twelve month doctor check up!

Why that has an exclamation mark at the end of it I'm not quite sure. If you asked JC about it, he wouldn't be as excited about it. Actually, it wasn't all that bad.

JC showing off his sweet band aid, Tsunami looking extra thrilled in the background

His one year stats are as follows:

18 pounds 12 ounces

27 inches long

18 inch head circumference

Compare that one year go:

5 pounds 4 ounces

16.9 inches long

Do they measure your baby's head when they are born? I can't find this number anywhere if they did.

I can't believe how much bigger he has gotten! He's still a tiny guy compared to other babies we know but when I see how much progress he's made I am so proud. His doctor is definitely not concerned so I'm not either. My little tiny preemie is growing up.

He had the nicest nurse sing him "Happy Birthday" when he got a little fussy while he was getting weighed. That made him happy. We got three shots today, one in each arm and one in his thigh. This was the first time he's received shots and really seemed bothered by them. I'm not looking forward to bringing him into the doctor once he figures out/remembers where we are and what they do there. There was a mom there practically shoving her son into the back as he cried and cried, just terrified at the idea of being there. They hadn't even seen him yet. For now, JC cried just a little after his shots. But it didn't last long. Nothing a little daddy snuggles couldn't fix. An hour later he was as happy as could be.

Extra drooly, just how I like him

<3 Melissa

Birthday planning and doctor's appointment

Urrrr I really wanted to post about our Bodega Bay trip but Charles has the external hard drive that has all of our vacation pictures so I'll have to do that tomorrow if I have time. But we did a couple other things so far this week that are worth posting about so I'll catch everyone up on that stuff.

On the way home from Bodega Bay on Tuesday, we decided to stop by Land Park and take some pictures for JC's birthday invitations. Side note, I really can't believe that I am already planning this kid's first birthday party, it's insane. Anyway, I'm going to do a woodland theme for his party so I wanted a picture of him amongst some cool trees. I think we got our shot, but here are some pictures that didn't make the cut but are cute none the less.

 

This kid loves the camera so much it's ridiculous. He was having a mini fit in the car right before we got to the park and as soon as the camera came out, it was all smiles. Land Park is one of my favorite places in town and it was fun to hang out even if it was only for a little bit. It was a nice ending to our Bodega trip before Charles had to go back to work. 

On Wednesday, we took JC to a doctor's appointment to check his weight. When we went in for his nine month check up, the doctor expressed a mild concern in his weight. He's always been small, which is normal because he is a preemie but he followed the normal growth curve and is of average weight and height for his adjusted age. At his nine month appointment, he had dropped off this curve slightly so just to be sure his doctor wanted us to come back in six weeks to weigh him again. So in we went and luckily he is back on his normal curve. At nine months, he weighed in at 15 pounds 10 ounces and six weeks after that he weighs 17 pounds 3 ounces. So he gained more than a pound and a half in six weeks. I'm not surprised, knowing the amount of food that JC chows down. He's such a good eater and he will try anything. I made him an omelette for breakfast today (which is a HUGE feat for me considering the first time I scrambled eggs was last week) with two eggs, bell pepper, tomato, green onions and cheese. He ate about 3/4 of it and a piece of toast. I was so proud of myself for making him a good breakfast and I was so happy that he liked it. 

I'll try to post about Bodega Bay tomorrow I promise!