"3 month" update

Although Jamey is now already 13 weeks, he went for his 3 month appointment today.  He continues to "overachieve".  His weight is now 15 lb. 14.5 oz (92%).  His height is 25.5 inches (90%).  And his head had a growth spurt up to 17 1/8 cm (95%).  

On the way in, the nurse who had helped us previously stopped to say hello in the hallway, causing our current nurse to say, "Hey, stop talking to my patient."  At which, every other nurse or doctor we passed on the way to the room stopped to wave at Jamey.  "He can't help it," I said, "he is a flirt."

Throughout the entire appointment, he kept up his happy behaviour and Dr. Eng Tow even had to stop her checkup and laugh when he flashed his wide grin at her.  "He is cracking me up.  Is he always this amenable?" she asked.  To which, I sat up a little straighter and proudly pronounced, "Yes, except when he is hungry, tired, or poopy."

And while I am updating, let me just say that Jamey had a BIG week last week.  Sunday night, after Christopher's birthday party, he was worn out from keeping up with Christopher, and slept through the night.  I thought it would be another fluke, as he did this the night after the Renaissance Fair too.  But lo and behold, he continued through the week.  And just when we thought he would sleep through the night forever, he didn't.   For the past two nights, he has woken up for his one feeding, which I think may have to do with the cold that he caught from me.

As if that weren't impressive enough, on Friday, I put him on his tummy for tummy time.  This 

usually ends in him face down and shrieking.  Today, I was watching General Hospital while we played.  Apparently, Jamey wanted to watch too, as judged from the way he propped himself up and gazed up at the screen. I was about to start encourage him to push up and over, when suddenly, he was teetering on the point of rolling over.  A second later, he had flopped over onto his back.  I jumped to my feet and screamed!  Thankfully, he repeated the trick for Glenn once he got home. 

Party Animal

To the naked eye, it may seem that Jamey is something of a party animal and active little man.  Well, I must say, it is because he is.  He always loves to be a part of what is going on, likes to watch his older friends and learn what is what.  And of course, what would a party animal be without parties?  What with Oktoberfests every weekend, I think he has it down.  But beyond that, he has also attended two birthday parties and he isn't even three months old yet!

Yesterday, we headed off to the Brown's (Monica and Marla's parents) to celebrate Christopher's 2nd birthday with a Curious George themed party.  Just as with her wedding, Monica did a lot of the preparation herself.  She put together a cupcake cake decorated as Curious George, burned CD's for all the goody bags (with Jack Johnson Curious George music), and even made a beanbag toss type board with 

Curious George on it and a hole in the mouth where you threw in bean bag bananas-- yup, those were homemade too, but by Monica's mom.  Not to be one to be left out, Jamey took part in all parts of the festivities, from staring at the bubbles coming out of the bubble machine to falling asleep in Mommy's arms while she pretended he was hitting the pinata.  And of course, he had some cake-- second hand, that is.  

Don't worry, we aren't getting anywhere near time for him to eat cake himself.  And what was Jamey's favorite part of the party, you ask?  Well, it was a tie between the fan in the Brown's living room and the balloons hanging up outside.  

Along the lines of our strong, active party boy, Jamey is getting quite strong.  He can now stare at a rattle for a few minutes and then grab for it and shake it.  

As well, he falls asleep in his car carrier now with his hand entangling in the rings hanging down.  And now and again, he grabs ahold of my finger and won't let go.  Perhaps the strangest feat of strength is what I found when I went to get him from bed this morning.  You see, when Jamey sleeps, we lay him down on a sleep positioner, which keeps him from rolling over onto his stomach.  There is a flat part in the middle and on either side of him a pyramid like tube thingie to hold him in.  Except it doesn't really hold him in anymore....  When I went to get him this morning, this is what I found....

In case you didn't know, the positioner SHOULD be under him and opened up more, not crumpled together in a pile below him.  This is one of those times when I really wish that we had a camera on him at all times.  

A weekend with Friends

I must admit, it is funny because I think that I am really starting to appreciate "Mommy" friends.  I have always had friends who have kids, but now, it seems, that the ones that I feel I can talk with the most are the ones who have kids themselves.  Lucky for me, we are in the middle of a baby boom and there are tons of people with little kids.  

This past weekend, Jamey and I both got to spend time with two of ou

r favorite people-- not to mention their children.  For me, I got to spend time with Jess and Monica, while Jamey got to hang out with his buddies Katie and Christopher.  On Saturday, he celebrated Katie's first birthday and on Sunday, we visited the Renai

ssance Fair with Monica, Chris, and Christopher.  

I must admit, he slept through the majority of Katie's party, but he got passed around a bit, nonetheless, and even got a hug from the birthday girl!  Kind of.  At least she didn't try to hit 

him in the head.  In signing his name on the card of her present, I realized that this is the first of many many many birthday parties we will be attending for Jamey's friends.  Granted, this one 

also happens to be the daughter of one of my best friends, but whatever.

And Christopher continues to try to guide not

 only Jamey, but us in how to take care of Jamey.  When it began to rain at the Ren Fair, he was very worried that Jamey not get wet.  He even let Jamey use his big boy stroller, if for no other reason than it allowed him to splash in the mud puddles.  But Jamey found much to look at when we were at the Ren Fair, from the waving flags to the horses in the joust, to the band that Glenn helped him to conduct.  

I am really grateful to have these friends, especially because they afford me an opportunity for Jamey to make lifelong relationships.  I hope that in years to come, I will be able to show Katie and Jamey their picture and have them blush in embarassment and say "Aww Mom!"