It's all about Jonah!: 2/14/10

Jonah had his first visit with our new pediatrician on Monday. I think it was a good decision on our part to start going to Dr. Meyers. His office and staff are so child friendly and a better environment for our little guy. Dr. Meyers seems really laid back but attentive which will hopefully work out well for us being that we are "hyper" new parents ;)

Anyway, Jonah is doing great and growing strong! He's healthy, alert, curious, and moving around everywhere! He weighs 16 pounds 7 ounces! Even though we were sure he weighed more, it's right where he should be. He is also 26 inches long. When the nurse was straightening his legs to measure him he sat himself right up using his stomach muscles! It left us all amazed at how strong he is! Jonah also seemed to tolerate his shots pretty well too. The usual expected cry but he calmed down quickly. So, now it is time to start solids and sleep training since Jonah is not sleeping through the night. Yikes! I'll be starting him on rice cereal and veggies...pictures to come soon! It will be interesting to see how he likes it. I definitely think that he's ready so hopefully it will go well and he will be happy trying new foods. As far as the sleeping, well Monday night Jimmy went to him when he woke up around 1:00am and helped him go back to sleep. Last night, when Jonah woke up around 2:00am we both checked on him once and let him cry it out like Dr. Meyers said to do. He was back asleep within 25 minutes. It seemed like the longest 25 minutes ever but it was not as long as I thought it would be and I know ultimately we were doing the right thing for both him and us. So, I'm not planning on feeding him throughout the night anymore. I guess, it's time for that first step of a little independence. Let's just pray it's not any worse then that from now on and that Jonah is able to soothe himself back to sleep at night.

The great highlight of our Monday was that we spent some time with our friends Melissa and Dave and their adorable boys Ethan (almost 4) and Zach (1). They were in town escaping the New York snow, visiting family, us, and making a trip to Disney. It was so nice to spend the day with them and finally meet their boys! It's always a treat to catch up with old friends! Despite the weather being cool here, we ventured out to Siesta Key Beach and took the boys to the playground. Dave and Jimmy ran after Ethan as he played all over the slides and play structures while Melissa and I pushed Zach and Jonah on the swings. It gave us the chance to talk about life, our little ones, motherhood, etc. Then we went out toward the water, played on the sand and took some cute pictures. After having a late lunch together we said our good-byes. It really made me realized how much I miss having close friends from college near by. They also gave Jonah an extremely nice toy which he seems to really like already. It has lot of activities, songs, sounds, numbers, shapes, letters, opposites, and more.... lots to learn with. It was such a great surprise and so thoughtful! Here are pictures of Jonah having some fun outside and in.....

Jonah's wearing red for Valentine's Day....playing with a teddy bear from our friend Kristin! He was having lots of fun rolling/wrestling with it!