Wow, it is much harder keeping up with the blog with two ankle biters around.
Josie is already one month old, can you believe it? She's doing great and even has something of a schedule going on. The best part is that nights are going pretty well (knock on wood). There have even been a couple nights of 6+ hours of sleep in a row. I wake up mildly freaked out that she isn't awake yet but I'm getting used to it. The best part is that she times a second wake up to coincide with Chris getting up, so he takes her down to the basement during his workout time while I get another hour of sleep.
What else can I tell you about the little darling.... She gets the hiccups a lot. And they are of the loud, painful-sounding variety. She won't take a pacifier. She doesn't like it when Xander tries to dance with her (he just takes her hand and moves it back and forth).
I forgot to update statistics from Josie's one week appointment, so here they are.
Weight: 8 lbs., 11 oz. (already passing her birth weight)
Height: 20 inches
Head: 13.5 inches
And the one month statistics:
Weight: 9 lbs., 13 oz.
Height: 21.5 inches (all of the wiggles she does sure must stretch her out)
Head: 14.5 inches
I tried taking Xander along to the appointment and I don't think I'll be doing that again. Josie cried the whole time and Xander kept getting into the cabinet and trying to get out the door. Ugh, it made for a long day.
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In other news, Xander and Josie send out a big welcome to their new cousin Adyson!
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
you know you are in for a good story when...
You know you are in for a good story when your wife texts you at work and says:
"Well. My xander poop story is better than your xander poop story. Tell you tonight"
So Amanda puts my kid down for a nap. A reasonable amount of nap time passes and she hears him laughing up in his bed, which is typical. She's busy with Josie so it takes her about 15 minutes before she gets him up from his nap (hey, he's not screaming so there's no rush).
As Amanda takes step 1 into the room she notices he isn't wearing his shorts or his diaper anymore. As she takes step 2 into the room she notices it smells. By the time her feet take the 3rd step into the room her brain has realized that there is lost poop that needs to be found, which she does. The missing diaper is on the mattress with little poopy footprints all over the sheet.
Darn, I was at work!
"Well. My xander poop story is better than your xander poop story. Tell you tonight"
So Amanda puts my kid down for a nap. A reasonable amount of nap time passes and she hears him laughing up in his bed, which is typical. She's busy with Josie so it takes her about 15 minutes before she gets him up from his nap (hey, he's not screaming so there's no rush).
As Amanda takes step 1 into the room she notices he isn't wearing his shorts or his diaper anymore. As she takes step 2 into the room she notices it smells. By the time her feet take the 3rd step into the room her brain has realized that there is lost poop that needs to be found, which she does. The missing diaper is on the mattress with little poopy footprints all over the sheet.
Darn, I was at work!
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Facts about Josie
Here are some fun facts about Josephine Alice.
She is a Cancer (the crab):
Emotional and loving
Intuitive and imaginative
Shrewd and cautious
Protective and sympathetic
Her birthstone is alexandrite or pearls.
She was born on a Thursday: Thursday's child has far to go.
Her birth flower is a rose.
According to the Chinese zodiac, Josie was born during the year of the Ox.
A born leader, you inspire confidence from all around you. You are conservative methodical, and good with your hands. Guard against being chauvinistic and always demanding your own way.
We liked the name Josie, but I wanted a saint's name for her. So Josie became Josephine, which there is a St. Josephine as well as St. Joseph.
Her middle name is Alice after my maternal grandmother, who sounded just tickled by our choice.
Josie has a birthmark on the back of her head in the same spot as her father and brother. We can't tell yet if it is in the shape of a heart.
In this picture, Chris is saying "She doesn't have any eyebrows!" They are growing in now and so far her eyebrows and eyelashes are blonde.
She is a Cancer (the crab):
Emotional and loving
Intuitive and imaginative
Shrewd and cautious
Protective and sympathetic
Her birthstone is alexandrite or pearls.
She was born on a Thursday: Thursday's child has far to go.
Her birth flower is a rose.
According to the Chinese zodiac, Josie was born during the year of the Ox.
A born leader, you inspire confidence from all around you. You are conservative methodical, and good with your hands. Guard against being chauvinistic and always demanding your own way.
We liked the name Josie, but I wanted a saint's name for her. So Josie became Josephine, which there is a St. Josephine as well as St. Joseph.
Her middle name is Alice after my maternal grandmother, who sounded just tickled by our choice.
Josie has a birthmark on the back of her head in the same spot as her father and brother. We can't tell yet if it is in the shape of a heart.
In this picture, Chris is saying "She doesn't have any eyebrows!" They are growing in now and so far her eyebrows and eyelashes are blonde.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Boy Meets Sister
We are predominately asked three questions when we tell people we had our baby.
1) What is her name?
2) Does she look like Chris?
3) How is Xander dealing with Josie?
Well, Xander absolutely loves his sister.
Ok, the first day didn't go great, but it didn't go poorly either. Chris brought Xander to the hospital while my parents and brother were also visiting. Xander was more entertained by the switches, buttons and wires in the hospital room than the baby. In fact, here's the only reaction he showed to the baby.
That isn't drool or anything on his shirt, he spilled water on himself earlier.
The next day, when Chris and Xander arrived to take Josie and I home, Xander immediately ran up to Josie and pointed at her and yelled "Baby!" It was such a different reaction that we couldn't help laughing.
When we arrived home, Xander was fascinated with Josie and just stood staring at her. He then proceeded to point out her toes.
Later in the day, Xander tried playing with Josie. This included, but is not limited to, trying to:
hug her,
kiss her,
give her high fives (by putting his hand under hers and saying 'five')
point out other body parts,
share his food with her,
share his cup with her,
give her his hula hoop,
yell "Hi Baby!"
We're practicing him saying "Josie" but it's not going great so well.
The hardest part is that Xander has had a slight cold for a couple of weeks. Occasionally there is a runny nose or a cough. So we are trying not to let Xander touch Josie too much. But how are you supposed to stop all of the loving hugs and kisses?
1) What is her name?
2) Does she look like Chris?
3) How is Xander dealing with Josie?
Well, Xander absolutely loves his sister.
Ok, the first day didn't go great, but it didn't go poorly either. Chris brought Xander to the hospital while my parents and brother were also visiting. Xander was more entertained by the switches, buttons and wires in the hospital room than the baby. In fact, here's the only reaction he showed to the baby.
That isn't drool or anything on his shirt, he spilled water on himself earlier.The next day, when Chris and Xander arrived to take Josie and I home, Xander immediately ran up to Josie and pointed at her and yelled "Baby!" It was such a different reaction that we couldn't help laughing.
When we arrived home, Xander was fascinated with Josie and just stood staring at her. He then proceeded to point out her toes.
Later in the day, Xander tried playing with Josie. This included, but is not limited to, trying to:hug her,
kiss her,
give her high fives (by putting his hand under hers and saying 'five')
point out other body parts,
share his food with her,
share his cup with her,
give her his hula hoop,
yell "Hi Baby!"
We're practicing him saying "Josie" but it's not going great so well.
The hardest part is that Xander has had a slight cold for a couple of weeks. Occasionally there is a runny nose or a cough. So we are trying not to let Xander touch Josie too much. But how are you supposed to stop all of the loving hugs and kisses?
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