4 month Dr's appointment

On Thursday we went back to the Dr for Chase's 4 month appointment. Even the nurses commented on how much bigger and more interactive he was compared to his first visit at 6 days old. Chase was excited to be there and smiled at everyone. He stared at a little girl who was a bit older than Nasya, who was banging on the chairs in the waiting room. That's our son- checking out the older ladies!

Chase weighed in at 14lbs 12oz- short of the 16lbs we expected, but still great. He was 25 inches long, putting both his height and weight at the 50th percentile. He's meeting all his milestones in terms of holding his head up, tracking light with his eyes, and standing up (with support).

As some of you know, Chase has stopped sleeping through the night. In fact, the past couple of nights he's been up every 2 1/2 to 3 hours. It's not good for him to not have more restful sleep, and it's miserable for me. Now I know why sleep deprivation is a type of torture. We asked the Dr about this sudden change and, as we expected pointed to two possibilities:

1. Chase is hungry and ready for solid foods. He suggested we start with rice cereal, then other types of grain cereals, and then start veggies.

2. Chase is teething. Apparently his volume of drool is normal (I can't imagine what it will be like when he's drooling more), but his gums are a little swollen so his teeth may be working their way up.

Since I'm desperate for sleep, we went right to the organic market and bought rice cereal to use Thursday night. See next post on our first attempt at solid foods. If that doesn't work, it's time to give him some pain relief for those teeth.

Finally, Chase got his shots and he was a champ! No crying at all (from either of us!), he just looked a little wide-eyed while Stephen held him. We had pre-medicated him with some generic Tylenol so we would not repeat the scene after the last set shots. From all reports, he was a happy baby all day so the Tylenol must have worked.

Sorry about the lack of pictures, but stay tuned for the next post...this eating/feeding thing is going to take a little while to perfect...

Baptism

This weekend we celebrated Chase's baptism. It started on Thursday when Kim, his godmother, flew in. We had a lovely dinner out (sans Stephen who had back-to-school night) and caught up on Chase and Baby Tennant (due January 2011).

On Friday, Kim took over nanny duties and watched Chase all day long. She was very brave, but it was good practice for her. And luckily, Chase was very well-behaved- VERY well-behaved. He spent most of the day napping. That afternoon Tim, his godfather, and Lauren flew in and Grammy and Grampy drove down so we all went to dinner and then back to our house. With all of the excitement, Chase could not settle down and didn't go to sleep until almost 10:30! (sadly that did not mean he slept through the night).

On Saturday we went to our baptism class and ran some errands before Nonnie & Pop, Aunt Meg, Uncle Joey, & Uncle Billy arrived. We spent the afternoon and evening barbequing, playing corn hole, playing with Chase and just hanging out. It was great to just be with everyone, especially at our home where we could play host/hostess to our families who always go out of their way for us. Chase was so excited to have time with so many people who love him!

Sunday morning we arrived early for the 9am mass at St. Peter's on Capitol Hill. Chase wore the Lamont christening gown that his great-grandfather, father, uncles, and cousin all wore for their baptisms.

There were four baptisms during mass on and we had, by far, the biggest crowd of family, friends, and fans. We were joined by Uncle Tommy (my godfather), Aunt Joanne, Meg & Tucker, Liz & Ty, Jon & Emily, and Okera & Nasya in addition to all the family who came in earlier. Thanks to a wakeful night and a warm church, Chase slept through the service.
The baptismal sacrament took place after the homily and when the priest poured holy water over Chase's eyes, he woke up but did not cry. He was such a good boy. After mass we took many, many pictures.

Following mass and pictures, we had a lovely brunch at Zest with family and friends.




We had a great time with everyone and are so thankful for all the good wishes and prayers. It was such a wonderful weekend that we're still recovering.

God Bless Chase!

Chase at 4 months!

Chase is already 4 months old- he's been here for a 1/3 of the year! This month his birthday was made even more special by the celebration of his baptism! More on that later...

At 4 months old, Chase is:

-Fully standing, flat on his feet, with support. This is his preferred position. He can put his hands in his mouth and turn most of the way around to look at everything.
(this SHOULD be his 4 month picture)

-Sitting up with support--loving the bumbo chair. Just getting used to the exersaucer- it's overwhelming even for us. But he focuses on just one or two activities and seems to really enjoy it.

-He's also sitting up from reclining in his bouncy/vibrating chair. He raises his head and leans forward.

-Finding his voice. He's talking LOUDLY. And will go on and on whether or not we're there to respond.

-Laughing. It's awesome.

-Outgrown most 0-3 clothes. We didn't expect it to happen this quickly!

-Holding the bottle himself (sometimes).

-Teething...we think. He's drooling everywhere and sticking his hands in his mouth all the time. He's also eating more than he ever has. So we can't figure out if sucking makes his teeth feel better of he's going through a growth spurt.

On Thursday we go to the doctor for his 4 month check up which means height/weight stats (I'm betting he's close to 16lbs) and shots :-(. Wish us luck...