Day 25: Bragging

Today my Squirt went to the doctor's for his 6 month check up. He's in the 90th percentile overall, weighing in at 22 pounds even and 28 inches long. Unlike his brother at this age, he is on the chart, but just barely. He is the size of an average one year old and I'm so proud of all he's accomplishing.

I really like my pediatrician. She's a grandma and a wise lady. Today she asked me what the kid can do. I told her that he can do lots of things, but when I told her that he scoots around the house on his butt insead of rolling and that he can pull himself up to standing on bed rails, crib rails, just on someone's finger tips and that when prompted, he'll make a sound that sounds like, "hi", she was really impressed.

So, my precocious little boy is above average in size and in general behaviors.

We were also told to move to level 2 baby foods which means we are one step closer to no more formula and bottles. I'm sad to see the little Squirt grow up, but am so excited to move on to the next phase.

And, for all those out there that care (none of you I'm sure, except maybe my blog stalker...) our pediatrician recommended not getting regular flu or H1N1 vaccines for either of the boys. I'd been waiting for her opinion and she said at this point, that the flu has flown the coop and that the odds of the boys getting sick after the shot are just as high with the vaccine as without. Maybe we're crazy, but in our house, no flu shots this year.

Day 24: Insurance

The national health care debate? Can't say that I've paid much attention.

Okay, I haven't paid one smidge of attention. I have no idea what was proposed, passed into law, or debated upon.

I do know though that today I am happy that I have dental insurance.

Last week when I had a cold, I did a lot of breathing through my mouth.

I don't recommend being a mouth breather. Sometimes however, it's unavoidable. As part of my mouth breathing, I noticed that one of my teeth, a molar on the right side in the back, was not only a bit sensitive to cool air, but to cold drinks. I called the dentist and got an appointment for this afternoon.

Once at the dentist, it at first appeared to be pretty routine. Sit in the chair, wear the bib, do a couple of tests. I assumed that the minor tooth pain was due to a cavity - I'd cracked a filling and had it repaired back in July and I just figured that the tooth was having a few issues.

Well, it was having a few issues.

The roots were dead and my tooth was abscessed.

After my dentist poked around and looked at my x-ray he said to me, "You only have minor pain?"

I said, "Yeah, it's not really that bad."

"You should be in excruciating pain. Your nerves are dead. We need to do a root canal today. Do you take the gas?"

"Root canal? Yeah. Gas? Yes!"

In all ironies of ironies, I had a diseased tooth that should have been killing me and I couldn't even feel it. But, my mouth refused to get numb and after 3 doses of Novocaine and a bit of drilling I felt everything. I got another dose - and still felt everything. My dentist gave me a fifth dose from that giant needle right into the center of my tooth.

It hurt.

My eyes watered.

Then, two hours later, with the right side of my face numb up through my ear and down through my neck I was on my way home with a prescription for antibiotics and an appointment for next week to finish the procedure and cap everything off.

Good thing my December trip to California got canceled today. Too bad I'll be paying for it through my mouth anyway.

Day 23: Routine

We're in a food rut. You know how it is, live with a two year old, eat two year old type food.

We've got a few standby's in the food department that lately, we seem to eat every week.

Pasta with meat sauce
Pork chops and green beans
Home made chicken fingers and fries

There's a little bit of rotation, but we seem to eat more of one thing lately than anything else....

pancakes.

Does anyone else do this? When I was a kid it was a special occasion to have breakfast for dinner. Now, eat breakfast for dinner almost every week.

I like pancakes with chocolate chips. Tasty!

Day 22: bed

My parents had a water bed when I was a kid. Oh how I loved that bed. It was the best place to have a nap in the whole world.

It was also often a familial gathering place. We'd all camp out on Saturday mornings, watch basketball games, and recap our days on that bed. It was just a fun place to hang out.

There is a point nearly everyday where my little family and I all end up on my bed. We talk, laugh, play, and just relax and hangout. It's fun. I look forward to those moments every single day.

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Day 21: sleepy

I've never taken NyQuil in my life except for the last few nights.

That stuff is a killer.

It hasn't helped my cold at all, but I have been knocked out to the world.

That's not such a bad thing.