Six Weeks Old

Tommy is now a big boy!

Unfortunately, we had to make a trip to the pediatrician on Tuesday. Poor Tommy had a rash on his chest, and it seemed to spread to his forehead, top of head, and then on his face. This all happened gradually, but once it got to his face and chin, I decided it was time to take him in. Poor guy! As it turns out, he had a case of baby acne! Have you ever heard of such a thing? My poor baby! The doctor said it was harmless and would go away on its own. She said it's very common and absolutely nothing to worry about. A week later now, it's pretty much gone from his face but is still on his chest. She said it's due to their oil and sweat glands still developing and their overall systems developing. It may take a few weeks for it to all go away.

While we were there Tommy was weighed and as of Tuesday, November 4, 2008 Tommy weighed in at 10 pounds 10 ounces!! He's getting to be quite the butterball!

He is definitely on a sleeping routine now. He's alert and awake in the morning after his first bottle, and then naps in the afternoon, then is awake in the early evening, naps, eats, then is awake for a little bit, and then we go to bed. He usually sleeps for about 6 hours at a time. This is WONDERFUL! He is still eating anywhere from 4-7 ounces at a time, and mommy is doing a great job pumping and keeping up with his demands.

We had a pretty quiet week overall. We went back to Gymboree for another play date and had a great time, met new babies and mommies, and learned new songs and games to play at home.

I realized I forgot to mention two big milestones from Tommy's five week old entry. On Oct. 30, Tommy took his first road trip with mommy and Auntie Julie to Purdue to visit Jen. We had a great time! Mommy got to reminisce about her Purdue days, and we all went out for a delicious pizza lunch in the levee! I must admit, it was hard to pass by Harry's Chocolate Shop without wanting to stop in! Tommy was great in the car! He slept the whole way there and back! It was great!

And, of course, Oct 31st was Tommy's first Halloween! He dressed up as a pumpkin and sat on the porch with me to pass out candy. It was about 70 degrees that day and perfect weather for Tommy to experience his first Halloween. He went inside once it got dark for a bottle with daddy and then upstairs for some special daddy and Tommy time. (They had to go upstairs to get away from Winnie who was barking loudly at EVERY kid!) Poor Winnie! All she wanted to do was play with them!

So, that's what's new around here! We are going to start decorating for Christmas soon for Tommy's first Chrismtas. Thanksgiving is so late this year, so we're going to get a jump on things. And if Mommy ever gets her butt in gear, we'll take some family portraits for the Christmas cards!!

Stay tuned for more pictures!