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!
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