Nine weeks old today! (....but honestly, I'm getting to the point where I"m forgetting which "week"......but I feel like I'm supposed to remember up until 12 weeks old before I can just stick with months......it's what a good mom does, right?! :) )
This week Jackson had a lot of outings! He went out with Stephanie for lunch and some visiting. And he had his doctor appointment on Friday (more on that below). Also, we took him out to lunch twice --- Applebee's & Johnny B's (we're starting to be more comfortable with taking him out in public now that he doesn't go 0-to-60-crying as much).
He had his 2 month check up, and it went well. Everything looks great with his physical health and development. He officially weighed 13 lbs, 12 oz, and measured 23.5 in. in height, which is right on track for his growth curve. But he did have to get his 2 month vaccinations (2 shots and one oral vaccine). We had used a numbing cream to numb his skin, and we gave him sugar water on his pacifier to help, but he still cried a little bit (although he started crying when the nurse gave him the oral vaccine, so who knows if he was crying from pain or not....) He was a bit fussy and slightly feverish for a couple of days afterwards, but not too bad. He goes back at 4 months and will have his next round of immunizations then.
At the doctor's office during the check up
We also had a visit from Adam & Hannah this weekend, and it was the first time they had met Jackson. He's a lot more fun now with a good bit of interaction, smiling, and laughing, and much less crying than the first month, so it's a good time to meet him :) I think they had fun with him (even though he did go poo play-dough factory once).
Next week is my last week at home before returning to work. I'm ready to get back in a work routine, but on the flip side I am really sad about missing out on so much of Jackson's alert / awake time each day (he's usually tired and chilled out by 6:00, and heads to bed by 7:30). So I need to really enjoy the next week with him!!
