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Vincent is watching his animals go by as he sits in his swing. He adores the zebra which is why I point it out the most because I adore the smiles he has. If you listen careful you can hear a couple of his coos. He is growing to fast. *sad panda*

Today was a hard day. Today was the day we had Vincent’s two month well baby check up with the pediatrician. Perhaps it was just hard because Vincent was a fuss-butt, I didn’t get to sleep until 4:00AM, woke up at 6:00AM and came downstairs to get a bottle to find that the cats had destroyed tissue all over the living room, didn’t get my morning iced latte, that about sums it up. Although the really hard part was after the appointment, but I’ll get to that.

His two month appointment went great! He weighed in at 9lbs 14oz which means he’s gained almost 4lbs¹ since birth (6lbs 4oz). He gained 3″ and is now 21″ long, almost two feet! This kid is growing too fast. He either needs to stop or else we’re taking him back. *crosses arms* Apparently he’s also brilliant because his head is 40.5cms around and growing greatly. I’d give you percentiles but I forgot what they are :( So I’ll call in the morning to find them out yet again. I was too busy being happy that he was growing so well, holding his head up for her, banging out a push-up when she laid him on his tummy, and looking at me when I talked.

Here I was worried for nothing that he wasn’t meeting milestones. Spsh. This little guy is starting to crack smiles, coo, hold himself up with his legs when helped, and do all the things he’s supposed to be doing. I’d like to enroll him in karate now with as strong as his kicks are.

GO VINCENT GO!

Then the looming shadow happened. If you’re pro-vaccination like me you know what the two month well baby check means. In my case it meant holding Vincent close to me while they jabbed both his legs at the same time, him screaming bloody murder, bursting into the tears he suddenly developed this month, crying, me crying, and repeating this process as they jabbed his leg for a third time to deliver the vaccinations. When it was all said and done the only thing I could do was hold him close to me and try to comfort him. Of course I felt bad for him but it’s for his own good. Poor guy.

That was the majority of our day to be repeated two months from now. Vincent has been dealing like a champ so far, a bit cranky, but a champ none the less.

This shows their dynamic so well.

Today was a rather nice day in the low 70′s with little wind (a rarity for my area) so I decided that since Jeremy mowed the lawn last night I would start the water in the back yard.  As I was fiddling with the set up of my sprinkler cover as much ground as possible while not going outside the fence line I hear my neighbor call to me:

“I’m going to start some water on your lawn over here. It’s dead. That was new grass last year.”

So in response I thank her and told her I have a black thumb and just can’t keep anything alive while rolling my eyes. If she wants to water my lawn for me, fine. One less area for me to do myself.

Oh the joys of small town living I suppose.