My X Games Boys

The weekend has arrived. The X Games are to Jon like the annual Nordstrom sale is for me. I should be thankful that the X Games only happen twice a year (winter & summer). For those of you that don't know, the X Games are the Olympics for extreme sports (skateboarding, dirt bike riding, etc.) This year Jon was eagerly anticipating watching with Brighton mostly so that years from now they can talk about it.

Jon only freaked Bright out once so far when he reacted loudly to a bad crash. I have a feeling it won't be the last time.

This weekend there will be lots of TV watching (thank goodness for Tivo) and discussion about crashes and new tricks. I will do my best to listen and share a small portion of his excitement.

Have a great weekend! I know Jon will.

Sleeping Situation

1. Bright is no longer sleeping in his cradle because we found him with his arm stuck out of the side. We moved him into his crib and therefore his nursery earlier this week.

2. Bright dropped his middle of the night feeding the last few nights, so Mom and Dad are getting a bit more sleep. We're hoping to keep it this way.

3. Bright is sleeping without a swaddle now mostly because he was always kicking out of it. We use the zipper blanket thingy now (pictured above). Have you heard of the swaddling controversy? My mom heard from a few nurses at the local hospital that they're debating it and that the staff can't agree...obviously it helps infants sleep, but apparently it can cause shallow breathing that could lead to suffocation. Have you heard anything?

4. Bright has started to take a couple short naps during the day, so Mom can get a bit more done like write this post.

Lovin' the Sleeper

Don't you remember when you could wear a sleeper? Ah....wasn't that the best?

Bright wore a sleeper for the first time last night.

I think he's hooked.

Bright's Stats

Bright had his two month doctor's appointment this week. I was a little nervous that he was going to be huge. In my eyes, he's growing at a rapid rate. He's 13 pounds and 9 ounces. He's 24 inches tall. That puts him in the 75th percentile for weight, height, and head size. Same percentile as his two week appointment. He's growing very well.

And yes, he did get his shots. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be (for either of us). Since we're on the topic I will write that after lots of thought, talking, and research, we have decided to vaccinate Bright according the American Academy of Pediatrics. I'll leave it at that because I know this is a hot topic and some of my readers disagree.

I missed a day

After lots of careful consideration I decided to travel and leave Brighton this past week. We were gone for a few days, but I didn't see him at all on only one day. Brighton spent a couple days with Grandpa & Grandma Walcott, and Jon was super Dad at night. It was tough, but I traveled to the Ann Arbor Art Fair and then on to the annual Nordstrom sale in Troy. The combination of these two awesome events is an annual outing with family and friends. We had a great time, and I did okay missing my boys...mostly the little one...sorry Jon.

I ended up not buying a thing at the Ann Arbor Art Fair because it was so hot that my shopping abilities were horribly affected. It was miserable hot. We couldn't enjoy it, and trust me I usually really enjoy it. We were there only for a few hours and decided to skip some sections. We headed to the air conditioned mall early.

We were much more successful there. If you know me, you know I love Nordstrom. This department store is great all year, but their sale is amazing. You can shop it online if you're interested. What is so special about their annual sale is that there are great deals on merchandise for this coming fall - new stuff just out. I don't know any other sale like it.

I didn't really buy clothes for myself because I'm hoping to slim down a bit more before it's time to wear fall clothes, but that didn't slow me down. Shoes, clothes for Jon, clothes for Bright, make-up...yahoo! It was a blast even though it was tough to leave home.

Trany

Trany. Rhymes with granny. Short for tranmission.

Jon spends a lot of time fixing transmissions. We are on the other end of things now. Jon is usually helping others with their transmissions, but now he needs to help us. I'm without a car and have been since last weekend. We actually had to have it towed from Silver Lake back to Grand Haven. The trany is busted. The tough part about it is that it shouldn't have broken according to Jon. There aren't near enough miles on it to explain it breaking. Oh well. I know a good mechanic. He'll take good care of me and my car. I'm hoping to have it back this week good as new.

Bright Smiles!