Happy 4 Month Birthday, Joey!

Joey is now four months old, and, according to Dr. Megremis, the "happiest four month old he's seen"!  Well, that was before his shots, of course.  His exam went great, the doc was pleased with everything.  His stats were - Weight 13lbs, 10.5oz (26%) and Height 24.5 inches (36%).  His head circumference is 42.5cm, but that doesn't mean anything to me at all.

Joey is cooing, sucking his left thumb, smiling all the time, and is fascinated by the antics of his big sister.  He grabs objects, rolls both ways, loves to get his diaper changed and watch the fan  He eats nearly 30 ounces of formula a day (averaging about 6oz per bottle), and wears 3-6 month clothes and size 2 diapers.  He "can" sleep through the night, but usually gets up just once for a big bottle, and goes right back to sleep.  He loves to cuddle, and is a really good baby. 

Babies Eating

Joey ate his first cereal today!  He wasn't a huge fan of it, but he seemed to do okay with the spoon.  We'll plan to give him 1-2 tablespoons a couple of times a day.  Maybe that will give him a fuller belly overnight!

Updates

It's been a while since I've posted; we've been keeping busy as the summer winds down!  Two weekends ago, we spent some time with my relatives.  My Uncle Ron and cousin Randy entered the Boone County "Cancer Cook off" to honor my Aunt Gaylynn, who was wrapping up her first week of chemotherapy treatments.  They came in second overall!  The event was a good reason to get several family members up here from Texas; it was great to see Aunt Rose, Brad, and Randy (and the rest of the Indiana clan!) that night and the next day for some swimming at Ron & Gaylynn's!

The following weekend was also a family weekend - Jeff's Uncle Rick & Aunt Sandy came down to meet Joey!  We had a great time with them, and Joey loved meeting his Great-Uncle and Great-Aunt!   We went to Ben & Laura Haeberle's house Sunday night for dinner & swimming. 

Melanie is coming up with the silliest things.  She has a great memory, and is very loving.  We were leaving the house the other night, and Jeff said "Bye-bye, Mel!"  She replied "Bye-bye Silly Goose!"

Note:  Joey's forehead bandaid was placed there by Mel; it was not actually needed :)  He did have bandaids on both of his legs from his shots, but our baby did not have a banged-up head.

Silliness with Friends

Mel & Joe

Melanie is continuing her all-encompassing love of her little brother.  All she wants to do is love him, but she doesn't realize how much bigger she is than him.  For now, at least.  So she ends up in a lot of time-outs just for loving him too much.  It's exhausting for everyone.  From the minute she wakes up, until the minute she goes to bed, she's constantly asking about Joey, wanting to hold, kiss, or play with Joey....which is all awesome.  Until she gives Joey mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, jumps on his head, or tears one of his limbs off.  For his part, Joe just looks at Mel with a bemused expression on his face, trying to figure out where this species came from, and how he can conquer it.  He has the next 18 years to figure that one out, and we can use all the help we can get.  I still can't believe how blessed we are to have these two miracle babies in our lives. 

Hanging with Grandma & Pappaw

Grandma & Pappaw came to visit for C&S's birthday party, and Melanie has been talking about it ever since.  We're so lucky that the kids have such loving grandparents in their lives!

Happy Birthday Charlie & Sammie!

On Saturday 8/7 we celebrated Charlie's FOURTH birthday and Sammie's SECOND birthday!  I still remember, like it was yesterday, August 11, 2006.  Well, I remember August 10 just as well.  Cory got admitted to the hospital on 8/10/06, and we hurriedly headed to the city from our new suburban house....anxious to meet our very first nephew!  We were there by 5pm.... And Charlie was born..... the next morning!  He had quite a contingency waiting for his arrival, with a dozen family members sleeping all over the hospital floors.  We were SO thrilled with his arrival, and have been blessed with Sammie's addition two years later.  Sammie & Melanie are just short of five months' difference - so there is all kinds of trouble those two will be up to in years to come. 

Happy Birthday Charles Joseph & Samantha Paige!