We gave Joseph a shot for his birthday. Poor guy, but he was very brave. It surely feels like he’s been a part of our family for much longer than four months, but the fog is starting to lift and I’m getting a bit more sleep and feel a bit more able to function. Bit by bit is the right direction!
Joseph weighed in at 8150grams and 66.5cm. His head grew 2cm. That's still off the "normal" charts for weight and it's now off the charts for height. The doctor was very pleased with his development, and Joseph wasn’t showing off his best. I asked about some red specks at the back of his neck and he said they were “stork bites.” I thought that was a cute way of talking about birth marks. He also said they normally go away at about seven months. I wonder if the mark under his nose is the same thing. It seems to have lighted up, and maybe it will disappear. Then he’ll start getting “Wightman” marks . . . (aka moles)
Today Joseph was spared a fall because of the foot rest on the bed he was sleeping on. I’d put him to sleep in the middle of the bed and after lunch I went to check on him and there was an empty blanket on the bed. Joseph was gone! I quickly went fully into the room and he was cooing on his back at the very foot of the bed. He had scotched and rolled to the very edge! I had a motherly heart attack and learned my lesson. I have a mobile son. There’s no going back now.
Besides the heart attack the day at my friend’s was beautiful and refreshing. Fall is a beautiful season that I haven’t seen much of since I grew up in Florida. It’s a pity it goes by so quickly!
