We took Warren to his 18 month appointment on Tuesday the 8th. He weighs 26 pounds (50%), is 32″ long (36%), and has a head circumference of 48.7cm (73.5%). So far he has been in the 50 or lower percentile for his length/height. It wouldn’t surprise me if he ends up being tall later in life. He does have some tall people in his family. Time will tell on that. His ears were totally clear, so that is a good thing. There is a slight concern with his foreskin not retracting enough, but we are just leaving it be for now. When I change him I need to gently pull it back, but not be forceful. If things don’t start to get corrected, there is a chance we’ll have to see a urologist. I am not worried yet though. He is also considered delayed with his speech, but I’m also not worried about that. He is starting to babble a lot more. His language will pick up and then I’ll have 2 kids that won’t stop talking!
We looked at Laura’s ears as well while we were there. Hers are totally cleared up now as well. I am so thankful that we have made it through February and now have healthy children again.
Today’s plans ended up getting changed at the last minute. Caitlin had to cancel plans since Owen is sick. :( When we looked at road conditions this morning, they were either snow covered, icy, or had slippery stretches. Combine that with 20 mph winds, and it made it very undesirable to leave the house. Instead, we had a nice quiet day. Robert was able to get 2 naps in. I was able to get caught up on some recorded tv. Tonight we started celebrating Robert’s birthday since he is working tomorrow. We had Papa Murphy’s pizza. I currently have a carrot cake in the oven. I will probably have to frost it in the morning.
We had our third contractor come out to give us a quote this afternoon. He is the dad of one of the daycare kids. So far we are liking him the best. We have one more quote to get yet, and then we make our decision. I am so excited to start the process. I am not looking forward to packing up the basement. It is going to be a lot of work to sort things out and get them boxed up. I would rather not pack and unpack things that are going to Goodwill. Maybe I can get down there a bit tomorrow to start sorting things out.
Tomorrow Robert leaves for work by 8:30 am. At this point we do not know how long he will be working. I am planning on him not being home until late. I am hoping that I can get some cleaning done tomorrow, work in the basement a little, and just stay sane in general. I am working Monday and Wednesday this week. We head down to Milwaukee on Thursday for our Gaelic Storm concert. I am really looking forward to that!
Time to find a new theme for my blog. I am thinking that we are done with snow. Time to start thinking Easter and spring!