Our Lil Pierogie: He's growing!!!

Well, since we came home from the hospital, Evan wasn't gaining as much weight as he should, so we've had to go to the pediatrician twice a week to get weighed. He was still gaining, but it was slow. Last Monday we went, and Evan had gained 8oz. in one week (8lbs. 10oz.), but he still wasn't back to his birth weight, so we had to go again today. Every time they put him on the scale, I get nervous. So today, she put him on the scale and started moving the little thingy (that's the medical term). It kept going up and up, and it went past 9! Woo hoo! What a relief. He weighed 9lbs 2oz. today and measured 22 3/4 inches! He's gained over 2 inches already! Our next appointment will be February 1st, and he will be getting 3 shots. I am NOT looking forward to that.

We've settled in to a "routine" with our little man. He eats and plays (which involves starting at the wall and waving his arms) for an hour then naps for two hours. When he wakes up, we do it all over again. At night, he sleeps for about 5 hours, eats and then goes back to sleep for another 3-4 hours. Although I miss uninterrupted sleep, I know that we are so lucky that he is such a good sleeper!!

I joined a new mommy support group with my friend, Jill, and we had our first session last Thursday. It was a lot of fun. I got to hear about lots of other babies, and I also heard a lot of things that made me count my blessings that we have the baby we have (reflux, sleep issues, etc.). The group is 8 weeks long, and they have different people come and talk to us, and we get to share our concerns and celebrations. We're going to the mall after this week's group! Fun!

Evan had his first REAL bath while actually sitting in water last night. I thought he would be upset and cry the whole time, but he just kind of sat there looking around - even when I poured water on his head! He was such a good boy, and he got special nighttime lotion and warm fleecy pajamas when he was all done. Bathtime turned out to be even better than I thought it would be!

We are loving life with our little guy and looking forward to a lot more firsts with him!