Last week marked Jordan's fourth month outside the womb. Unfortunately for her, the 4-month milestone means the second round of immunizations at the doctor's office. If you will recall our first experience with immunizations it should become apparent that we were all just a little apprehensive for the second go-round. This time Jordan was the "model baby" for both Dr. Guida as well as nurse Julie. Jordan showed the doctor how well she can hold her head up and babble and smile back at you, all without tears. Jordan's weight, 13 lbs 7 oz, and her length, 24.5 inches, were just at the 50% percentile.
The appointment was going well up to that point, then came the bad news. She was scheduled for a combination vaccine (for DTaP, Polio, and Hib) as well as another vaccine for Pneumococcal disease and finally an oral rotavirus vaccine totaling 2 shots and a drink. Well, the clinic was fresh out of the combination vaccine so they had to give each of the immunizations individually, which amounts to 4 shots and the drink. What horrible luck! The first shot went virtually unnoticed, but the same can't be said for the last 3 shots. However, baby Jordan was very brave and recovered quickly from the pain.
Jordan's favorite things right now are assisted standing and blowing bubbles/making farting noises with her mouth. She occasionally likes to remind us that she, too, has vocal chords and she's not afraid to use them. Jordan still isn't a big fan of being on her tummy, but she tolerates it more than she used to.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Down with the Sickness
Well, we knew it was bound to happen eventually. I just thought that we might get a few more months along before it did. Jordan has caught her first cold. I guess realistically I should have known it wouldn't be long once she started going to day care. That place is like Times Square for germs, viruses, and bacteria. It all started last Saturday. She woke up and her nose was abnormally stuffed up, she sounded like a morbidly obese asthmatic trying to breath. Luckily we had the brain sucker i.e. nasal aspirator handy to clean out her nose. She seemed in high spirits still and was laughing and playing the rest of the day. As we headed to bed that night I started to feel a bit of a lump in the back of my throat.
When we woke up the next morning I was sick. Let me explain that the last thing I thought was I would catch a cold from Jordan. I see her as our sweet little baby girl incapable of spreading disease, so yes it was a complete shock to me that I suddenly had a cold. Jordan was still laughing and smiling even with the snot bubbles coming out of her nose. Jamie also said she was feeling a little ill but couldn't tell if it would develop into anything. The day went by about the same as Saturday with Jordan having the occasional clogged nose but seemingly feeling ok, while I was starting to feel worse. Monday was going to be Dad and Jordan's day to hang out because Dad had the day off and mom had to work. I had planned a day of fun and playing, but both Jordan and I were feeling it by now. We slept most of the day, Jordan had started to cough a bit and her nose had to be suctioned almost hourly. By the time Jamie arrived home she too was feeling pretty sick. This morning we were officially a family of sickness. Jordan could not go to day care which worked out because Jamie and I both were to sick to also go to work. We all took the day off to try and get better. I think we are all on the downhill side of things now and hopefully tomorrow morning will bring a better feeling family. I am amazed that even with a cold and a stuffed nose Jordan is still smiling and laughing which always makes Jamie and I feel better no matter how sick we may feel.
When we woke up the next morning I was sick. Let me explain that the last thing I thought was I would catch a cold from Jordan. I see her as our sweet little baby girl incapable of spreading disease, so yes it was a complete shock to me that I suddenly had a cold. Jordan was still laughing and smiling even with the snot bubbles coming out of her nose. Jamie also said she was feeling a little ill but couldn't tell if it would develop into anything. The day went by about the same as Saturday with Jordan having the occasional clogged nose but seemingly feeling ok, while I was starting to feel worse. Monday was going to be Dad and Jordan's day to hang out because Dad had the day off and mom had to work. I had planned a day of fun and playing, but both Jordan and I were feeling it by now. We slept most of the day, Jordan had started to cough a bit and her nose had to be suctioned almost hourly. By the time Jamie arrived home she too was feeling pretty sick. This morning we were officially a family of sickness. Jordan could not go to day care which worked out because Jamie and I both were to sick to also go to work. We all took the day off to try and get better. I think we are all on the downhill side of things now and hopefully tomorrow morning will bring a better feeling family. I am amazed that even with a cold and a stuffed nose Jordan is still smiling and laughing which always makes Jamie and I feel better no matter how sick we may feel.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Happy Valentine's Day
This weekend Jordan celebrated her first Valentine's day. Since she is too young to eat chocolate, I made sure to eat her share of the goods. It was fitting that, on her first Valentine's day, she got to hang with her new buddy, Parker, who came to visit from Boise. (Parker is the son of our friends Nik and Jen Jones, and who is just a few months older than Jordan.) They seemed to have fun "studying" and "talking" to each other and were even seen "holding hands." I know there are pictures of these events floating around on someone's camera but we have not acquired any of them yet. While the tiny tots played, mom and dad enjoyed good food, good company, and some very festive Valentine's day decor at the Jones' place in Deary.
