First check-up

Jenna had her first check-up on Wednesday afternoon with Dr. Currie. At 9 days old, she weighed 6 lbs. 9 oz. She was almost at her birth weight (6 lbs. 11 oz.), but not quite. I now realize how inaccurate some measurements can be!! When she was born, they measured her at 19 3/4" long, but at the doctor's office, we got 18.9"!! My doctor said that the way they measure at the Mis. isn't exactly accurate, so I guess her birth length was more like 18 3/4" and not 19 3/4". Either way, now we know for sure, I guess!! Her height, weight and head circumference put her in the 25th percentile right now. Both Gerry and I were shocked... I think more than anything to hear less than the 80th-95th percentile like we're used to hearing with Colby!! LOL! Anyway, she's doing very well... eating much better, sleeping great, is enjoying tummy time once or twice a day, as well as lifting her head for a few moments at a time. She's a beautiful little girl (although I'm a little bit biased!!) and very loved!

Colby's looking more and more like a big boy now... with his first haircut this week!! He didn't have much hair for a very long time and I haven't wanted to cut off his cute blond curls, but decided it was finally time to get rid of the 'wings'! So we went to my hairdresser and had his first haircut on Tuesday, September 29th. He was reluctant at first, but did fine by the end. He's pretty proud that he got a big boy haircut!! I almost shed a tear while cutting away his curls... I guess that's why they say that first haircuts cut the baby away!! He sure doesn't look like a baby anymore!! We've been having some difficulties with Colby this past week. He's doing fairly well with Jenna and wanting to help out quite a bit, but needs to be reminded to be gentle. He wants to poke, push, or pull her, so we're working on that! His sleeping (or lackthereof) is driving us crazy lately! At bedtime and throughout the night, he has been crying, crying, crying, and yelling for Mommy and Daddy! Very uncharacteristic of him and frustrating for us! As soon as we walk in there, he stops, so I have been thinking he's doing it for attention. I'm grasping at straws and wondering what's the best way to deal with it. I've heard ignore it and don't go in, I've heard it's just a phase, I've heard it could be 2 year molars... I just hope it won't stay for long!!

I've had lots of help during the days, which I am so grateful for. Since I am unable to lift Colby or do much around the house (which makes me often feel useless!), my mom has been with me since Gerry has been back to work at the end of this week. Colby LOVES it when Grandma's here and it's great to have an extra pair of hands to help with both the kids. Next week I'm going to try to be on my own for a bit more of the time and have help most mornings. Again, I am so thankful for all of the offers of help and the generosity of friends and family... thank you for the help, prepared meals, baking..... :) Yum!!

As I mentioned, Gerry is back at work now. I sure wish he had one of those jobs with a ton of holidays so he could stay at home for longer. Unfortunately, he doesn't, so we cherish every minute that he's home in the evenings and on the weekends. Gerry starts curling on Monday night with the Mixed League made up of both my parents, one of my uncles, and Gerry. He really enjoys it and it quite a good curler too!! Hope their season gets off to a great start!

We had a fun morning today... a professional photo shoot at our house! We had newborn pictures done with Colby when he was two weeks old too, so I was excited to meet with our wedding photographer again for Jenna's newborn pictures, along with some family shots. She's wonderful and I can't wait to see them!! Colby isn't such a big fan of sitting for pictures (but then again, he's almost two!!) Hopefully we got a couple good ones of him too! This afternoon is our nephew Landon's 2nd birthday party! I can't believe he's 2 already!! It's going to be fun!! How quickly time goes by... sigh...

Have a fabulous weekend everyone!
Lesley
xoxo