A Naked Five-Month-Old

A friend told me about a sale they're having a JCPenney for infant clothes, 60% off, so I headed over there at lunch. Jonah got a lot of clothes before he was born, but oddly enough we're very short on 3-6 month clothing. I planned to buy him four or five outfits to wear to church and on outings and then pick up some onesies at Walmart later.

Unfortunately, about 75% of the baby/infant section of JCPenney is girl clothes. This seems to be a trend, because every time I go to Walmart, Target, the mall, etc., the girl clothes WAY outnumber the boy clothes. Now, I get that girls like shopping and care more about clothes, but babies don't, and all babies NEED clothing! I don't understand it. It's very, very frustrating to look at racks upon racks of clothing and only find dresses and outfits covered in pink and ruffles. I adore little girl clothes, but it's very irritating when I can only find one section of shirts with trucks and dinosaurs and airplanes with matching pants. I got one outfit.

Luckily Jonah hasn't outgrown his 0-3 month clothes yet, and he just turned three months yesterday, but it won't be long until we have a naked five-month-old.

Updates!

Lots has been going on, and I have lots of updates! First, Jonah had his two-month appointment a few weeks ago. He was 9lbs. 6oz. this time! He moved up from the 3rd percentile to the 5th, and he's in the 25th percentile for his length and head circumference. Such great news! He got his first round of vaccinations and screamed bloody murder. It look him about five minutes to calm down, but he was fine after that. He did run a fever the next day, so we gave him a few rounds of baby Tylenol and the fever came down.

He's had some new developments too, especially since he started going to the babysitter with two twin boys who are a few months older. Jonah is smiling and "talking" like crazy, starting to laugh, sitting up in a Bumbo(!), and he loves playing under his activity mat. He even liked bath time last night! Our little man is growing up.

We took Jonah to his first Springfield Cardinals game Friday night. A big group from work went, and Jonah did so great. He watched the game for a while and loved the Jumbotron (we don't let him watch TV, so this was a big treat!), and then he fell asleep. He woke up at the seventh inning stretch when we were singing Take Me Out to the Ballgame, and he was ready to eat, so I fed him his bottle. This took a while, and John was talking to a coworker about computers, so neither one of us were paying much attention to the game at this point. When Jonah was finished eating, I got up to take him to the bathroom to change his diaper, and as I was making my way through the aisle the crowd started cheering. I thought, "Oh, we must've scored a run," and walked up the steps towards the bathroom. Well, then the lights went off, and I realized that the game was over, and the Friday Night Fireworks were about to start. Jonah and I stopped and watched, and Jonah LOVED it. He rested his head on my shoulder at first, but then they started getting high in the sky, so he picked his head up and leaned back to see them. He kept looking at me like he wanted to make sure I was still there, but he wasn't afraid at all. I figured the noise at least would bother him, but it didn't. The only sad part was that John missed Jonah's first fireworks show. I'm still really bummed about that.

After the game, John put Jonah in the Snugli and we walked back to the car. We always park at Dillions, so it was a pretty long walk (John dropped us off before the game), but Jonah did great and was smiling and cooing when we got to the car. It was a great night.

Grammy and Grandpa are coming this weekend, and I think they're going to be very surprised when they see how big Jonah has gotten. I got a development email the other day that said "Your newborn has officially graduated to infant status." I'm glad Jonah is doing so well and getting so big, but it kinda makes me sad too. Oh well. That's motherhood, right? :)

I'll post some pictures of Jonah at the game later. I can't upload them at work. But stay tuned...

Happy Wednesday!

Back Among the Living!

When I was on bedrest, one of the things I missed most was going to the park. Earlier in my pregnancy I went to the park every day during my lunch break, especially during the fall when the leaves were changing. Today, on the cusp of Memorial Day weekend with the sun in the sky (because of course it's supposed to start raining tonight!), I went back to the park. My favorite one has a huge, beautiful pond and a short hiking trail. I didn't risk doing the trail back when I was pregnant, but I've been wanting to, so today was the day.

When I got to the top overlooking the pond, I saw one of these.