February 14th is generally reserved as the day you remind those close to you how much you love them. But for Josh and I, February 14th is an extra special date because it was that morning last year when we learned that I was pregnant with Jordan! We kept that as our little secret until sometime in late March, and so no one would be suspicious in the mean time I drank a number of false margaritas when we hung out with friends (where Josh replaced the tequilla with tap water.) It would have been too obvious if I would have refused a margarita and claimed to have a stomach flu for several weeks! But I digress...
We put Jordan to bed for the night, but as she sleeps soundly we hope she understands how much she means to us and how much we love her!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Just a Reminder
We are constantly adding new photos to Jordan's photo album...the link is on the right-hand side of this page under "Jordan's Photo Album." So when you want to see more than text look there for pictures, since we don't always attach pictures to our blog entries.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
A Few Weeks Later...
It's been a while since we last posted on Jordan's blog. It's not that life has been boring or uninteresting, just more busy. Slowly, we (mom and dad) are trying to add pre-baby activities back into our post-baby life. When we were only 2, I got in as much soccer as I could during the week and Josh was consistently hitting the gym. Now that we are 3 it's almost as though we have to "schedule" these activities with each other to ensure that 'baby J' will be well taken care of. For me this can sometimes be a major source of anxiety because I am solely responsible for providing baby's sustenance. I'm sure that I have plenty of breast milk banked in the freezer should we need to use it, but I get nervous about my supply dwindling as a result of going longer between feedings while I selfishly enjoy some time outside of the house. So what I am getting at is that it looks like we forgot to "schedule" blog time!
With only one week to go until she is officially 4 months old, Jordan seems to be on par with most of the major developmental milestones. Jordan is very good at holding her own head up, both when she is upright and on her tummy. She can also hold her head level with her body when pulled up by her arms from a back-lying position. Jordan enjoys grasping objects (to bring them to her mouth!) and reaches for and bats at objects suspended above her, but within her reach. She gets frustrated, though, when her toys don't fit in her mouth. She recognizes her mom and dad and greets them with big smiles. We have heard her laugh briefly only a couple of times, but apparently she doesn't think we're that funny yet.
Jordan isn't really rolling over yet, though she has done so on accident a couple of times while up on her tummy. However, this was addressed during our first Parent/Teacher conference at daycare as one of her goals for the next few months. Yes, I did say Parent/Teacher conference--at age 3.5 months! It is definitely reassuring to see that she is being encouraged to try new things at daycare and she is not being neglected.
Oh and speaking of daycare, she has a little admirer named Tanner in her classroom. The teachers say that he is infatuated with our little Jordan, and Josh says that Tanner is there to greet her and see her off every day. Tanner's mom told Josh that he has a baby doll at home that he has named 'Baby Jordan' even! This makes Josh nervous, as he thought he had at least 12 years until he had to worry about boys hanging out with his daughter!
With only one week to go until she is officially 4 months old, Jordan seems to be on par with most of the major developmental milestones. Jordan is very good at holding her own head up, both when she is upright and on her tummy. She can also hold her head level with her body when pulled up by her arms from a back-lying position. Jordan enjoys grasping objects (to bring them to her mouth!) and reaches for and bats at objects suspended above her, but within her reach. She gets frustrated, though, when her toys don't fit in her mouth. She recognizes her mom and dad and greets them with big smiles. We have heard her laugh briefly only a couple of times, but apparently she doesn't think we're that funny yet.
Jordan isn't really rolling over yet, though she has done so on accident a couple of times while up on her tummy. However, this was addressed during our first Parent/Teacher conference at daycare as one of her goals for the next few months. Yes, I did say Parent/Teacher conference--at age 3.5 months! It is definitely reassuring to see that she is being encouraged to try new things at daycare and she is not being neglected.
Oh and speaking of daycare, she has a little admirer named Tanner in her classroom. The teachers say that he is infatuated with our little Jordan, and Josh says that Tanner is there to greet her and see her off every day. Tanner's mom told Josh that he has a baby doll at home that he has named 'Baby Jordan' even! This makes Josh nervous, as he thought he had at least 12 years until he had to worry about boys hanging out with his daughter!
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