18 weeks

As of December 4th, MaxJack is officially four months old.  I've made it a third of the way to my breastfeeding goal, and we're still going strong!  Everyday, Maxwell gets more and more fun, and it's amazing to see him take in the world.  Today, I took a comp day from work to spend time with Max before teaching night school, and it was wonderful to just have a morning and afternoon with my little man.  After getting lots of snuggle time in with him, we bundled up, and trekked out to see Luke at work.  We met up for lunch, and walked around the skyways for Max's first downtown experience!  He enjoyed seeing all the people running around, and he LOVED it when he realized that we had found his papa.

This past weekend, I met up with Lindsey and Owen to get some steps in at the MN Zoo.  I had never been there during the winter, and we just stuck to the inside exhibits and the MN Trail.  Max was mesmerized by the aquarium, and had fun being worn front facing so he could see everything.  He passed out about 2/3s of the way through.

Max's four month well-child doctor's appointment went well last night.  He is now 13.8lbs and 25.75" long.  That puts him in the 24th percentile for weight and nearly the 75th percentile for height.  This is a pretty good, especially since he was only in the 12th percentile for weight two months ago!  Our doctor also said that he has the most perfect head that she has seen in at least a decade, and mentioned that he must get a lot of tummy time, and is held a lot (no flat head for our child!), which are both true.

I feel like I miss a lot being away from him during the day.  I never saw myself as a stay at home mom, but I find myself wishing we could afford for me to do so until our children reach kindergarten.  I love seeing him grow each week, and I know that this time is going to go fast, so I need to soak in as much time with my kid(s) as I can before they become independent, and not need me as much.

One of my high school friends had her baby last week (5 days overdue, all ready for an induction).  I was chatting with her about her daughter, Irene, and about her birth experience, and it got me thinking about how my life changed just four months ago.  All of the emotions from that day came flooding back as I thought back to Max's birth and those first few weeks at home with a newborn.  It's all such a blur at this point- I wish I written more down while I was experiencing it all.  I do need to write down what I do remember post-birth for my next post...If I remember to do that :)