Aug 28 2009
People ask me all the time; “What do you do?” I tell them; I” am a software development project manager.” Then, I get a blank stare and the conversation moves onto other things.
Well, I have included the video below because I think it clearly represents what I do and should answer most of the questions about my job.
Aug 26 2009
Wow, Kevin is two months old now. He had his 2 month dr. appointment on Monday and it turns out he is a pretty big boy. He was 13 lbs. 4 oz. and 24 1/4 inches long! As far as I can tell from my own interpretation of the charts, that is about the 90th percentile for both. But his weight is low for his height. He is tall and thin, just what we thought! His head is 40 cm, which is right in the middle, so I guess he has a small head for his body. He had two shots and took them very well.
The doctor said I should put him on his tummy and prop his arms on a boppy pillow to get the weight off his legs. She said he is a “leg guy”. He kicks his legs a lot and tries to get up on his knees so he needs to work on building his upper body strength. She also said he is ready to work on giving up the 3 AM feeding. That will be great for me! She said it should take 5 or 6 days for him to get over it. We tried last night and he did pretty good. He had a little trouble going to sleep because he was in a strange bed (he’s been in the bassinet next to me but we put him in the pack ‘n play in the other room). Once he was asleep he didn’t get me up until 5:30. I’d say that’s progress!
He is starting to drool a bit and he is getting more alert and active. He plays with the toys on his mat now, batting at them and sometimes holding on. He is also smiling at me a lot and starting to talk. He still only laughs in his sleep. He knows exactly who I am. John is a little jealous that when he’s holding Kevin and I walk in the room, Kevin’s attention goes right to me. Kevin likes to be propped over your shoulder while you’re standing up of course. He wants to see what’s going on.
We think he is a lot of fun. Here are some pictures of his life so far! I love this song and have always looked forward to having a baby to sing it to. I hope you get to see the video before the music gets muted by youtube!
Aug 10 2009
Have you heard about this? If you go to schwans.com/free you can get a $10 item delivered to your door for free! I just ordered mini ice cream sandwiches.
If you’ve never eaten anything from the Schwan’s man, you have to go place an order now! The ice cream is so good. I think I’ve only ever had that and the pizza. When I was a kid, my grandma always had ice cream from the Schwan’s man in her freezer. We loved to see the big yellow truck drive up to her house. There was just something special about it.
I can taste those sundae cones, ice cream sandwiches, and push-ups now!
