Sebastian’s Quiver

We picked up our bag and went to the doctor today for Sebastian’s one month checkup (his birthday was yesterday).  His official weight is 11 lb 9 oz.  His official length/height is 22-1/2 inches.  That means in the past 6 days he’s gained 6 oz and in the past month he’s gained 2 lb 6 oz from his initial birth weight and he’s grown 1-1/2 inches.  Not too shabby.  Other interesting things:  he’s developed enough motor coordination to get his thumb and/or fingers into his mouth whenever he wants to.  He also has much better control of his head; he can also lift it up for short periods of time.  Twice in the past week he’s slept long enough for Juli and I to actually watch a TV show!  If that doesn’t sound impressive, you need to take a look at our TiVo - we have probably 40 hours of unwatched TV shows recorded in the past month, though we’ve been recording HBO’s In Treatment.  We’ve only watched one episode, but it’s on five nights a week for nine weeks.

Sebastian’s doctor said that the flu is really bad right now so it looks like we’re going to be keeping him out of public places as much as possible.  No more trips to Five Points MARTA Station to buy 10 pairs of socks for $1!

We’re also taking suggestions for storytime.  I was thinking of trying to dig out my book of Walt Whitman poetry and give that a shot. Please, no suggestions of War and Peace or Gravity’s Rainbow.

Sorry about the lack of new photos.  I’ll get some new ones up in the next day or two.