Finley's Forever Family & Charlie!: 1 Year Checkup

We had J's one year checkup today- it was perfect timing since he has been sick, sick, sick recently. It all started with a high fever on Thursday night (103). The fever disappeared by Friday night, and was replaced with cold symptoms. On Saturday night we heard him fussing in bed around 9:00- I went upstairs and as soon as I opened the door to his room, I could smell it. He had thrown up all over his pillow, yellow blankie, the sheet, and a few blankets. It was disgusting! Since that was the first time J has ever thrown up, I was glad that my mom was sleeping over that night so she could help me clean it up! He went right back to sleep that night, but on Sunday morning he just wasn't himself at all. He was very quiet, acted pretty tired, and actually sat on my mom's lap for hours at a time, just watching tv and reading books. My mom was very glad for the snuggle time before she left, but sad that he was feeling so miserable. After a 2 hour nap I took him to Madison so we could sleep over and go with my mom to the airport this morning. He slept the whole way there, and when we arrived seemed like his old self again. He went to bed just fine last night, but at 6 this morning I heard some weird noises from his room. I went in there and sure enough he had thrown up all over his bed again. Ick!!! Once again, I was glad for my mom's help in cleaning it all up! After dropping my mom off at the airport, we headed home for another nap and then the appointment.

Here are the stats for J at one year:

27 pounds (I believe he lost at least a couple since he really hasn't eaten anything substantial since Thursday.)
33 inches

He's very tall for his age- and off the charts in terms of height and weight. He's growing taller as he gains weight, so the doctor just loves his progress! Nothing to worry about there! I'll just continue to have extremely strong arms for the rest of my life from picking him up and holding him!

Dr. U was very pleased with his cruising skills, and the fact that he says "Uh Oh" occasionally- I haven't blogged about it since I haven't been able to get it on video yet, you stinker!

We talked about switching from formula to whole milk (think of the $$$ we'll be saving!!!) and eating egg whites and honey.

We also talked about timeouts if he does something we absolutely won't tolerate (like hitting Finley). He's too young to really start disciplining, but we need to start being clear about what's acceptable and what isn't. So far he's just doing little naughty things which he doesn't even realize are bad- like smacking me in the face when I hold him every so often- love those moments! Ouch!

As for the illness, Dr. U said J has the same thing 10 other kids have come in for today also... just wait it out and he'll recover.

The appointment ended on a sour note- J got 3 shots! He was REALLY unhappy about those, they hurt pretty bad. But he took it like the tough kid he is and stopped crying as soon as I picked him up. He got 3 bandaids for his trouble.

Some other exciting developments, J now takes a bath without his bath seat. He sits in the tub like a big boy, and he sure loves it! His favorite thing to do is scoot closer to the faucet so he can feel and try to catch the water while we're still filling the tub. He likes the water really warm, and up to his waist- don't forget the bubbles!

It's been a busy weekend, sad to say goodbye to my mom, excited for her trip to begin, amazing that J is one already! I have a million emails to catch up on tomorrow, so if I owe you one- it's coming!