Big Man!

Happy Wednesday all! A few updates: Max had an appointment with the urologist this afternoon - he didn't have a circumcision in the hospital because of a little bit of an abnormality with the shape of things, so we scheduled to have one today. Unfortunately the doctor decided it would be best to wait until he is at least 4 months old so he can do a little more involved surgery to make it all work right...I won't go into all the details here. Basically there was no snip-snip today, and he will have a surgery that requires anesthesia the first Friday in October.

We also had an interesting week with my health. I woke up Monday night with a terrible pain in my chest/stomach and ended up going to the emergency room. After an ultrasound, we discovered that I have gallstones. I have an appointment with a surgeon tomorrow to see if/when they will try to take the gallbladder out. Those of you who have had this pain will understand - I know now that there is a pain greater than childbirth - at least a pain greater than an epidural childbirth! Luckily it only last about 45 minutes, but it was an intense 45 minutes! I'm anxious to see what the doctor says tomorrow...I'm sure I'll try to have it done while I'm still out on maternity leave to keep from taking more time off.

Max is a growing boy! At the doctor today, he weighed 10 lbs 4 oz. That's 1 lb 2 oz more than he weighed 12 days ago at his doctor appointment! Average is 1 oz per day, so right now we're about 6 oz ahead of schedule. Maybe this is just a growth spurt...if not, we'll be out of those 0-3 month outfits before he's even had a chance to wear them all! There are already some that are too short for him!

Below is a new video for you - nothing major happens in the video, this is just what I do a lot of the day - sit around and watch him. There are a few good smiles. He looks super long in this video because he's wearing a gown. This one does actually cover his feet - not all of them do!!

Max's Oma and Jiggs (my parents) are coming this weekend to visit. Depending on what the doctor says tomorrow, Max and I are planning to go back to Vardaman with them on Sunday and stay until Matt comes for Memorial weekend. It will be great to spend so much time at home so we'll get a chance to see everybody! Mariah, Mike and Maddie are also coming for a visit on Saturday! Can't wait to see them!

Hope you're all having a great week! More updates soon!