I stood and watched him as he climbed over the rocks. Then these started emerging.
The big lizard with the orange head started chasing the small lizards with the blue tails. Then the big lizard disappeared under a rock. I watched the small lizards for a minute and was about to leave when the big lizard reappeared with one of the small lizards in his mouth! I tried to scare him to "save" the small lizard, but he just kept dragging it back under the rock. When I got back to the office, I googled and found that Missouri lizards only eat insects, so maybe this was some kind of mating ritual? As disgusting as that is, I'd rather it be that than lizard cannibalism!

After the trail I walked along the pond, looking for turtles. I counted five of them floating and swimming around. Then as I reached the end of the pond, I spotted a snake that looked something like this.
The snake was much smaller and slightly different from this one in color. He was swimming along the edge of the pond, and he was really cool. I kneeled down beside him and watched as he slithered through the water. After a while he disappeared, so I got up and watched the fish swimming for a few minutes.

There were tons of families at the park, many of them feeding bread to the geese. The geese have gotten so friendly that they'll actually catch the bread in their beaks. I can't wait until Jonah is big enough to go to the park and understand what he sees. Those will be really fun days.

Happy Memorial Day!

Daycare = Sick Baby :(

As I mentioned in the last post, Jonah started going to a babysitter this past week. There are only two other babies, twin boys, at the babysitter's house, but Jonah still managed to get sick after his first week. He officially has his first baby cold, and the doctor this morning said it's just something that happens when babies are away from home. Unfortunately, my baby is no normal little boy. While he's growing, his weight is still an issue, and that makes the common cold a bigger deal for us.

Jonah is sneezing, coughing, and congested, and since babies only breathe out of their noses, it makes it really difficult for him to eat. He hasn't been doing well with it this week, and he went from 9 lbs. to 8 lbs. 6 oz. :( The doctor gave us instructions for doing nasal washes before feedings and bedtime, and Jonah has to sleep in his car seat until he's feeling better. That should be interesting.

He goes back to the doctor for his two-month wellness checkup next Thursday, so they'll check his weight again and see if we need to take additional measures. The doctor is hoping he'll have gained some weight by then.

In the meantime, Jonah doesn't have a fever, so he's still at the babysitter's house today. Here is a picture she sent me last week. I can't believe how big our little man is getting!

Emily NOT From the Couch

My good friend and coworker, Nicole, has convinced me to revive my blog. Before I barely had time to check my email, but I started back to work this week, so that makes it easier. This week hasn't been to bad. I was super sick over the weekend, so I missed Monday. Tuesday was my first day back, and it was nice to see my friends again. It's definitely hard to leave Jonah though. Luckily John drops him off at the babysitter in the morning. My boss is letting me work 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. and take four hours of PTO each week to make up the time, so it's nice to be able to leave and get Jonah early. His babysitter is in Battlefield, about half an hour from our house, so it's a bit of a commute. We're usually home around 4:00 though.

Jonah is doing great and gaining weight. He's nine pounds now, and is starting to get some meat on his bones. He's also starting to smile! John was lucky enough to catch a shot of one of his first ones. Isn't he cute?!


He's been "talking" a lot lately too. I can't believe he's already two months old!

So, we're all settling into our new routines. I'm happy for the weekend and lots of Jonah time. We should be able to bring him to church this week too, so I'm really looking forward to that!

Have a great weekend!

Daily Dose of Jonah

John went back to work this week part-time, so I've been sending him pictures of Jonah after I dress him in the mornings. Here is today's picture. Isn't he a cutie? :o)

Post-Partum Blogging

I'm sure I don't need to say that blogging is not the easiest thing to do with a newborn. Right now Jonah and I are on the couch; he has a crusty eye, a snotty nose, and traces of his breakfast on his cheeks. I stink and am trying to decide on a good time to brave the shower. But, the important things are covered. Jonah has a full belly and is clothed in something other than PJs (although he's still swimming in everything except the cute sleepers his Grammy bought him).

Okay, he's crying. Blog over. Happy Monday, everyone!