Chubby

Well, my LittleGuy is getting chubbier, little by little.  At his two month check up on Monday he weighed in at 10 lbs., 10 oz.  I am no longer worried if the milk factory is working - clearly it is.  LittleGuy is happy, sleeps well, has his active time, and seems satisfied when we're done nursing.  I can't ask for more.

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I get scared when I think that in a few months my hooters will hold roughly 8 oz of milk per "session."  Currently they carry about 4 ounces...and they are HUGE.  That may be biggest drawback for me, the size issue.  BUT, I've already complained about this, so let's move on.  OH, I am still using the nipple shield.  I wish I weren't, but LittleGuy just doesn't want to latch without it.  I am starting to wean him, but it will be VERY slow going.  The pediatrician says that since he's gaining and all, I shouldn't worry too much about it, so I am not.

Here is Littleman and some of his buddies dressed up in their costumes for our neighborhood "fall festival."  It reached about 82 degrees and did not feel very fall-like...but they had fun running around.  I am in the process of hemming Littleman's superman costume..as you can see he's basically swimming in it.  My poor little short boy.  Oh, you might be wondering why he is wearing that scary spiderman mask.  He made me print it out from a CD-ROM that came with a t-shirt and laminate it!  He's been wearing it for months and apparently is needed to "complete" his superman costume.  He assures us he is a "GOOD scary superman."  Whatever that is. Silly boys.  How do you like our "spooky graveyard?" Fifteen bucks at Wal-Mart.

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LittleGuy wore only the hat/stem for the chili pepper costume.  Like I said, it was pretty hot.

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I have a cute video I posted on Facebook of LittleGuy "talking" to Papabear.  I'll get it up here tomorrow...or whenever I have the energy/extra time to do upstairs.  I can only post videos from Papabear's MAC, not the PC...isn't that funny?  Hmm...yes, more lame than funny.

All is well out here.  Papabear loves his new job...even if it keeps him late - last night he was scheduled to work from 9:30a to 8p.  He didn't get home until midnight!  That's emergency room work, though.  The only plus is that he is paid megabucks for all the overtime.  Extra bucks can't hurt...ever, really.  And, he enjoys all the different cases he sees - a stark contrast from the endless prescribing he had to do at his previous job.  (However, he sees about 10 to 20 flu/swine flu positive people a day!  Neither of us is thrilled about this, but it is a risk he/we has to take.)

We went to the U2 concert last week.  It was pretty awesome.  I was never a huge, huge fan, but it was a truly amazing show.  I wasn't thrilled about going with LittleGuy being only seven weeks old.  I was nervous about my boobs exploding...BUT, I pumped in the car as we pulled into the parking lot.  I have a battery operated travel pump and I brought a cooler to keep the milk.  Towards the end of the show I could feel the music literally rippling through the accumulated milk in my chest - definitely weird!  I pumped nearly five ounces when we finally made it out to the car!  So, it all worked out and I am really glad I went. 

I wish I had more to write.  There are plenty of anecdotes and thoughts to share, but I am simply tired.  I feel good, but I also feel like I am still adjusting to life with two little ones.  I am not as "together" as I usually am.  Bills are being paid late and I haven't fully gotten back into the swing of hosting playdates.

I am grateful to the handful of girlfriends out here who keep us occupied when Papabear is working late.  AND, my MIL who comes over to either take Littleman out for an afternoon, or stays with LittleGuy so I can go out with my big boy.  Life is a whole lot more bearable when you get a break here and there.  Today Papabear was home and just the simple act of driving Littleman to preschool made my day...well...awesome.  I had time to exercise AND shower - JOY.

Okay, off to pump so I can one day, maybe, go see a movie with my husband again...

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