Kai's 4 Month Dr. Visit

Sometimes it is hard for me to believe that Kai is already 4 months, but other times it is hard to remember what life was like without him. Yesterday, Chase and I took him in for his 4 month well-baby visit. The trip would have been perfect if Kai wasn't super tired and needing a nap. However, he held in there as best as any tired 4 month could, and despite loud complaining and a few meltdowns in the waiting room and doctor's office, he made it.

For Nathan's mom, especially, I am deciding to write his stats since she loves hearing how our boys are growing. First, the doctor said he is very strong, has a good heart, and good lungs, and she can tell he is very vocal :). Chase and Kai seem to follow pretty similar growth patterns, long and skinny with big heads, but compared to Chase at 4 months, Kai is longer and weighs a little less. I think their heads are pretty comparable :). Kai weighed 13lb7oz, so he is getting lower on the weight charts, and his height is in the 85% at 2'2". His head is in the 76% at 17". Because his head is so big he tends to look overall more chunky, but if you get a look at his long, skinny arms and legs you can see it is an illusion. But the doctor isn't concerned about his slenderness since he just seems to be taking after our little family. He is healthy, and I am grateful for that. He is becoming more and more social, animated, and fun. He is also mellowing out a little, and acting way more easy going, thank goodness! I love this little guy to death, and love kissing his round little head and cheeks. I am so blessed to have two cute, fun, and happy little boys.

Now if only I can work on my patience level today. Last night I was up 4 times with Kai, and when I am acting on little sleep and Chase is throwing everything he can get his hands on, talking about a million things without ever taking a break, and crawling all over me, by the end of the day I have almost lost all sanity. We will see how the day goes. I just need to keep in mind how cute they are and that they are just little boys who need my love and attention :). Wish me luck!

My Sweet Husband

Last night after we had gone in after swimming, Nathan decided he was in the mood for ice cream. Since we didn't have any on hand, he decided to take Chase to Safeway to buy some. Nathan and I are each on a restricted diet, he can't eat any wheat, flour, or anything that has gluten in it since his body doesn't tolerate it, and I can't have any dairy since Kai's body doesn't tolerate it. Anyway, he went to the store to get ice cream for him and Chase, and to pick out a surprise for me. When he got home he showed me that he got me a Ghiradelli chocolate bar, but the 1st, 2nd, 4th, and a few other of the ingredients were milk. I was bummed. I was excited to eat a treat, and then when I couldn't eat anything, and had to watch them eat ice cream, I got even more bummed. I tried not to show my disappointment, but Nathan felt really bad for not thinking of my dairy limitation, and getting me a treat I couldn't eat.

The boys finished their ice cream, and then I took Chase to his room to put him down for bed. While I was in his room, Nathan snuck out to the store again. When I came back he was gone. In the end, he came back with 3 choices: Sour Patch Kids, Sour Gummi Worms, and a Snickers Bar, 3 of my favorites. Snickers has milk in it too, but a smaller amount, and I probably shouldn't have eaten it, but I couldn't resist :).

Nathan totally didn't need to do that for me, but I really appreciated the sweet and selfless gesture, and it just proved to me even more how lucky I am to be married to him.

FHE

Last night for FHE, Nathan took Chase out to go swim. Kai of course woke up from his short nap and came out to join us. Since it was darker outside, we felt that it would be fine letting him go in the pool for the first time. It was a little chilly in the water, but he adapted ok, and was able to last for a few minutes. We had a fun time hanging out at the pool as a family.Here Chase looks exceptionally skinny, but I just had to post this picture because it shows that we really need to get "Little Swimmers". His diapers look like they are about to explode!
A cute picture of Nathan and Kai...at least I think so :)
Another cute picture of my hubby :). What a dad!
A funny picture of Kai after drying off. I almost can picture him with an Italian accent asking me what I am looking at.

Bath Time

Kai loves bath time, especially now that he has discovered his feet. Chase also loves having me bring a chair over to the counter so he can watch his little brother get a bath. I apologize for the indecent exposure in the first part of the video, that was an accident, as well as the messy kitchen that is also captured...oh well to both!

The Latest on Kai

The two latest things that Kai likes doing is looking and watching things, and sucking on his fingers. He loves Baby Einstein, which is nice since it allows us to eat dinner in peace, he loves looking at books, and he loves watching his dad and Chase. He is also crazy about sucking on his fingers, and is lately choosing to suck on the very same two that Chase always sucks on...something kind of unique. It will be funny if these are the two he sticks with as well.

Eating PB & J & "Fubbies"

Chase and food have really never went together. He has been so stubborn when it comes to eating, and has found that it is his way of having a power trip over me and Nathan. However, yesterday he miraculously decided he wanted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with some grapes. I decided to let him eat it away from the table so he could come and go and not be stubborn at the table. He did a pretty good job eating everything, but the jelly on his fingers made them sticky. When he gets sticky fingers, and then touches our brown shag rug, he gets "fubbies" on them which really upsets him. Fubbies are fuzzies, and he hates them because 1. He hates his hands dirty, and 2. He always has to suck on his 2 fingers and this gets "fubbies" in his mouth, which really gets him going. I took these two pictures before he realized the fubbies were there (hence the happy and goofy facial expressions).

Getting Frustrated

Kai has been such a funny baby from day one. He has such emotions, both good and bad, that we can't get over how extreme they can be. I didn't know that 3 month olds could get frustrated, but Kai sure does. He has been getting better at his hand to mouth control, and loves grabbing things and putting them in his mouth, but he can only control his arms and hands for so long before they choose to come out of his mouth. This makes him very mad, especially if he is trying to suck on a toy of his. Yesterday he was throwing fit after fit, that finally I had to stop letting him have toys to play with.