Tuesdays With Henry- Week Nineteen

Inventory week and Oliver's been sick so no time for an update but here are the pictures.

Tuesdays With Henry - Week Eighteen

Henry got to spend a few days with Grandmommy this week while I had appointments at the store. And we started a little sleep training (more on that later) and Oliver started soccer (post and pictures to come) and we celebrated my birthday, Father's Day, and our eighth anniversary all in the last three days. Busy busy. 

Four Month Wellness Visit

Mom and I took Henry in for his four month wellness check on Monday. 

Here are the vital stats:

Weight: 15 pounds, 6 ounces (50th percentile)

Height: 24 inches (10th percentile)

Head Circumference: 44.2 cm (99-100th percentile)

I can't believe he's jumped all the way from the tenth to the fiftieth percentile for weight. Crazy. 

He checked out perfectly. He's a little behind on his gross motor skills but he's made huge gains in all the other areas of development. It seems to me that he's really catching up after a somewhat skow start.  

The only area of possible concern is his giant giant head. It's most likely just that Henry has a big old head but there's a very small chance that his giant head could be a symptom of something wrong - like hydrocephalus. We could wait and see if his head size levels off later on or we could get it checked now. After talking to Dr. Sharp we decided to get it checked now. But only because if they check him now they can do an ultrasound (since his soft spot is still open). If we waited any longer and needed to check it later then we would have to do a CAT scan. And that's a lot of radiation to point at a baby's head. This way is much less risky. We go on Thursday morning for the ultrasound. I'm feeling pretty confident it's nothing since Oliver always had a bigger head, too, so I'm not worried about it (which, considering my history of anxiety surrounding this kid, feels like a personal victory). 

How big is the baby? (Answer: Of average weight and less than average height!)

Tuesdays With Henry - Week Seventeen

Henry did two things this week for the first time:

1. He held his head up during tummy time.

2. He rolled over from belly to back.

And he did both of these things before I could go to the doctor next Monday morning for his four month appointment and freak out because he hadn't done either of those things. Thank you, Henry! You saved Mommy from looking crazy once again. 

Tuesdays With Henry - Week Sixteen

I survived my first trip away from Henry. Pumping for three days straight was no fun but it was nice to get a little more sleep than I have been getting. Brian had a busy week but I think really enjoyed getting to spend some time alone with Henry while Oliver was at school. He hasn't had much opportunity to be alone with Henry. 

Unfortunately three days on the pump did a number on my supply and I've been trying hard to keep up with Henry's demand since I got back. It didn't help that my trip seemed to coincide with a growth spurt on his part. I'm mostly having trouble keeping up with him in the evenings which means he's not sleeping very long stretches at night. In fact, since I've gotten home he's gone to bed around eight and woken up for the first time around 10:30 every night. And then he's up every two or three hours through the rest of the night. It's driving me crazy and has me counting down the days until we can start some sleep training. He's not ready yet but I sure am. 

Here are the pics from this week: