A Week Without Mommy and Still OK

We made it! Jack and I survived an entire week without Mary (well, there was a lot of help from Grandparents). Mary was back in Oklahoma for her Sister's wedding, unfortunately I couldn't get time off from work so we stayed home. We had a good time, except for his visit to the doctor and the vaccinations he got. He sure doesn't like those needles! Jack is now over 2 feet long (24 3/4") and ,as per last night, weighs 16 pounds 5 ounces. He is getting to be little sack of potatoes.

Jack really enjoyed hanging out with the Grandparents, and I liked getting the extra rest. Yesterday his Auntie DeAnna came by a hung out with him. It's always good to get family to visit. This weekend Mary is taking the little guy to get some photos done. So all you family members can look forward to some professional style pics of Jack arriving soon.

Growth Spurt?

It been an eventful few day s in the Passalaqua household. Today Grandma Christi left to go back home to Oklahoma. So, Mary and I are getting are first few days alone with Jack. We had one last we but we don't count it. Jack had numerous visitors over the week, Janet and Amy Rohrbough and Cousin Pam stopped into say hello to Jack. Also, we don't have any other visitors on the schedule, so we are just all going to chill at home.

We also think Jack maybe hitting a big growth spurt. He has started getting fussy in the evenings to night-time, and has the need to eat every 1 to 3 hours. From everything I've read it sounds like a growth spurt. I did weigh him today and he's up to 8 lbs 1 oz, per our baby scale. Last week at the doctor he was 7 lbs 10 oz, so he is still gaining pretty good. It says that most growth spurts last about 3 days to 1 week so we are hoping Jack will get back to his normal routine, just a little bigger.