7 Weeks 5 Days Old

Well, I return to work this Thursday. I have mixed feelings about it. I'm ready to get back into the swing of things and see everyone again, but I don't want to leave Christopher. We still haven't found childcare, so my mom is coming to stay with him for 2 weeks. I want to stay home with him myself, but really need the money so don't know how I could work it out right now. I would need some kind of Work-At-Home job. I've looked online, but those all seem like scams. One possibility would be with Shop At Home, but there are no openings at the moment; there probably won't be until at least the Spring. My other option would be to keep a couple of kids during the week. That's a major commitment, though, so we'll see.

Christopher had his 2-Month appointment yesterday (2/6). Here were his stats:

Weight: 11 lbs 4 oz (50th percentile)
Length: 21.5 inches (25th percentile)
Head Circ: 38 cm (25th percentile)

He also received his first round of shots, which, of course, he didn't like AT ALL! Poor thing! For the rest of the afternoon, he either slept or was really fussy. The good thing was that he had a good night again. For the 2nd night in a row, he slept for almost 7 hours! I put him to bed after his 9:30 feeding and he didn't wake me up until 4:30!!! Even better was that he only kept me up for 15 minutes last night compared to 45 minutes the night before. I hope this trend continues and gets even better! The convenient part is that, even though he ate at 4:30, he still got up at 6:30. That's a good thing since 6:30 is his first scheduled feeding for the day, which will be more important come Thursday when I return to work.

His next appointment is for his 4-Month Check-Up where he'll receive another round of shots. That'll be on April 7.

Here are a few recent pictures of him:

2/6/2006 - 7 weeks 4 days old

Awww...how cute!

2/4/2006 - 7 weeks 2 days old


2/4/2006 - 7 weeks 2 days old

Here's a partial smile