Car seat dilemma

Yep, his height is maxed out for the infant seat. They make someinfant/toddler ones that will convert from rear facing to front facing that go up to 40 pounds. I just didn't want to have to buy one yet :( My big issue is that he can't sit up on his own yet (almost, but not quite); so if I get the bigger seat, I can't just pull it out and carry him into the store. That means I don't know what I will do with him since he can't sit on his own (think about grocery shopping, eating out, etc, basically everything I do involves carrying that seat with us). Any thoughts???

For the grocery shopping, I have considered using the carts in the store with the built in seats (but just covering them with something to protect from the germs). That is especially true since my favorite grocery store just ordered new carts that DON'T hold carseats any longer. I talked to the manager (and she had an infant so she totally understood), but she didn't know if they were going to keep any of the old carts. Ugh! I know that was a tangent but I mean, sheesh, the carts should fit the damn carseats. You think that they would have considered that before they ordered them!

Eating real food and doctor visit yesterday

We started Jackson about a week ago on rice cereal. We started with a little teeny bit of cereal and mixed it with formula and spoon fed him. It took him a day or two to get used to it.

After a week of that we saw the doctor (for his 4 month shots). He said if you haven't already started him on rice cereal, then go for it. Now he wants us to add in the fruits/veggies one at a time for 3-4 days each (to check for allergies).

He got four more booster shots, and handled them fairly well. Still screamed bloody murder when they were happening but this time it only took a few minutes to calm him down.

Oh, and his second tooth has been showing for a little over a week. Sheesh, I can't keep up with this kid.

Now for the exciting news...

27 INCHES LONG, he is herculean in size. Officially they said the 97th percentile, but I checked the charts and that length for four months is not even listed. The funniest part of that is that the nurse measured him and got 27 inches and wrote it on his paperwork. I thought he was more like 26 based on my attempts to measure him at home. So the doctor looked at the chart and said that the nurse had to be mistaken. So he proceeded to use the paper cover from the examining table to MARK Jackson's length so he could measure it again, but more accurately. And it was a touch over 27 inches. NBA here we come, lol. He weighed a smidge over 15 pounds which is the 50th percentile.

Everything else went smoothly and the doctor almost made me cry (happy tears) when he said that it doesn't get much better than this and that I get an A+... If he says that to everyone, just don't tell me so I can feel a little proud.

Four whole months

That is how old my little guy will be tomorrow. In some ways the time has passed quickly and in others it has dragged. Not much to report on him but that he is becoming such a little person. Laughing a lot, crying a lot less and eating like a big boy. I added rice cereal this week, without running it by the dr. The kid is huge and long and seems to be starving half the time. I anticipate stage 1 jar foods by Thanksgiving! Wow, that is a little surreal for me.

I checked the scale this morning and it is definitely moving in the wrong direction. I saw 192 and was po'ed. I have been watching what I eat (not drastic changes, but better overall choices) and I'm working out every other day at least. Ugh. I didn't expect miracles, but maintenance would have been better than this.

I guess I need to really incorporate all the ways that I was using the first half of this year again. I'm sure I would see some improvement, but it is so much harder with a lot less sleep and little one around. I think I can, I think I can...

Guilty as charged

I feel guilty when I don't post. I always think about it and I always have something to say; but, oh well.

On the weight loss front...
I am back on the wagon. I have picked up (kinda) where I left off on the running. I have spent the last two weeks working up to 3 miles or so (warm up for 4 minutes, run for 30-35 minutes, cool down for 5-6 minutes). I was closer to 4 before I had my exodus, but I'll be there soon. I have also started journaling my food again. I am not being nearly as restrictive on that, but at least writing it down makes me more accountable. My plan is to lose at least 3 pounds by Thanksgiving and and total of 6 pounds by Christmas. That would make me 185 at Christmas. If I could do the strict plan I was following pre-baby, I am sure that I could do better than that. But I don't want to push my luck and give up altogether.

Besides my weight loss goals, I also plan to run a 5k in the spring and a 10k in the fall. I could probably run the 5k now, but I should be able to do it faster by springtime and therefore I will feel better about my efforts. I am thinking about subscribing to Runner's World and still need to find a good resource for finding out about upcoming races. Not really sure where to look. Any thoughts?

On the Jackson front...
We have another tooth. That's right, you heard me. He has two teeth showing and he isn't even four months old yet. It's exciting and scary at the same time. He looks and acts so much more like a little person every day. His sleeping patterns have not been as good as they were at two months, though. He is getting up more and is harder to console. Only wanting to be fed, whether he should really be hungry or not. The problem is, if we don't feed him, he really doesn't go back down. So, in order to maintain my sanity (at least for the days that I have to go to work), he is taking a bottle or two on those tough nights. Frankly, he might be hungry. He is huge for his age. Off the charts in weight and height, so it doesn't really surprise me. A few nights this week, I added rice cereal to his bottles. He seemed to take it fine. But I am really trying to wait until his 4 month appointment next week to get the official go ahead on that. I think that he will be eating jarred foods by Thanksgiving. That is the kind of kid he is.

I also realized that I should go ahead and get him an exersaucer (he already started in his Jumperoo and loves it). I thought I could hold out until Christmas and have someone get it for him as a gift; but I guess I'll have to tell them something else to buy him. Ugh! I don't have room for anything else in the family room. I have the swing, the jumperoo and the activity mat in there and it is getting way too crowded. The dog has no where to lay down, lol.

I'll stop there so I can finish my work and get the heck out of here. Hope everyone is well!!!