Reid's Latest Thing:
Topic: New Developments!
His feet! He loves to look & grab at them!

Rolly Polly -Part II
Topic: New Developments!
Our rolly polly continues to put those curves to use. He has started to roll from his back to his belly now!

And now that he has enough hand coordination, ALL things go in the mouth!

4 Month Well Check
Topic: New Developments!
At Reid's check-up today, he weighed in at 17 pounds, 13 ounces! The doctor's only concern with Reid's health was his cradle cap, concluding that he is an overall very healthy baby!

Could It Be?
Topic: New Developments!
After consulting with some fellow moms and with Little Man's doc, it is likely that Reid is already teething. I saw a bit of blood swirling around in his mouth a couple days ago, but dismissed it, thinking he had clawed at his mouth with his relentlessly growing nails that I can't seem to keep up with. He's been uncharacteristically cranky lately and seems relieved when I rub his gums. Plus, he's been salivating like crazy and has been attempting to pull anything and everything within his reach into his mouth. Sometimes I think I see little white buds on his lower-front gums, but other times I think I'm just crazy. The doc said that, as the teeth will start to surface, the gums will swell, and this can occur and reoccur for months. She recommended those water-filled refrigerated teethers to assist the teeth in cutting through.

Look What I Found!
Topic: New Developments!

Rub-a-dub-dub
Topic: New Developments!
During Reid's routine bed time bath tonight, he took a sudden interest in the water. During the entire bath he would intently grab at the water, seeming to wonder why he couldn't hold onto it!

Rolly Poley
Topic: New Developments!
Reid rolled over for the first time today! I was alone at my mom-in-law's, scrambling to pack up some of Reid's stuff. I lied him on his tummy on the couch, pushed the ottomans together just in case, and stepped away for no more than a couple minutes. When I returned, he was on his back. I stood there a bit stunned then exclaimed, "Oh my God! You did it!!" I flipped him over, and said, "Ok, do again." And sure enough, he did. I ran to get Debbie's camera and flipped him over a third time, but he just got mad. =)

Reid discovered his hand today!
Topic: New Developments!

2-Month Check-up
Topic: New Developments!
Reid weighed in at a whopping 15 POUNDS! This puts him in the 98th percentile, which Colby translates as Reid being able to kick the butts of 97% of babies his age. He's already fitting into a lot of his 6-month-sized clothing! He measured 25" in length and his head measured 16" in circumference. The doc reports that Reid is a very healthy baby!

Growing Baby
Topic: New Developments!
Week 6:
Reid's newborn clothes have been fitting tightly, so I went through his 0-3 month and some of his 6 month clothes only to find that he's already stretching the seams on some of those too! So we've been playing fashion show, just so I can get pictures of him in each outfit. =)

SO EXCITING!!!
Topic: New Developments!
Week 6:
Reid has started smiling intentionally and he is showing interest in his toys. While in his buzzy chair or lying on his play gym, he will reach out and hit the hanging toys and “talk” to them, whereas he used to just get frustrated because they were in his way. So exciting!!!!

Our Healthy Boy
Topic: New Developments!
Day 17:
Reid went in to see the doctor for his 2-week check-up today. He now weighs 10 pounds, 15 ounces! Doc said at this visit they’re merely hoping that the babies have regained back to their birth weight, which was 8 pounds, 7 ounces for Reid! Doc says mama must have cream in her breasts. He has marshmallows for arms, but we just consider that a sign of a “healthy” baby! He still measured 21.5 inches long and his head grew 2 inches, putting him at 13 inches. When Doc input these stats into their system, it informed us that he is in the 81st percentile for his age, which Colby translated as he can kick the asses of 8 out of 10 babies his age. Not bad, eh?

Good bye cord, hello belly button!
Topic: New Developments!
Day 5:

Reid’s umbilical cord fell off today. Thank goodness, too! It was scary the way it just hung there. It looked like a shriveled up piece of bacon!