We've had a busy couple of weeks! Mason had his two month check up and is in perfect health. He weighs 10lbs, 12oz and is 23 inches long. His little itty bitty head was in the 10th percentile which was no surprise to mommy and daddy. He got three shots and boy was he not happy. He cried pretty hard for a few minutes but then was completely fine. That night he was pretty fussy but he never ran a fever or had any negative symptoms so we were in good shape.
He is still an amazing sleeper! Last night I fed him at 8:15pm, he went to bed around 10pm and then slept until 6am. I nursed him and then put him back down and he slept another 3 hours. That is typical for him too! On Sunday, I had to wake him up because I needed to feed him before we left for church. This is going to make going back to work 10 times easier because I am getting more than enough sleep and not waking up in the middle of the night. I pray this lasts for a long time. I know growth spurts and teething will be a difficult time but am hoping he'll snooze right through.
It's June 21st and I'm starring at the calendar realizing I only have a month and a little more than a week until I have to go back to work. It's going to be so very hard to leave him. I am really blessed though because my mother in law is going to watch him 3 days a week and he'll only be in daycare on Monday and Friday. The first week I go back to work however, my mother in law Melinda will be on vacation, so my mom and sister both offered to watch him for me that week so my first week back he won't be in daycare. Hopefully that will help me adjust to going back to work.
We've been very good about getting out and letting his Nonnie and Poppie babysit him. Carter and I had a dinner and a movie date night and then also had two other times where they watched him for us. Although I think about Mason all the time while I'm out and not with him, I feel comfortable and confident with leaving him. I know he is in good hands. The one thing I do freak out a little bit about is his eating. Breast milk is liquid gold and I have this big fear that he'll be more hungry than the bottle I left or the breast milk will spill somehow and he won't have a bottle. I always have to call around his feedings to make sure he is eating well and he didn't completely finish the bottle. It's so hard to tell how much he eats. You just breastfeed on demand until they stop themselves, so really it's unknown how many ounces he is getting at each feeding. To be safe I am pumping 5 ounces now.
This coming up Saturday we leave for our annual trip to Destin, Florida. I am so excited to start Mason in on the tradition. Carter and I are both in need of a beach vacation. It was actually kind of funny when we talked to our pediatrician about taking Mason to the beach. We started the conversation off with letting him know we were headed to the beach and wanted to know his thoughts on a 2 1/2 month old swimming. We said we figured quick dips in the pool would be okay but not in the ocean. The doctor said, why not the ocean? Both are equally as dirty. He said in just a couple more months your baby is going to be crawling and rolling around in dirt and who knows what else. The reason they tell you 6 months for babies to swim is not because of the water, it's because of the sun exposure. Although, you do want to make sure the water is pretty warm (mid to high 80's) because babies do have a hard time with regulating body temperature. He also said he would rather us put sunscreen on him rather than him getting sun burned. He also said make sure the water does not get in their mouth, eyes or ears. So, to prepare ourselves for the trip we are getting Mason a full body swimsuit that covers him completely with a hat. We are then going to use California Baby sunscreen which is a natural, chemical free sunscreen on the areas that can't be covered (likely just his hands and feet).
I get so excited just thinking about the trip. For the past 8 years, Carter and I have made it to every single Destin trip. And for the past 8 years, it has just been us. We would sleep in, go to bed really late, drink a little too much, run to the stores when ever we wanted. But now we have Mason and it's going to be a completely different experience. It's so exciting to think that our little family is really growing and now we're even more of a unit. We're going to be those people lugging a ton of crap down to the beach with an itty bitty baby in a sling. We are officially a family and I am thankful for all the crap I'll have to haul down.
Today marks 3 years of marriage for Carter and I. I am so blessed to have him. He's a wonderful husband and father and most importantly my best friend. We've been together for over 9 years and I can honestly say I enjoy the time I have with him. There are many crucial things needed for a great marriage, but friendship is on the top of our list.
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