, not sure how that works but I'll take a good hair day.

trouble spot

It's been 16wks since Ian has exited my body and entered the world. My body is back to what it was before Ian which means my mid-section is still not my favorite. All I want is tight defined abs. I can feel the muscles under the fat I just gotta get rid of the fat so I can see those muscles. So I run at least 3x a week I do strength training 6x a week and I do Jillian Michael's workout DVD (which I can do without watching the DVD I've done it so many times)at least 4x a week. Obliviously I don't have an issue of no time to exercise or not motivated to exercise my issue is all sweat is not giving me all the results I want or going after. Cookies no longer make it into the shopping cart the only time dessert is enjoyed is when we are with others at family gatherings or cookouts. So where am I going wrong? Am I not meant to have defined tight abs? I have curves my bust measurement is the same as my hip measurement and my waist measurement is 10in smaller than my bust and hip measurement so I'm well proportioned. I just want the fat to be gone, I'm not asking too much am I?

lightening speed

Last week my new running shoes arrived


I went for my first wearing them on Saturday and I was super excited to test them out. I took a look the clock when I left the house for a 5 mile run and I was running I was thinking to myself "wow, I feel like I'm running so much faster because of these shoes". 5 miles later I return home look at the clock and reality set in nope not super fast at all but still at my snail pace.