Busy Days

It's been hard to post lately since we have been so busy, but wanted to update this before we leave for vacation this afternoon.

Since the last post, we have accomplished a lot. I officially turned in my keys at my school--I am no longer employed! The good news is that I still get a paycheck until mid-August from this past school year, but after that, we will become major penny pinchers! But it will all be worth it to be home with Grant.

We also had the 2nd part of Grant's Baptism this past Sunday. We baptized him with water right before his surgery on May 19 at Children's Hospital, but we wanted him to have the rest of the ceremony done at Church. We did this at St. Antoninus. He was blessed with oil, given the white garment, and had his candle lit. We also received his official documents saying that he is now a member of the Church! He also got to meet his Uncle Kyle/godfather for this occasion. He and Aunt Susanne will be great godparents for Grant.

Sunday was also Doug's first Father's Day. We had the family back to our house for a party after the baptism, but we also made sure not to overlook the fathers! Doug was very proud all day, and Grant gave him some great gifts.

We took Grant to the doctor on Tuesday. He is still spitting a lot, and we wanted to have him checked before our vacation. He is due for his 2-month check right when we return, but thought it would be good to go before as well. The good news is that Grant is growing like crazy! He weighed in at 8 pounds, 14 ounces! This means he gained over 2 pounds in 3 1/2 weeks. They didn't measure his length, but will at the next appointment, but we can tell he also grew taller. The bad news is that Grant's reflux is enough that they thought he needs to be on Zantac. He had some of this in the hospital as well. This won't necessarily stop the spitting up, but will ease the acid pain and hopefully make him feel a little better. He is quite the trooper though. He is so good and rarely cries. He just grunts and stiffens a lot, so I feel that he has some discomfort. We are lucky to have such a great baby. The doctors assured us that he will outgrow the reflux--hopefully sooner rather than later!

He is still learning the nighttime sleep thing, but is getting better and better. Last night he went almost 6 hours between feedings! He then is awake off and on after that, but getting one long stretch of sleep is nice. I know it will keep getting better and better.

We leave for Grant's first vacation this afternoon. We are going to Folly Beach, SC with my dad's whole side of the family. It will be so much fun being with all my cousins and their kids. Grant will even meet my cousin's baby Carson who was born a week before him. It's been quite a bit more work packing for a baby than it used to be when it was just us, but I think we will be able to cram everything in the car. It's crazy all the stuff babies need! We hope Grant does well in the car. He is usually very comfortable in his car seat. We know it may take longer since we have to stop and feed him, but we are looking forward to having quality family time together in the car. I will be sure to report back and post pictures when we return!