Day 47...Big Boy!

Mar 7

I had a WIC appointment this morning first thing and it was hard to get up. We got straight into the shower, because Martyn was all congested....the steam shower seamed to really help.

We got there and got him all weighed and measured, and found out officially what a big boy he is. He weighed in 12 lbs, 2 oz and 22.5 inches long. However they weighed him with his clothes on because it was really cold, so that's not his actual weight. He also just got weighed (accurately) at my last midwife appointment 4 days ago, so closer to his actual weight would be 10lbs, 13 oz.

So for weight, with the midwife weight he's in the 75th percentile, and height the 83rd percentile. Mama's BIG boy!

I was impressed, and so was my WIC counselor. She was actually very pleased, he's a very healthy boy, doing great with Breast feeding and growing fantastically....thriving. I'm pleased with him in general, but I also especially like the fact that he's so healthy. I wish his little bit of congestion would clear up. I'll just keep breast feeding him, and spraying a bit of breast milk up his nose, and steaming him in the shower...all those things seem to be helping.

Tonight when Eli got home, he was feeling so down. He just had such a hard, long day and was very tired. Martyn was a bit fussy while we were eating dinner (and watching Family guy....I think that's why he was fussy, and I agree, I hate that show too) but then when it was time to hand him over to Eli so I could finish eating, he just quieted down and was his normal, happy self. Really happy to see and interact with daddy, which perked daddy right up. I love that! I hope that relationship carries over to when he's a teenager, and eventually when he's a man, where he's happy to spend time with his dad.

When I got up this morning, I only ate a bagel with my coffee before I went to my appointment. When we got home, I fed Martyn and sat in the recliner with him for a little while and he fell asleep. I was hungry, but more sleepy and couldn't resist taking a nap in the chair with my boy. So I didn't eat anything but a bagel and coffee, until after 2 in the afternoon. I was pretty starving when I finally got up. I need to remember not to do that to myself...and to Martyn, though he's obviously doing fine.

Getting more excited about going to San Diego....I keep adding things to my mental check list of what I need to pack and stuff...That kind of thing never works for me. When I travel, I almost always pack the day or night before I leave, and do the check list as I go, and it hasn't failed me yet in almost 20 years of traveling alone....that's right, I flew by myself for the first time when I was 11 years old, and have been flying solo almost exclusively since then, with a few exceptions. I guess technically I won't be alone on this trip...but yeah. It will be interesting to see how I fair, with a new routine. Will be fine I'm sure, just new. Even though I enjoy traveling alone, I wish Eli was able to come with me on this trip, and I'm looking forward to a time when we can all go on a family vacation.