My Growing Boy!

I still can't believe that Pierce turned 4 months today. It makes me a little sad at how fast he is growing especially when I think that he will be my last baby to say mama for the first time, to give me a kiss for the first time, to say "I love you" for the first time, to look at me like I am the greatest person on the planet. I know most of you will think this is crazy, and I am sure I will too in a couple of days from now (or even when bedtime rolls around tonight), but I am a little sad that I won't be having any more children. I wonder when that baby fever goes away.

I took Pierce to his check-up today and as promised I went with a positive attitude. I went there as if I was meeting the doctor for the first time....clean slate. I felt I owed him a second chance (or 10th but who's counting?). Well, today was the day that the straw broke the camel's back so to speak. I know doctors are not perfect and do not have all the answers, but there is no reason for them to be arrogant and rude. I won't go into specifics but let me just say that my search for a new pediatrician started the second I got home. I would really appreciate it if someone could point me in the direction of a female pediatrician who is also a mother in the McKinney, Allen, Frisco areas.

Back to my growing boy. He has been growing like a weed. He has jumped to the 25% percentile in weight at 13.4 lbs. WOW! I can't believe that especially with the amount he is spitting up. I wonder what he would weigh if he did have severe acid reflux? Just today, I had to change 3 times before leaving for our appointment at 11:30 because he gave me so many milk baths. At least the pain has subsided....thank you Prevacid! He has grown 5 inches since he was born and is now 23.5 inches long. I think that is in the 1oth percentile. He may end up being short like his dad.

Here are some things that describe Pierce these days:

~he LOVES to try and be louder than his sisters

~he is constantly smiling and starting to laugh

~he lets you know when you are not paying enough attention to him

~he gets upset when I walk out of the room

~he prefers to play lying on his back

~he loves his pacifier (I couldn't get my girls to take one no matter how hard I tried...they are thumb suckers)

~he seems to get irritated when Reagan is too loud

~he will FINALLY doze off while in his car seat

~he sleeps through most nights and has been doing that for some time now

~he refuses to nap (I guess I can't have the best of both worlds)

~he likes to sit in the exersaucer and bumbo seat

~he only wants mommy to hold him when he is tired

~he is drooling like crazy

~he is constantly putting his hands in his mouth

~he loves the sound of running water

~HE IS PERFECT!!!