Quick update

'Ello, Guvna!

So, it seems that I owe you an update of our summer so far. Here goes a condensed version...

The trip back home was fantastic!! The cousins got to meet for the first time and everyone loved everyone. And I realized how freaking huge Johnathon is. He is almost as long as his older cousin. HIS FOUR YEAR OLD OLDER COUSIN. And he is certainly as big as my friends' children, both of whom are girls born in July 2009 and November 2009.

We went to the pediatrician the day we returned for our four month check up--yup, 97th percentile in height (27 inches), weight (19.1 pounds) and head circumference (17.5 inches). My boy is a big'un.

I love you, Polly

This woman seriously rocks my world and I love her very much. I have no clue what she looks like, where she lives, or how she takes her coffee, but I would gladly kiss her feet. (Got this off amazon.com, so you cannot Click to LOOK INSIDE!)

Who is this woman and why have I suddenly developed a toe fetish?

BECAUSE JOHNATHON IS UPSTAIRS, SLEEPING, ON HIS THIRD NAP OF THE DAY IN HIS CRIB.

That's why.

So, this little nugget of a book basically says to put your baby down every 90 minutes for a nap (hence, the name. Clever, no?). When I read that, I was all, "Sha! {snort} Ain't no way my baby is going to take a friggin' nap every hour and a half. You are smoking some major crack, Polly."

And then, he did. The first day I tried this, I was at my parents' house and we were in a different time zone without his crib. AND HE SLEPT FOR FOUR HOURS (total, not all at the same time). This, from my baby who slept a max of 45 minutes, twice a day.

Now, as he grows older, he can stay up more time, but no lie. My boy gets sleepy and goes down without a fuss every 90 minutes.

Unfortunately, I think we are going through some night time sleep regression, so he isn't sleeping as well as he was during the night, but I think it's a temporary phase. He may be starting to teethe, so really, the Universe is just soooo on my side right now. But, I am going to take success where I can get it.