18 Weeks Old

We are all healthy this week!!!!! We have had a week clear of congestion and coughing. It is so nice to see Max feeling better and playing. He is even getting his appetite (plus some) back! He had his 4 month visit with Dr. Powers on Tuesday. He is 13 pounds 8 ounces and 24 1/2 inches long. He is getting so big. He dropped down to the 30 percentile in his weight, but he’s been sick so that is probably why. He got another round of vaccinations and did great! Didn’t even need any tylenol this time. He is such a tough guy!  We also talked to the doctor about Max’s cradle cap and he looked at it and said that it wasn’t cradle cap, but eczema on his head. He told us to put a little Hydrocortisone ointment on it, so we did and the next morning it was almost all cleared up. Now that we have it under control, we are just putting regular vaseline or creams on it. It is so nice to feel his soft baby skin rub across my face again and he’s not itchy as much, therefore not scratching his head and face all up. We’ve also had some warmer weather this week, so maybe that is helping.
He is starting to be more vocal, making lots of funny noises-sometimes he sounds like the smoke monster on LOST...it’s pretty funny. Eric even got him to laugh the other night.        vc f   cdvg        mnnbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbrytghr5ttb                  vvvhnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn           m,,km           
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That’s a little message from Max! :-)
He is starting to scootch around, continues to grab things and is trying to sit up on his own. it is amazing to watch him grow and develop more and more every day.  We love our little guy so much and are looking forward to warmer weather when we can get outside and take walks with him and play in the pool. We are looking forward to Grandma and Papa driving up next weekend from Texas. It will be so nice to see them! Here are our pictures from this week...