12 Month Checkup

We had Anthony's 1 year wellness appointment today with Dr. Eden! Anthony is as healthy as ever! He weighed in at 19 lbs and 14 oz and measured 28 3/4" long! Dr. Eden checked his ears and they are still infection free! He got two vaccinations today for measles and chickenpox which he handled like a champ. Barring any other sickness, we don't have to go back until 15 months old (August).

9 Month Checkup

Today was Anthony's 9 month checkup with Dr. Eden, which came at the perfect time since yesterday he was sick at daycare. Dr. Eden says that Anthony is in great health, despite not gaining a lot of weight in the last three months. (He was sick with RSV and lost a little weight during that because his appetite plummeted.) He is right on track with everything (except for being a late teether) but of course has another ear infection. We requested amoxycillin right away since nothing else seems to work. Anthony didn't need any vaccinations this time, but got his second flu shot. We scheduled a follow up for the ear infection in two weeks and his 1 year appointment for May!!

6 Month Checkup

Anthony went for his 6 month checkup today. As always, Dr. Eden marveled at how well he is doing. He now weighs in at 15lbs and 14oz and measures 26 inches long! Dr. Eden said that we can add any soft, mushable table foods to Anthony's diet in addition to his fruits and veggies. So he tried peach yogurt today! He also got 2 vaccines, the DTap and Polio.

After his appointment, we went to Target and had his 6 month photos taken as well as a family photo. They looked awesome and I'll post them once we have a CD of the images!

4 Month Checkup

Today was Anthony's 4 month checkup with Dr. Eden! Again, he is in perfect health and growing rapidly! He weighs in at 14 lbs and is 25 inches long! He got another round of vaccinations today, the same ones as last time. He was a champ and only cried for about 5 minutes afterwards and then he fell asleep. Dr. Eden also gave us the go ahead to start giving Anthony solid foods! We're starting with cereal this week and moving on to green vegetables (peas and green beans) next week! We're going to start tonight, so I'll probably post later with a picture of the results of his first feeding! For now, here's a picture from the doctor:

2 Months

Likes

• Looking at my own feet!
• Being in water: the bath, the pool, even the ocean!
• Looking at the mobile on my swing and the star on my play mat.
• Listening to music; both from my toys and on Mommy and Daddy's phones!

Dislikes

• Taking long naps.
• Humidity.
• Riding in the car sometimes.
• Napping in my crib.
• Having the hiccups.

Monthly Milestones

• I give big smiles when I'm happy; especially when I see Mommy and Daddy!
• I purposefully put my hands into my mouth.
• I'm eating more!
• I'm sleeping longer and better at night.
• I reach for things when I'm on my play mat and kick my legs a lot.
• I rub my eyes when I get tired.

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We went to Anthony's two month doctor appointment this morning and he is in great health! He now weighs 10lbs 15oz and measures 23 1/4 inches long! He also got his first round of vaccinations, including three shots, which he did very well with! We'll go back to the doctor in September for his 4 month appointment.

After his doctor appointment, we went to four daycares in East Greenwich for tours. We narrowed it down to three, but one of those doesn't have an available spots for an infant for August, so we're down to two. Matt and I like both, but we each have a favorite so now it's just deciding on one.

Our last errand today was a meeting with Brother Boniface at St. Pius about Anthony's baptism. We're all set for July 13 and just have to get Anthony's godfather, Nick's, paperwork to the church. And here is his adorable baptism invitation:

4 Weeks

Anthony is four weeks old today! We're going to take the monthly pictures on the first of each month, though, so nothing special for his daily picture:

We went to his one month doctor appointment yesterday and, again, Dr. Eden said he was in perfect health! He now weighs in at 9lbs 2oz and is still measuring 21 inches long.

We sent out (most of) Anthony's birth announcements this week! The rest I need to include a photo of Anthony from the hospital with and I left them at my parents' house. Here's what the announcements look like:

front

back

And I have finally figured out what I'm going to get as a tattoo for Anthony. It's a quote from Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree followed by Anthony's date of birth:

2 Weeks

Anthony had his second doctor appointment today and he is as fit as a fiddle. He has passed his birth weight and grown a half inch in length. The doctor says that he is perfect! He's quite impressed with how advanced Anthony is at only 2 weeks old: his neck is strong and when he's on his stomach he's already pulling his knees into him like he's going to crawl. Dr. Eden said that he'll probably roll over early and he's already cooing and crying real tears. Not only is he amazing us, he's amazing his pediatrician!

After giving Anthony his bath today, his umbilical cord fell off! We can finally give him real baths, so maybe he'll actually enjoy them.

We got Anthony's hospital newborn photos in the other day and they look adorable! And we're picking up the ones from JCPenney on Sunday. That session took forever but the photos came out wonderful! I can't wait to get them so we can do our birth announcements.

Speaking earlier of weight, I've lost around 20 pounds already! I was 180-something at the end of my pregnancy and I'm down to 160 now. 8 of that was Anthony, but for not doing anything, I sure feel good!

And last, here is Anthony's two week photo:

Anthony Matthew

He's here! Our beautiful baby boy was born today at 5:05pm. He was 8lbs 5oz and 20.5 inches long! That's part of the reason I ended up having to have a C section.

So around 4:30 this morning, my water broke on its own and my contractions were pretty close together. Matt, my mom, and I headed to the hospital and got there around 6am. We were admitted pretty quickly and went up to the labor and delivery rooms around 7:15. Things were going well until they started to up my pitossin. Unfortunately Anthony wasn't responding well to the increased levels and contractions, they were putting stress on him. They tried several different things to help progress my labor including infusing fluid around Anthony and putting me into different positions. Around 4:30 they finally decided that performing a C section would be best for the baby which is what was the most important thing to me. It was a quick procedure and Anthony came out healthy and strong!

Now I'm recovering in my room with my wonderful husband and beautiful son.