I finally got around to updating my actual website. It hadn’t been updated in years so I figured it was time. Anyways for anyone interested it is just a collection of Desmond pictures and you can find it here.

In other news, we had Gymboree today, it was fun. There were 5 new babies there, and some of them were really babies, like 5 and 7 weeks old. You forget really fast how small newborns really are. They were so cute. The three of us that are normally in the class all decided to move up to level 2. It seemed like it was time, the stuff we did today was definitely more directed towards slightly smaller babies then any of us had. So we’re all going to the Thursday class. It should be fun, at a guess there isn’t a huge difference between level 1 and level 2 Gymboree, but we’ll see. I also signed up for Baby Signs which is starting in October, he’ll have just turned 6 months when the class starts so it should be perfect timing to start that.

Other then that not much else going on here, I’m thinking of restarting learning Latin again.

So it’s been a bit busy here the past few weeks. Shocking I know. Dan just switched companies today and is now working for his new company. Nothing much changed in his actual work environment since he is still doing the same job just new company in charge.

This weekend we went out and saw my inlaws, my father in law just had back surgery so we went to their house to visit. Their fridge apparently died and they aren’t planning on getting a new one until my father in law can go out looking with my mother in law. I personally would have problems not having a fridge for 2 weeks, but whatever works for them. My father in law is doing well and seems to be recovering well. They both loved playing with Desmond. We had a nice time there.

We went to a baby wearing expo before we went to their house, it was nice. We tried on a carrier I’m interested in. It fits well, but doesn’t seem like a big change from our Mei Tei so we decided to wait before buying it. We may get one later on though.

Sunday we ran a bunch of errands. We are looking for a chair for Desmond to sit in, in the living room. We used his bouncer, but he has outgrown it and it doesn’t look safe anymore. So we’re looking for something to replace it with. Unfortuantely there aren’t many options. We found one, but the only places that sells them are in England and Europe, which makes shipping fairly expensive, and we would like to see it before we buy it. Oh well, we’ll probably waffle long enough that he is sitting before we do anything and just get him a toddler sized arm chair.

Today Desmond and I went to the Aquarium and met some nice Moms and children from our baby wearing group. It was fun. We got there late, but found them after the dolphin show anyways, so it worked out. We had fun and went out to lunch afterwards before heading home. It was a fun day, even if I did have to drive in Baltimore.

Other then that not much else going on this week at least. Which is nice, we have Gymboree on Wednesday but nothing else till this weekend when we go visit my inlaws again for their labor day cookout. Though atty will be doing the grilling this year instead of my father in law, Back surgery and all.

If you want to catch up for the past few weeks, check the extended entry.

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Okay so Desmond had his 4 month appointment today and is doing well.

At birth he was 7 pounds 14 ounces and 20 3/4 inches
At one months he was 11 pounds and 23 inches
At two months he was 14 pounds and 24 1/2 inches
At four months he is 17 pounds 13 ounces and 26 1/2 inches

He is in the 90% for weight and 90 – 95% for height. He is a big baby boy, he is closer to the size of a 7 or 8 month old then a 4 month old. He is extremely alert as well and did great on the baby assessment page, he has basically filled it out with all yeses except feeding himself, since he doesn’t get food yet, sitting on his own (though he is really close) and standing holding onto something other then Mommy or Daddy.

Go Desmond!

*Edit* I was close on the weight, since 18ish would cover 17 pounds 13 ounces and I was a bit short on the height, I really didn’t think we was quite that tall.

So it’s been a few weeks again so I should probably update. Let’s see, we got an Aquarium membership and went 2 Sundays ago. It was nice and Desmond liked looking at the fishies. We didn’t stay for the Dolphin show because he was getting fussy so instead we spent an hour trying to get out of Baltimore, I hate the inner harbor and Baltimore it is hard to find your way out once you are in.

Desmond has his 4 month doctor’s appointment tomorrow, so we’ll see how much he’s grown then. I’m guessing 26 inches and 18ish pounds. He’ll be getting one shot and we’ll have to make appointments for the second shots of the ones he has gotten so far. We’re sticking with our one shot a month plan for the moment I think.

Desmond is teething we’re pretty sure, he doesn’t like to go to bed now either, he’s his Mommy’s baby isn’t he? He will go down and then be back up about an hour later, before going down an hour later. On the plus side, once he is finally out he’s out for the night and he sleeps till around 10am which I appreciate.

Dan’s company lost their recompete, so we had a couple of days of worry over here while he was figuring what to do. The company that won it offered him a job (basically his current job) with a nice 10ish% raise, so he took it. His current company wasn’t on the ball with getting people interviews internally and such and with Desmond he didn’t want to push his luck in finding something. He also figured he’s been with his current company for 9 months so he doesn’t have much company loyalty yet. Our health insurance is changing for a third time this year now, joy. Fortunately the doctors we care about are all on the new plan as well, so we should be set. Copays are a bit less as are prescription costs, the monthly cost of the plan is a bit more then currently but we still come out ahead since his new company gives him a 75$ a month travel budget which makes up for the health insurance increase. Overall we think the benefits are a bit better at the new company. He won’t be able to work from home right away, but we’re hopefully he can work it out so he can again in a few months. We also get to go to Disney still so I’m happy.

Desmond and I joined Gymboree, we had fun at our first class so we decided to go ahead and sign up, it is a way for us to get out of the house at least once a week which will be nice. We’ll see how it goes, he seems so much older then the other babies in the 0 to 6 month class, even if he is the second youngest, the youngest is 4 days younger then him.

Other then that not much else going on. We did celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary on the 5th of August. Well actually we celebrated on the 4th, my inlaws came up and baby sat Des while Dan and I went out to dinner, we had fun, it was kind of weird being out without the baby though. It is only the third time we’ve done something without him since he was born.

It has been a busy few weeks, but things will probably settle down by January or so, hopefully at least.