Garrett had his 2 week appointment on Friday. He weighed 9 lbs and is 21.5 inches long, so he is definitely a growing boy, gaining an entire pound in a week and a half. He is more alert and more on a regular schedule throughout the day. He has noticed his hands more and can focus on things now. Like on our faces and when he sits in his bouncy chair, he stares at the zebra.
Casey likes her baby brother and got really excited when I brought him to school to drop her off, running in and saying, "look, my baby brother!" with a big grin on her face. She likes to hug him and bring him things while he's in the swing or bouncy chair. Sometimes we'll find Garrett with a couple blankets on top of him (sometimes even covering his face) and some of Casey's stuffed animals too.
Speaking of Casey, she went the entire week sleeping in undies during nap and stayed dried all week. At the beginning of last week, she told me she wanted to wear her undies to bed and she would keep them dry. She did, so everyday I would ask if she wanted a pull up or undies and she chose undies. She still wears pull ups at night and they are still pretty wet in the morning, but we are excited about the progress.
Casey had her first ski lesson last Wed at ABasin. Stan took her and said there were about 7 kids total. They practiced walking on the snow with just one ski on, rode the magic carpet and worked on the pizzas (snowplow). The instructor said she is ready to start learning turns next week. She has 2 more Wed classes. She seemed to have enjoyed it, especially since her friends, Dillon and Connor, are taking it with her and it was a beautiful day! Hoping this Wed is warm and sunny too!
Thursday we went to the Lighting of Dillon, where Casey got to see Santa for the first time this season. She and Rowan sat on Santa's lap together and chatted away. Friday, the Lake Dillon Theater hosted a puppet show, which was pretty entertaining for the kids. And then the town had a bonfire, complete with marshmallows and hot chocolate. Casey keeps saying she went camping on Friday.
We had a bit of a scare Saturday with Garrett. Around 1:30 p.m., he woke up from sitting in his bouncy chair and started crying. He then went into a crying fit and tensed up his body. He wouldn't calm down and milk came out of his nose and started foaming around his mouth. He seemed to have held his breath a couple times and passed out a little during this, while we were holding him. We blew in his face and that startled him back into consciousness. We called 911, who arrived immediately (nice to live right around the corner from the fire station). He had stopped crying and was more in a sleep like mode by the time they got here. By the time we got to the hospital, he was awake and back to his normal self. 3 hours later (because the ER was packed yesterday...it"s ski season), we were discharged. They believe it was a standard "holding of the breath" act that is somewhat common in kids. Some of you may remember that Casey has done this since around 18 months. We"ll check in with our doctor on Monday and keep a close eye on Garrett, and hope it doesn't happen again. He had an appointment with our Doctor on Monday and she didn't find anything unusual, so we are just to watch him and let her know if it happens again. So far, so good. Crazy thing is that he weighed 9 lbs 9 oz on Monday, after weighing 9 lbs at his Friday appointment. Def a growing boy!
Casey and Garrett would like to send Happy Birthday wishes out to Uncle Dave (Dec 2), Jack (Dec 7) and Ashlynne (Dec 9). Have a very Happy Birthday and we'll hopefully see you all in a few weeks!!
Riding the magic carpet at Keystone, pre-ski class
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