Well, Cole was 4 months in December but he had his 4 months appt today :) It went well. He was really cute and laughing and chuckling... until the Dr touched him! He stopped crying shortly after the shots tho and he's a healthy guy! He weighs 15lbs 10oz, his height is 25.5 inches and his head is just under 17 inches! Pretty much at the 75th percentile for everything.
His Dr is pretty into the whole flu and H1N1 vaccine, which we're not so into. I'm not completely against it, but we're homebound most of the week and my kids are just really healthy. Asher's only had the Norovirus and a few colds since he was born and so far, Cole has only had a cough that lasted 1 week... so, I'm not too concerned, it's just annoying to have to deal with a Dr that pressures you at every appt!
Well, Cole is waking up... better give that kid a bottle before the world errupts!
So, I got an invite on facebook from the woman who is the teacher at a local BSF class in Lake Oswego... she had let me know a while back that BSF will now be offering childcare for children under 2 years old which is a brand new policy!!! I'm so excited b/c I had originally quit going since I could not find weekly childcare for Asher when he was little... plus, our whole car situation has not allowed me to go either.
Anyway,
BSF International is an amazing organization that truly teaches God's word in a straightforward and effective manner. I learned so much while attending the years I went. They offer introduction classes the 1st week of each month and the infant childcare program begins January 26th. I would really like to go but I have no car!!! I'm posting this for 2 reasons: 1- in the hopes that I can get someone to come with me and give me a ride while also attending and 2- that more of you look into BSF and begin participating in this amazing ministry. While some may go and think it seems "strict" I've discovered that all their rules are in place to allow God to work without hindering one another by our perceptions and ideas.
It's an intense study, 6 days of homework each week, but seriously, I learned more at that study each week than one month or more of sermons (no offense Steve, it's just a participatory study and not only a sermon). MaryAnne Noack teaches the Tuesday morning class in Lake Oswego at the Lutheran church and she is amazing too!! I love hearing her teach and her honesty always inspires me to truly seek after God. The class starts at 9:15am and ends about 11:30. Please, if you have any interest, contact me and at least come to the introduction class and one real class after that!
The class is pretty straightforward and very structured... meet and sing 2 hymns, hear a small intro, break into small groups to discuss lesson from previous week, meet as a whole group again, sing 1 hymn, lecture, get new lesson, repeat! Let me know if you're interested in attending! The first time you go you'll need to find childcare but every week after that you just drop them off and they'll get to learn a lesson and a bible verse that goes along with our study. Like I said, please let me know if you're interested, I know you'll be blessed by it!!!
Grandpa Boatright intruduced Asher to this little number. Apparently
it's funny when mom does it too!
Asher did an amazing thing last week... yep... gave up his binky! It was really odd actually. One morning after his bath he was being very cranky. I went and found his binky and tried to hand it to him. He simply kept saying "done, done" and refused to even hold it. He took it with him to naptime but wouldn't put it in his mouth. Well, actually, that day he never really napped... he just played in his room for half hour-45 minute increments, came out of his room, got in trouble, then back to goofing off again. That night, he still wouldn't take his binky. Even while crying at night he just kept saying "done" whenever I tried to give it to him. We figured we'd take the opportunity to hide all the binkies!
A friend suggested he might have had an ear infection and that it hurt to suck. I don't know what exactly happened, but he's on the upside of his cough now and goes to sleep without the binky! He asked for it once today so I just told him "You said you were done so all the binkies went bye-bye." and he seemed content with that answer :) So yay!!! I'm so glad it wasn't a super drawn out battle or source of contention. Cole doesn't seem to be near as attached to his so I'm hoping we can raise 2 kids without power struggles over binkies at least!
On another note, I had my last Dr's appt for a while to just check a couple things out with my recovery. I've had a really sharp pain on the right side of my incision on the inside. It feels like a strained muscle does and it gets worse when I do a lot of lifting or working out. My Dr felt the incision and said it was the material they use to close up everything. I guess it's a really strong suture on the right that is in more of a knot that the rest and it takes about 3 months for it to dissolve. Where the knot is can dissolve more slowly and that's probably what's causing the pain. He said I should be painless within a month or so and to just take it easy until it doesn't hurt anymore. I wasn't really worried, just annoyed that I can't work harder to get into shape again. But that's what this summer will be for... hopefully lots of jogging to the park with the kids and swimming in grandma's pool!!
Lastly, Cole is starting to chuckle a bit! Kristi was watching the kids while I was at the Dr's today, and she said her and her daughter really got Cole laughing! I was sad to miss it but am really excited to hear it soon. He's so cheerful (as long as he's not tired or hungry) and so content most of the time. We get lots of smiles and he's becoming slightly more predictable... my kids are polar opposites! But so far, Asher and Cole seem to really love each other... as much as babies can. Cole just watches Asher run around and Asher loves to help me get Cole up after naps. Asher will go running to Cole whenever he cries and will even put his binky in when he's tired. It's so cute to see Asher take toys to Cole and just say his name, even if it is way too close to his face :) I'm glad to have these boys and really look forward to the fun times ahead.
