Tim's Birthday, Doctor Visits, and First Foods

This past week we kept very busy. We celebrated Tim's 33rd birthday and Spencer had two doctor visits. Tim took last Wednesday and Thursday off for his birthday. The boys and I treated him to lunch at Chiptoles and then we bought some new bushes (to replace the ones the rabbits killed this winter) and some flowers to spruce up the front yard with color. The weather was perfect for spending the day outside doing yard work. Mason loved helping plant the new flowers.



Spencer had his 4 month check up. He is now weighing in at 15lbs 14oz (50-75%ile) and is 26in long (75th-90%ile). He still is having a little bit of discomfort in his left thigh from one of his shots (there is a knot there), other than that he is fine. Today he had his appointment with the dermatologist for his eczema. It was nice to talk to her and get a little more direction on what I can do for him. She felt like it wasn't necessary to prescribe him anything because she doesn't like to give infants more steroids, if possible. Since the over-the-counter hydrocortisone works when we use it, she suggested that we continue with it and to apply the Aquaphor twice a day. She also said that if he seems to have a really bad flare up and itching a lot to give him some Benedryl.



We also started Spencer on rice cereal this weekend. The first attempt, we made the cereal pretty thin. He took a little in but most of it ended up on his bib. Since then, I have thickened it up and he takes the whole tablespoon of cereal with no fuss. He is so cute opening his mouth as the spoon approaches. He's been waiting for this day to come, when he too could eat like the big people. We'll stick with the rice cereal for a couple of more weeks and then introduce oatmeal, followed by veggies.



Mason has loved the nicer weather and getting outdoors to play. We look forward to spending the majority of our days this spring and summer outside. Let's hope this little cold spell the past couple of days is the end of Old Man Winter.


Finally, Tim decided to paint our half bathroom this weekend. We had decided that we wanted Picaso Blue. It is dark, but looks really awesome with the white accents (rug, towels, shelf, picture frame). The pictures don't do it justice, but it really does look great.