Zaine did so well with his 2 month shots! I mean, he screamed of course, but he was screaming before they even stuck him so I think he was more offended that someone would dare to hold down his legs. At his 2 month well baby check Zaine was 12# and 22 1/4" long. Weight was in the 56th percentile and "height" in the 23rd percentile. Yep, he's a shorties. Raise your hand if you're surprised a child of mine and Elery's would be on the lower end of the height spectrum.
Last week, I returned back to work. As sad as I was that my maternity leave was ending (the longest time I've not worked since I was 15!!), I was at least very grateful that Zaine could come to work with me. Zaine's Nana (my Mom) bought us a little mini Pack&Play which fit very well into my office space. Zaine did very well all week with taking naps and being in a generally good mood. He'll come with me to work Monday, Tuesday, & Wednesday but spend Thursdays with his Grandma (my MIL). He spent a half day with her this first Thursday since 1) he hadn't yet successfully accepted a bottle and 2) I wasn't yet prepared to spend 10 hours apart from him. Before Thursday, I'd maybe spent a TOTAL of 5 hours apart from him since he was conceived and then all of a sudden I was doubling it in on fell swoop! I was really anxious to be apart from him and felt sad when my MIL came and picked him up but I knew he was in good hands and that I just needed to get over the hump. As the hours wore on, I felt better and then my MIL texted me to let me know he'd accepted his first bottle and drank 3oz of milk I'd pumped. Success!
On Sunday, Savannah plays her last softball game and so, for the rest of the summer, she will spend alternating weeks at our house and her mother's house. So excited! It will be so nice having her with us and knowing she's safe and cared for and it'll be great for her to get to know her newest brother a little better and become more familiar with him. She'll be with a sitter Monday-Wednesday (where her cousins will also be), with MIL on Thursdays (with her cousins and her brother), and with Zaine and I on Fridays. I know she's really looking forward to it which warms my heart. She's really become such a Daddy's girl in the last year. It's super sweet. <3
Elery and I both have birthdays coming up. Elery will be 27 in July and I'll be 28 in August. Eek! I am growing ever closer to the big 3-0. I always thought I'd be finished having children by the time I was 30 but I'll probably be 30 before we even think about adding another. Now that I'm getting closer to 30, I rather appreciate the fact that I look much younger. In fact, as we were walking into Walmart tonight (with Zaine strapped to me in my Beco carrier even!) the Walmart greeter greeted us with "Hey Kids!" I'll take it. :)
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