Still Enjoying New Toys

Micah is still entertained by his new toys. I love watching all of his new expressions.

I'm sad to say that my memory card is full, so I'll have to find time to get to the store to get a new one. I'd download everything to my laptop and clear my card, but I don't trust this thing to last much longer. Hopefully, by my birthday I'll have a new computer. Until then, here are a few more pictures from Christmas day.

Monday

I never thought I would find myself thinking it is too quiet again, but I'm sitting in the office with only a couple other people and the thought crossed my mind. The silence is strange and I kinda miss Micah talking and grunting in the background and possibly the crying too. I suppose the office will be a ghost town for the rest of the week.

Mom and Dad have decided to stay the rest of the week and keep Micah at home. I'm thrilled b/c we don't have to pay full tuition for daycare this week and maybe, just maybe, he'll be 100% healthy and well for a few days. And if he's well, that means I can finally get over this cold without picking up the next one as soon I'm feeling a little better.

Micah had a great weekend. He had carrots for the first time and LOVED them. He couldn't get enough of them yesterday afternoon. He ate and ate and cried for more. By the time he finished, his face was as orange as his hair. He has also realized the potential of his hands. He is grabbing and picking up things and putting them straight in his mouth. It's quite entertaining to watch him discover all of his toys and what they do and what they taste like.

More Toys

Christmas Snapshots

This is my favorite kind of salad!!! Thanks daddy!

Merry Christmas

It's my 100th post! What a day!



All of the cooking, eating, festivities and new toys have worn out our guests. It's nap time at our house now. I'm gonna try to get a little shut eye myself so I can prep dinner soon. Here's a few videos of Micah today. I'll post more soon. Keep checking back for more updates.

Merry Christmas to everyone we couldn't share this special day with. We will be there soon to enjoy your company. Hannah, Chase, Will and Henry,--you're presents will be there soon too. Sorry for the delay.

Ho Ho Ho!

Here are the before and after pictures of Micah's first cereal and also what he looked like this morning before daycare. He was still a little sleepy. Can you tell?

4 month check-up

Friday Tom took Micah to see the pediatrician for his 4 month check-up. Micah now weighs in at 15 lbs and is in the 50th percentile on all of the measurements. He got 4 shots and was put on a breathing machine to help break up the congestion he had in his chest. He has a terrible cold which I'm starting to come down with. Yuck! We decided it would be best if we kept him home from daycare today to get some one-on-one attention if he needs it, so Micah is spending the day at home with his daddy.

On Sunday Micah had his first breakfast of rice cereal. He swallowed about 4 bites which is great in my book. After he finished eating he took a 3 hour nap! I was able to get quite a bit of cleaning done in that time.

I have before and after pictures of his first breakfast, but they're at home. I'll try to get those uploaded today or tomorrow.

RSV

Like every day, I went to visit Micah at lunch today. But, today I noticed a big warning sign on his classroom door that said the infant room as been exposed to RSV or Respiratory Syncytial Virus.

Great!

Apparently, a little girl in his class started coming down with it over the weekend and has been out all week. Today they informed the daycare it has developed into full blown RSV. Just our luck. Micah started getting sick a few days ago. Luckily he has an appointment with the peditrician tomorrow morning for his 4 month check-up. So, keep your fingers crossed that he doesn't have RSV and we don't have to spend Christmas in the hospital!

Cold

As promised, here are the pics of Micah in his reindeer costume.


Micah has caught yet another cold. Here we go again!

Updates

Yes, you are seeing that correctly. The thermostat read -4 degrees outside this morning and that wasn't even the lowest. Last night we broke a record of -18 degrees. Anyone feel like building an igloo?

Since I finally had a few free minutes I thought I would post a few updates on Micah.

Last week was a blur. With Tom being out of town for a few days and me being busy with Junior League and work, I don't know how I kept my head on straight. The weekend of the 6th and 7th Micah had a chance to meet Santa again. This time at the Encana Children's Holiday Party...and he was awake too. He looked adorable dressed in his reindeer costume. (pictures to come soon)

This weekend we took Micah to his very first hockey game. I lucked up and got last-minutes free suite tickets from work. Micah was a happy boy through the whole game except the 3 times the Avs scored and the loud fog horn went off and the crowd errupted into cheers. It startled him a bit and he made this pitifully cute face with his bottom lip poked out and then began to cry. By the third time we were quick to cover his ears to keep him happy. Saturday night Micah joined us at a Christmas party hosted by one of Tom's co-workers. Micah got to stay up late, but that didn't mean he'd sleep all the way through the night. Sunday night Micah spent the evening with Gail and Wes while Tom and I went to my office holiday party. That's the first date Tom and I have had since Micah made his arrival. Micah did well with Gail and Wes. It goes without saying that he didn't suffer from a lack of attention all evening. Gail even made Micah an adorable Santa face mobile.

That pretty much sums up the highlights.

Oh, I forgot to mention that Micah is quite the talker. I walked into his daycare class on Friday to the whole room sitting and listening to him chat out loud to everyone. He loves being the center of attention and seems to keep the crowds entertained, even the teachers.

I still haven't gotten caught up on everything, but I did manage to get a 2 hour nap this afternoon. Now, it's an hour past my bedtime so that technically only puts me an hour ahead. This will be short so I can hit the hay. I promise I'll fill everyone in on how Micah is doing as soon as Tom is back and I can get a few minutes to myself.

Today Micah seemed pouty. Even Ms. Danielle said he didn't smile much at daycare. Tom claims that he misses his daddy. I can't believe he has developed so much personality so far. He's quickly approaching 4 months old!

My eyes are barely open now. Goodnight!

Here's a video to tide you over until I can put more details up. I'm taking tomorrow afternoon off to catch up on sleep and house work. Running the roost solo is hard work.

Thanksgiving

Here's a couple pictures from Thanksgiving (Thanks Gail!)


Micah can't keep his eyes off of Gia's pig-in-the-blanket. Looks like he's getting hungry for a little more than milk these days.




Isn't this little guy adorable!!!!

With 8" of snow still on the ground this morning, this is how Micah looked as he headed off to baby school. Isn't he cute!