So hear we are at 5 months... still can't believe how fast the time has gone. I am sure that I will think this for the next 18 years! As always, Grady is a joy to be around and is changing by the day. His smile melts my heart. After 5 sleepless months... I still find it hard to believe that James and I have a son.
Also note... I worked really hard for a smile and couldn't get one on my own. Hard to do when you are holding the camera!
Grady's 5th month was full of activity as listed below;
1. Grady went for his 4 months vaccinations this month and even James and I ended up getting shots! Both of us got the flu shot and I got a tetnus shot. Lucky me. Then Grady got the same 3 shots as at 2 months. I thought Grady did much better this time as the screams weren't as high pitched. James said it was the same as last time. He would probably know better since I can't watch the needles go in so I face a different direction. AT the appointment we found out he weighed 14lbs 7 oz. which is in the 50th percentile and he was 24 inches long which is the 25th percentile. Essentially they alluded that he is short and fat. I have no problems with this! I was just so surprised that he had gained 2 lbs in the month of October. So by my estimation he is well over 15 pounds now... no wonder my back hurts!
2. This Halloween was busier than any other Halloween I remember as we had 2 kid parties and an adult party to attend. The first party was hosted by Grady and I for our baby group. There were about 10 babies all in costumes. I must say when we tried to take the photo it got pretty loud in here! It was the first 'event' I had hosted since Grady was born so I was a little nervous as I had to make the time to get everything organized in the morning. Grady cooperated and everything went really well.
On Saturday Grady attended Nicholas' party and he brought us along as well :). At this party there was more of a range of ages amongst the kids and this was nice to see. There were even kids younger than Grady! Again, all the kids were wearing costumes and posed for a few pictures. There are pics of both parties posted on the picassa link.
3. This month we started the dreaded task of finding a daycare to bring Grady to when I go back to work. It was awful. I really did go in really optomistic thinking I went to daycare when I was young - no big deal. I was wrong... very big deal. The day care itself was really nice - nice people, very organized, educated workers etc. etc. But when we walked into the infant room which holds 12 to 18 month olds... it was very sad. There were only 3 infants that day. One was being changed, one was standing there crying and the other was in an exersaucer by himself. I just can't imagine dropping Grady off there and leaving for 8+ hours. I think it is just that I can't imagine Grady at a year yet and I just keep thinking about dropping him at this age. I really expected to go in and think it was great... I think there will be a few tears shed when he starts daycare (by me that is!)
I have started looking into dayhomes as well to see if maybe I will have a different feel for them. I had really good experiences with dayhomes growing up so maybe I can find something similar here.... I realize now it is all about gut feel and mother's intuition. This daycare thing is going to be harder than I thought!
4. This month Grady suffered from his first cold. We are still confused about where he picked it up from since neither of us got sick... It was so sad to see him coughing and see his little nose running. Thankfully the worst of it only lasted 2 days. Those days were filled with sleepless nights and days as he would wake himself up by snorting....
5. You have already read about our big trip to PA which was a huge success... Grady can't wait to make a longer trip in the winter to do more visiting and especially playing with the cousins he met!
6. Last but not least... Grady is thrilled to announce that his first girlfriend Kailie was born on November 9! Congratulations Kandis and Joel!
Unfortunately as of today there has still been no birth of Baby H. We are still anxiously awaiting whether this will be a little playmate for Grady or a second girlfriend!
Grady will be 6 months on Christmas Eve... so expect our next long update shortly after Christmas! Unless something very exciting happens in the mean tine... oh and any random video I may post.
