Sutter

Hi everyone! Yesterday was my 6 week check-up at the doctor’s office, and I was a very good boy, even though I had to get THREE shots! Ouch! They gave me cute bandaids, but that didn’t really make up for the OUCH factor that came with them! Mommy was really nice and cuddled me after, and that calmed me a little bit. But it still hurt!

Anyway - I’d noticed over the past few weeks that anytime someone picked me up, they would say something like, “Did he grow overnight? He’s bigger since I last saw him, which was only 2 days ago!”. Well, it turns out that YES I did essentially grow overnight! At my 2 week check-up, I was 8 lbs 1 oz, and 21 inches. Yesterday, only 4 weeks later: I was 11 LBS, 23 INCHES! I gained 3 lbs and 2 inches in one month! What can I say, I’m a good eater! Mommy and Daddy says that explains why I’m already wearing bigger size clothes!

I was declared ‘very healthy’ by the doctor. The only thing I’ve had is this nasty congestion that I got from my big brother. Poor Decker came home from school with a really bad cold, and he gave it to us! But I can’t take medicine yet, so all my folks can do is have me sleep in my car seat with a humidifier aimed at my head, and then they keep using this thing called an aspirator (but everyone in our house calls it the ‘microphone’), which they jam in my nose to help me get rid of all the congestion. NOT FUN! But…I do breathe better afterwards, so ok.

There is a big tree in our house now! With pretty lights on it! I didn’t know trees could grow inside, but you learn something new every day!

Have a good week! Sniff Sniff!

Hi everyone! Well, it’s been 2 weeks since I last checked in, and during that time I’ve discovered lots more amazing stuff about the world around me! A sampling:

There is a really cool picture above my mommy and daddy’s bed. The wall is white, and the frame and picture are kinda dark, so I like to look at it a lot. Mommy will hold me on her lap, leaning with my back on her bent knees, so I can get a good view. This can keep me occupied for 20 minutes! She told me it’s a painting by a guy named “Monet”, and then tried singing a song about “Monet Monet”, at which point I sorta kinda smiled (well, at least she thinks I did). She told my daddy that I was a Billy Idol fan, apparently, and he laughed. Didn’t make any sense to me, but hey if it made the parents happy!

Bathtime is fun - I get to sit in a Sutter-sized bathtub on the bathroom counter, and I can watch myself in the mirror while Mommy bathes me. Big brother helps by bringing in my towel and washcloth and throwing them to Mommy, and then he watches from his stepstool and plays hide and seek from behind the towels hanging on the rack. He’s so silly!

There is this thing attached to my arm that I can chew on when I’m hungry - I think it belongs to me, because it’s always there when I need it. Daddy called it my fist - I like it a lot! It’s quite tasty!

When it’s time for me to ride in the car, my mommy or daddy put me in this little seat and then pull these strappy things on me and tuck me under a blanket and smoosh a hat on my head. Next thing you know, I’m hovering mid-air from the house to the car! I don’t think I’m flying, but it is odd to be carried like that. I think my parents are the geniuses behind it - they must be magic!

I still continue to be easygoing, but my social side is definitely coming out to play! If I’m sitting in my bouncy chair or laying on the blankie for too long, I get very fussy and want someone to come pick me up RIGHT THEN. Along with my social side, my neck is getting stronger too, so generally when I am being held I also want to be upright, so I can get a good look around at what’s going on behind that grownup’s back. (It’s a great way to see the kitchen and the big lights in there!)

My hair is getting lighter in color and growing longer, soon I’ll have funny chicken feather hair like my mommy did as a baby! I’m a stylin’ dude!

Well, that’s it for now. I’m sure I’ll have more to report soon, but at the moment I think I feel like another nap would be nice…