Wednesday, August 11, 2010

1 Month Check Up

Mark had his 1 month check up on Monday. I can't believe he's one month old. And even more, I can't believe he's gained 3 lbs since he was born. He now weighs 10 lbs 12 ozs and is 22 1/4 inches long--that a growth of an inch and a quarter in a month. He's in the 85th percentile for height and 70th percentile for weight. Perfect--obviously he's going to be tall with a 6'7" daddy.

Mark had to get his second Hepatitis B shot. Of course we hated this. Mark did really well, but hearing him wail after the shot was a bit traumatic. Sweet Isaac promised him ice cream, but of course, he can't have that right now. I thought the sentiment was really sweet. Not looking forward to the 2 month visit when he gets a lot more.

Mark is now sleeping for a 4 hour stretch at night. This has been VERY nice. Then he usually will go back down for another 3 hour stretch, but getting him back down after that is pretty hard. Seems like he enjoys the 4:30-5:30 hour! : ) He should stretch this out a little more in a few weeks, so we're fine with this. Actually, in some ways I'll miss this time because it means he's a lot bigger! Breast fed babies wake a little more frequently, but it's worth it for the benefits that he's getting.

On the Mom and Dad front...

Isaac is training for the Marine Corps Marathon on October 31. He is up to 16 miles for a long run (his longest ever!). And will do an 18 miler this Saturday. I am so proud of Isaac for doing this while working a pretty busy job and raising a newborn.

My 34th birthday is Saturday. We are having some people over for cake and ice cream and my best friends from Winston are coming to visit. Can't wait! I won't be with my twin sister Kathleen this year. But we'll celebrate together hopefully during Labor Day weekend.

I need to write another post on our trip to TN this past weekend. Driving 9 hours each way with a newborn was no picnic, but we had a wonderful trip with family. Stay tuned!

And finally a picture of Mark with his animal friends. How cute is this?!

2 comments:

Jules said...

Lots of big things going on in your neck of the woods: like babies growing like weeds! :) So proud of my little man! And the big one who can rrruuunnn so far - muy impressive! And the mama who is doing an AMAZING job in all sorts of ways. You are just the little Wonder Fam. Love you all mucho!

erin said...

Oh my, that picture is PRECIOUS!