Forty Three Weeks

Dearest Joshua David~

Hello little fellow!  Guess what .... today you are forty three weeks old!  Wow!  You sure are getting older.  Have you given any thought on what you want for your birthday?  Well .... keep thinking .... it's right around the corner.  ;-)

Today is "Friday the 13th" which a lot of people think of as having bad luck.  We had a pretty good day though.  :-)

This morning, you had your appointment at Level Four Pediatrics.  Remember we were referred there from the Special Infant Care Clinic at Wake Med this past tuesday?  We left early so we could run by the bank to make a deposit on the way there.  We got to the building in Cary about 20 minutes early, which was great since you apparently had filled your diaper on the car ride!  So, after a quick change we were all set for the appointment!  By the way, it is really hard to find changing tables in public restrooms!  I never noticed how rare they were before I had you, but now it seems that every time I need one for you, I can never find one.  I usually end up using the way back of the SUV as a changing table/area (which is what we did today!).  :-P

Well, the two ladies that worked with us were really nice.  One had a really cool accent ..... either Irish or Scottish.  :-)  They put a "sock" hat on you and took a few scans of your head for the shape.  Obviously they've seen head shapes that are more severe than yours, but they were concerned about your flat spot (back right) as well.  What we're going to do, is go back in two more weeks and see if you're correcting the shape on your own.  If so, you may not need a helmet .... if not, you'll likely be wearing a helmet for a few months.  So, in the meantime, you and I will continue to work on your tummy time and exercises to see if you'll correct on your own.  Oh, both ladies stated that you were cute and well behaved!  :-)

On the way back to Raleigh (the appointment was in Cary), you fell asleep in the car.  You stayed sleeping when we got back to the house, so I made a lunch and ate while you snoozed.  Once you woke up though, you took a huge bottle .... 8 ounces!  Wow!

We organized a few things around the house and ended up doing four loads of laundry this afternoon.  Oh, then I washed your scalp .... you have such fuzzy hair once it's washed!  :-)  You're babbling more each day .... I keep waiting for you to say "Mama."  :-)  And, you love to clap your hands!  It's so cute!  :-)

Uncle Brennan came over later in the evening and we all went out to eat at Red Bowl (Asian food).  It was good .... but you slept in your stroller the entire time!  :-P

This evening you played more on the bed and did tummy time before falling asleep.  Tomorrow's the weekend, so daddy has off and we can do things as a family!  Yippie!  

Sleep tight little miracle!  

I love you very much!  :-)

~Mommy