2 Months Old - my, how time flies!

John Harrison is 2 months old today! He now weighs a whopping 8 1/2 pounds and is 21.5 inches long. The doctor was pleased with his progress. He could not check the murmur, however, because John was really unhappy and crying a lot. And then he got shots! He'd gotten only a short 15 minutes of nap in before I had to put him in the car-seat to go to the appt. So he screamed the whole way from the house to the appt and would only quiet down for a few minutes to he could regain his strength to cry some more. Poor thing! Here's a picture of him just now finally sleeping peacefully!

Our first road trip is this weekend to Corpus and then on to Mission for the Buckley family gathering in memory of my grandmother Mom Mom who passed away recently. We are looking forward to seeing all the cousins and introducing John to his family. Here's hoping the trip is uneventful and enjoyable (and quiet!)! Say a prayer for us that John Harrison travels well!

-EBP-

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Blue Cat Jan 1995 - April 7 2008

I had to say goodbye to my friend Blue today. She had advanced kidney failure. So I made the decision to euthanize her. She had lost a lot of weight in the last week or so and had refused to eat even her beloved treats. She was unsteady on her feet and only put up a verbal protest at the vet's office. She was 13, the equivalent of roughly 70 human years. She'd lived a good life! She'd kept me company in Baton Rouge and Lake Charles and tolerated John when he came into my life. I'll miss her terribly. She was my first baby and I'm thankful to have had her in my life! She's at peace now and in no pain. The picture above was taken on Feb 25 as I breastfed John Harrison. It was one of the last of us together. Thanks Mom for capturing the moment!

-EBP-

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A busy week

We've been busy this week. John Harrison has begun to sleep in his crib at night. Oh, yeah, I should start with the fact that the crib is set up and bedding is in. Here's a picture:

All I have left to do really is put the valance up on the window. And put things on the wall. One of John's co-workers gave us some darling animal pictures that were on his child's wall. They are redecorating and we were thankful they thought of us.

As I said, JHP is sleeping in his own room now. There are lots of things to look at and I think it's more comfortable than the Pack-n-Play is. He is becoming more alert everyday, and yesterday John and I both thought he was beginning to smile. We've made a trip out of the house each day this week and he is getting used to the carseat. It's not so much fussing when he gets strapped in, which is much easier on me. We went to the OB for my check-up and then to the grocery on Monday. Tuesday was the little shower given by my Tuesday Bible study group. He was a popular man there. All the ladies wanted to hold him! And all he wanted to do was look at the flourescent lights! Wednesday was my Right at Home Bible study. AND Thursday we went to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned. Today we are resting. And he's been pretty pleasant all week. He doesn't appear to have had any tummy issues that make him really irritable. Thank goodness!

Last week Grandma and Grandpa Pitcher were here. And they were an immense help! Daddy took time off also to enjoy the visit. Bev has said what a way Tom had with John when he was a baby and it seems that Tom has not lost the touch. When they first arrived, Tom really enjoyed having some good cuddle time with John Harrison. But then Grnadma needed her turn, too. It had been more than TWO WEEKS since she held him last. John and I were able to have a "date night" on Wednesday and that was really nice. I wasn't too anxious about leaving John Harrison. He was in good hands!

I've added a few new pics from last week. I guess I need to get snapping since he's almost 7 weeks old and I haven't taken a picture in almost a week! Shame on me!

-EBP-

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