Busy Day

Today was a pretty busy day.  It started of with David's doctor appointment.  Thankfully our aunt was able to come stay with the older boys, so I could take just David in to the doctor's office.  The appointment went really well.  The popping of the knees is actually normal for newborns because they have lots of parts moving around, and it can cause joints to pop (knees, hips, shoulders).  Once their muscles develop, it helps tighten everything up.  It's hard to believe David weighed 9 lbs. 6 oz. already at his appointment too, and he has grown a good inch or so since birth.  The doctor was extremely pleased with David's overall health and said he didn't need to see us again until David's two month appointment...unless, of course, issues come up that concern us between now and then.

Unfortunately, I had to deal with an incident of James biting Sam after I returned home.  It happened while I was home and visiting with our aunt.  The two boys were playing so happily, and then next thing I knew Sam was crying hysterically...like not breathing crying.  James had bit Sam because he was drinking from his sports bottle...not a good response at all.  James had a time out, a talk with me, apologized, had a quick lunch and then went right down for his nap instead of staying up and getting some special time with just me.  This week James seems to be testing the boundaries...trying to figure out if all the rules still apply with the new baby brother, Daddy returning to work and Mommy being in charge of all three.  I am hoping he is just testing boundaries, at least, and this is not a sign of the toddler attitude to come.

After naps I loaded all the boys up and drove over to my husband's work, so his coworkers could meet the newest addition.  My husband's work was so nice and put together a diaper cake for us.  It came with size 2 diapers (they probably figured we would have enough of the smaller sizes), baby washcloths, an adorable plush frog snuggle blanket, some baby socks and some diaper rash ointment.  Wasn't that so thoughtful of them?  I sure thought it was.

Next we had to drive over to have David's portion of the paternity test completed.  That ended up being a little more of a process than I expected, but it makes sense.  They had to take a thumbprint of David, take his picture, swab his mouth with long cotton swab sticks, and fill out some forms.  I was told the birth dad had come in just a little earlier to complete his portion of the test which surprised me since birth dad has never bothered in the past.  However, the lady also told me birth dad had a county worker with him, and she thinks the worker actually transported the dad for the sake of the paternity test.

We returned home, made dinner and got ready for the bath time and bedtime routines.  Now we are putting together the homemade ice cream for our 4th of July get together tomorrow night.