Santa!

Mommy took me to see Santa this afternoon and I slept the whole time :) At least I didn't scream like some kids did! The line wasn't too bad and I really enjoyed looking at all of the pretty lights. I like looking at the lights on our tree at home too - that keeps me occupied while mom wraps gifts!


It's been a busy few weeks, so apologies for not updating sooner. I'm still in my hip harness full time for another week - it will end up being 8 weeks total, then probably 8 weeks half time. The last ultrasound showed a slight improvement, but it's not as good as the doctor would want. I have to get another ultrasound in January to determine how long I have to wear it half time. Hopefully that will be the end of the treatment!

I officially have my first "daycare cold." Mom worked at home today and kept me with her with the humidifier next to my seat. Raz wanted to get the water in the humidifier so badly - we should have taken a video of it. My poor nose was so clogged this morning - it sounds like I'm snoring even when I'm awake :( There's nothing the doctor can do that we're not already doing, so for now I'll just sleep a lot and let mom and dad put saline drops in my nose. I've only been awake for a few hours today, so hopefully that will give me the rest I need to get better. In fact, I pretty much slept from 8:00 last night to 6:30 this morning, then woke up only for a half hour, then a 2.5 hour nap. Hopefully 3 days away from the other sniffly kids will help too. Parents are supposed to keep their kids home if they have "nasal discharge," but nearly every kid there has a crummy nose right now, so I'm glad mom and dad both have pretty flexible jobs.

My new thing is that I've discovered my hands and my tongue. I try to put my whole hand in my mouth, then get frustrated and screech when it doesn't fit. I also found my tongue and now stick it out at people. Mom says it's not nice to do that, but I think it's pretty cute.

Mom bought me this silly teething toy called "Sophie La Giraffe." Dad thinks it's pretty creepy and that mom got scammed into buying the trendy toy of the moment. You tell me - creepy or no? Oh yeah - besides the beady eyes and bright red cheeks and tongue, it also squeaks like a dog toy :)



Now that I have pretty good head control, I can sit in the Bumbo seat. I call this one "Gangsta Baby..."



I hope Aunt Terry is feeling better today!!! I said hi to her on the phone yesterday :) I'm excited to see everyone again next week and to finally meet Uncle Dan and Uncle Michael! Then I'll get to meet most of Grandpa Coble's family the Saturday after Christmas. It's going to be a busy few days :) Safe travels everyone and I'll see you soon...

First Day of School!

It's been a while since the last update, so I'll try to include as much as possible. It's been a busy few weeks, so bear with me!

My first day of school was somewhat bittersweet. Mom and dad dropped me off this morning and I was the 4th kid (out of 6) to arrive. They were definitely waiting and ready for me! Unfortunately, my doctor hadn't returned the paperwork verifying that I have indeed been vaccinated and I technically shouldn't have been allowed to stay without that. But the doctors office didn't open until 8:30, so they let me stay long enough for mom to call and find out the status of the paperwork. The doctor said they would send it over "as soon as possible," but they couldn't guarantee that it would be today, so my teachers asked mom and dad to come pick me up. So I got another day at home with mom while she "worked." I slept most of the day, so she was able to get some things done (email, conference calls on mute, etc.). Luckily she was planning on working from home today anyway, so it all really worked out ok. The doctor completed the paperwork today, so I'm going back to school tomorrow. I'm the youngest of the 6 babies in the "infant" room, so I know I will be spoiled beyond belief. One of the teachers apparently likes to hold babies while they sleep, so I will feel right at home :)

Last week was filled with doctors appointments. I had my 2 month vaccinations early in the week and did pretty well with those. Of course I cried, but it didn't hurt for too long. I had a fever for a few days afterwards, so got my first taste of Tylenol. I am now 9 lbs 2 oz, which is at least a half pound over what they expected as a minimum weight gain, so my doctor, mom and dad are happy with that. The torticolis still isn't better, so I have to continue to eat by looking to the left all the time.

I had a second ultrasound on Friday - this one with the harness on. There is apparently only one radiologist in the area who is specialized enough to do these types of exams, so we were lucky to get an appointment the day after Thanksgiving. She seriously lacked any kind of bedside manner, though. I was pretty good and slept through most of it, but once I woke up, she took my diaper off and you can imagine the rest... Needless to say, I had to wait while mom changed ALL of my clothes before we could leave. And that is quite a task considering that the brace has to go OVER my onesie. Now we have to wait for the orthopedist to call to discuss the results and let us know how much longer I have to wear the harness full time before we can go to half time wear. Hopefully he'll let me wear it during the day once we go to half time wear - that would probably make it easier to sleep at night! There's probably 2 more weeks full time followed by 6 weeks part time.


I enjoyed my first Thanksgiving and hope you all had a great one as well! Mom and I watched the parade in the morning, then had a great day with friends and I watched mom and dad eat all day long!

This isn't the greatest picture, but there will be more to come soon...dad says now that Thanksgiving is over, it's ok for me to wear my Christmas stuff :)




I also had a nice visit with my Great Grandma Speicher last weekend! Her friend Amanda was able to drive her down for the weekend, so we enjoyed the time we had together. We snuggled a lot and she gave me a few great gifts: the outfit that she knit for my grandma (Rebecca) to come home from the hospital in when she was born, and a plate that was made for my grandma with her name and birthdate on it. They are both so incredibly special and mom and I are grateful to have them.


Grandma and Grandpa Coble also paid us a visit last Sunday and brought us a box full of books that used to be Grandpa's and mom's when they were little! It was fun to look through the box and we will enjoy reading the books in time to come :)

I'd better wrap this up and head to bed - mom makes me get up early to go to school!