Two month visit stats:
Weight - 11lbs 4oz
Length - 23in
Head - 15.5in
He is going strong in the 50% percentile for everything (although to me, he seems long but what do I know)!
He had his vaccines today. It was so sad to watch him scream and turn red. Clearly the three needle sticks did not feel good. He is a trooper and with a little TLC has been doing great all day! I am very proud of him!
In other baby news - we found a great daycare for Harrison to attend when I return to work. I think that he will really love it there. The people are great, the facilities are nice, and one of our friends child that attends has done really well there. It has been a long search and I am glad to say that it is coming to an end. Although the emotions related to leaving Harrison and returning to work are just beginning. Actually, I have began feeling that 'pull' in my chest when thinking of leaving him while I was still pregnant and working, but now it is getting stronger. I welled up at the daycare just talking about it. While I really want to go back to work and I love my job - I still feel sad leaving my baby. Jeanine, the director of Golden Poppy, suggested having Daddy do the drop off on the first day and a mom sitting nearby confirmed that Daddy drop off was the best thing to do for the first day. She warned me that I will be a wreck the day before he starts....So, now that that is taken care of, I won't think about it for a while or at least until April 18th - when I am sure I will be a wreck.
Now onto our weekend in Tahoe -
Uncle Brian is turning 30 this year and while he and Aunt Erica were visiting we all took a trip to Tahoe for an early birthday celebration.
We went to Squaw Valley USA, the home of the winter Olympics in 1960. We stayed in a condo in the Olympic Village so that the girls and Harrison would easily be able to get out and explore and Todd and Brian would have easy access to the slopes.
Todd went snowboarding - breaking in his new gear and Brian went skiing.
We explored the Olympic Village, went to Tahoe City to see the lake (I love lakes),
and visited the town of Truckee. Truckee is the home of a breakfast place called 'Squeeze In'. Before we left for the weekend we were watching throw down with Bobby Flay and this kitche (sp?) breakfast joint was featured for their crazy omelets. We were so excited that the restaurant was so close to where we were staying that we decided to visit for our own throw down. We definitely agreed that Bobby was the outright winner!
After the guys were dead from braving the slopes Erica and I went out for some girl time. We went to the top of the mountain to take in the views while Todd and Brian were on baby duty.
Harrison was great this weekend...he had one of his longest nights sleeping (although it has not lasted since we returned home), he loved the reflection of light off of the snow, and loved just looking around. He is really becoming more social and does not want to fall asleep because he might miss something. Typically Harrison loves going out to dinner and sleeps through the whole event. But with a short nap and lots of stimulation he had a rough night on Saturday when we went out for Uncle Brian's birthday dinner. I couldn't blame the guy - the restaurant was a madhouse. Once we went back to the car he fell right to sleep (or almost right to sleep).
Interesting facts, it took me nearly 30 years to make it to see Lake Tahoe. Harrison has already made it there and will probably make it there countless more times in his lifetime because Daddy can't wait to teach his how to ski and snowboard. It also took me 18 years to make it on a plane and he will be taking his first plane adventure at 8 weeks old. We are off to Rockford tomorrow so that Harrison can meet his great grandparents and we can go to my soon to be sister-in-law's wedding shower! Should be a great time.
While we were away Murphy had his own adventures at Pet Camp.
To be continued....
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