Adventures of the Pretekin Pride

Monday, March 7, 2011

Four (and a little more...)

The little more is because I am a few days late posting this. Last Friday, Graham was 4 months old. He spent part of his evening having a nap with dad.

Last Tuesday he had his 4 month checkup. Graham weighed 14 lbs. 2 oz., doubling his birth weight. He was 24.75 inches long. He continues to be in the 40th percentile for weight and the 50th percentile for height. We got a great report from his pediatrician, saying that he was growing perfectly and meeting all of the necessary milestones. We also got the ok to start giving him rice cereal. It should be no surprise, since he's had so many eating issues, that his first go at rice cereal was not very successful. However, since then we have given it to him a few more times, and he has taken a liking to it, even finshing the bowl I prepared for him this afternoon.

First try:

Today:

He continues to be on Zantac and the hypoallergenic formula to help with his reflux. Fingers crossed, he has been doing very well.

One of my students made these awesome hats for Graham and I! I wanted to get a picture of us wearing them to write a thank you on for him, but this was the best pose Graham would give.

Guess he's still not a fan of hats. He probably doesn't want to cover up his awesome hair. It looks pretty slick when he's been sleeping and rolling around on it!
Lately he has been much more aware and has really enjoyed playing with his toys. He has also begun to show an interest in the cats and watches them closely when they are near him and even pets (ok, pulls their fur) on occassion. He grabs at everything, but his favorite seems to be my hair. Thank goodness I am not an earrings person! He continues to smile, coo, and laugh almost constantly. He is such a happy little man!

Saturday, February 19, 2011

Charmed, I'm Sure

On Feb. 12th, I celebrated my 29th birthday. On the 11th, we went over to Michael's parents house for a wonderful dinner. His mom remembered me admiring her charm bracelet months ago, so they started me out with a Pandora charm bracelet! I absolutely love it and am excited to continue adding charms to it. On the night of the 12th, Michael and I enjoyed a nice dinner at Morton's and got to sleep in, as my parents watched Graham overnight. On the 13th when we went to pick up Graham, we went out to dinner with my parents at this fun restaurant that overlooks the lake in Evergreen. What a fun birthday weekend!