His 1 Year appointment

He had his 1 year appointment today. He weighed in at 21 lbs, 7 oz, and measured 29 1/2 inches long. So he is about 5 oz smaller than Breana at a year and 1/2 inch shorter! Dr. Elves said Seth is skinny because he could not pinch any fat on his belly! But, to make up for it, his head circumference was 49 cm, which is that of a 2 year old!!! He isn't walking yet, but Dr. Elves said as long as he was cruising around furniture and using hands to walk, then there is no worry. He didn't figure he would walk for 2 - 3 months. He could tell that from twisting his feet inward and outward. If he was ready to walk, he would have only been able to turn his feet outward to parallel. He was able to turn them a lot further than that, almost all the way around, so he said the muscles in his legs aren't tight enough to stabalize him yet. Oh well, he gets around very well as is, so a couple more months won't hurt!

I went back to work for the first day yesterday, which means that the kids were at daycare for the first time. I am only working 3 days a week for the summer, just to get Seth used to daycare. This week I am just working the mornings, I figured plopping him in daycare for 9 hours was a little bit too much, so I figured I'd ease him into it. When I dropped them off, he did really well. He didn't see me leave, which is probably why he didn't cry, but that was a good thing because then I didn't cry! When I picked them up at noon, he was sleeping and had been since about 10:15. The babysitter said he cried a little bit but did really well. We'll see how he does tomorrow when I take him back and he knows what is happening! Breana did really well. She is old enough to know what is going on. She is Seth's "security blanket" at the babysitters. As long as she is around, he is okay. But as soon as she leaves the room, he cried!

Oh well, what do you do! Gotta pay the bills!