2 months going on a year
We went to the doctor Monday - Z weighs 16.5 pounds and is 23 inches long. He's wearing 6-9 month old clothes (so we have a pile of 0-3 and 3-6 month clothes to hand off to the next baby. Let me know who's in need. Most of it is for the winter months so it might be best for me to hold onto it until fall/winter, although I guess in other parts of the country it's still winter. :)). Doc says that he's going to be stocky - he has wide hips and shoulders. I guess J's dreams of the next NBA star are dashed...it's time to shift our focus to the NFL. (ha ha ha)
When I was nursing Z in the women's lounge at Nordstrom's a couple weeks ago I met 3 other mothers and their babies. They get together every Tuesday so we met up with them yesterday. It's a fun crowd - we are all in our mid-30s and our babies are between 2 and 5 months old - two boys and two girls. Z fits right in - he's not much smaller than the oldest (5 1/2 month old girl). It was interesting to hear their decisions about work and childcare...I continue to collect data. They are a nurse, a dance instructor/reporter/editor, and a social worker. One pays for daycare 2-3 days/week, one has family care 3 days/week, and the other hasn't gone back to work yet but will leave her child with family. The one who expected to be a stay at home mom has to work to help pay the mortgage and the one who was ready to leave work to be a mom stayed on. Once again - it's hard to set expectations for someone you don't know yet.
As for the birth stories, two of them could easily have been c-sections but they listened to their hearts, fought their doctors and delivered naturally. One was herself 10 pounds 2 ounces and her brother was 10 pounds 4 ounces and they both were born naturally. Shoulda, coulda, woulda - midwife, home birth, more research on my doctors, listened to my heart rather than fear, blah blah blah. Next time...if there is one (way too early to be thinking about that...or is it? he he).
Z will outgrow his car seat (max weight is 20 pounds), bassinet (it's 30 inches long), and bjorn carrier (it's at the longest setting and almost doesn't fit around his Buddha belly) within the next couple of months. His changing table and swing will follow soon after. zoinks! Next thing you know he'll be taller than me and we'll be shopping at Big and Tall.
When I was nursing Z in the women's lounge at Nordstrom's a couple weeks ago I met 3 other mothers and their babies. They get together every Tuesday so we met up with them yesterday. It's a fun crowd - we are all in our mid-30s and our babies are between 2 and 5 months old - two boys and two girls. Z fits right in - he's not much smaller than the oldest (5 1/2 month old girl). It was interesting to hear their decisions about work and childcare...I continue to collect data. They are a nurse, a dance instructor/reporter/editor, and a social worker. One pays for daycare 2-3 days/week, one has family care 3 days/week, and the other hasn't gone back to work yet but will leave her child with family. The one who expected to be a stay at home mom has to work to help pay the mortgage and the one who was ready to leave work to be a mom stayed on. Once again - it's hard to set expectations for someone you don't know yet.
As for the birth stories, two of them could easily have been c-sections but they listened to their hearts, fought their doctors and delivered naturally. One was herself 10 pounds 2 ounces and her brother was 10 pounds 4 ounces and they both were born naturally. Shoulda, coulda, woulda - midwife, home birth, more research on my doctors, listened to my heart rather than fear, blah blah blah. Next time...if there is one (way too early to be thinking about that...or is it? he he).
Z will outgrow his car seat (max weight is 20 pounds), bassinet (it's 30 inches long), and bjorn carrier (it's at the longest setting and almost doesn't fit around his Buddha belly) within the next couple of months. His changing table and swing will follow soon after. zoinks! Next thing you know he'll be taller than me and we'll be shopping at Big and Tall.
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