Bret had his 6-month check up today. He weighs 17-1/2 pounds and is 27" long. I thought for sure he'd weigh more but guess not. He's starting to level off on the curve. Instead of around the 75th - 80th percentile, he's closer to the 60th now. The DR said that he's leaning out probably because he's so active - meaning he's starting to crawl and kick around. She seemed to be really pleased with his progress. She wants me to start feeding him the puffy things so that he can learn the pincer grasp. And to introduce him to a sippy cup just to teach him how to hold it steadily.
He sits up on his own (which is so cute) and he sits up on his hands and knees. Hasn't quite figured out how to propel forward yet, but soon enough. His gums are swollen on the bottom and top so the DR thinks that he'll have 3 or 4 teeth poking through at the same time. OUCH! Two shots today - poor thing knows what's going on now. Right when I laid him down on the table, he screamed :( How sad. The nurse gave him one shot in each leg, which I thought was cumbersome. Don't you think it'd be less effort to hold down one leg instead of two? I wish we could always have the nurse we saw last month. She was sweet, helpful and FAST! I don't like that we see a new nurse at every visit. It bugs me more than anything. I don't like not knowing what type of nurse we're getting that day.
In other news, we had a very laid back weekend. It was nice. We did some yard work (actually, Jason did) and I cleaned the house. Went for a ton of walks and played outside. We had a b-day party on Sunday. That was pretty much it. Relaxing!!!
I officially quit my job today. I talked to my boss and told him that I wasn't coming back. It was a bittersweet conversation. I love my job but I love Bret more. Hopefully, when I'm ready to go back, there will be a position available for me. If not, then I'll just reinvent myself and do something else or maybe get another degree. God knows that I LOVE taking classes.
Jason and I were talking about when we're going to start trying for our second. That was a semi-strange conversation. Too technical for me. At the time, I didn't like having Bret in November b/c after I was given the OK to workout again, it was the middle of winter and I felt blah. But now that Bret is almost 7 months and the weather is nice, I think it was worth it. I can't imagine being couped up in the house w/ a newborn. Anyway, we're thinking about trying at the end of this year. That'll give about 2 years in between the rug rats. Sounds good to me!! We'll see how it goes.
