T & E plus 3

Sorry its been so long. We got a nasty virus on our computer and had to take it to the Geek Squad where it stayed for over a week. Otherwise the Norris clan is doing really well.

Ollie has started cooing and smiling and is a little more interactive. He is also more content to sit in his bouncer or on his play gym and look at the dangly toys or watch us as we eat or whatever. The evenings are better too. Still fussy, but for a much shorter period. We went to the doctor for his 2 month check-up today. He was 13 lbs 10 oz (85th percentile) and 23 3/4" long (80th percentile). He has been having some nasty green poop over the last few weeks. The doctor thinks it may be a protein allergy and suggested that I eliminate all dairy, eggs and soy from my diet. Not sure what I am going to eat, but maybe it'll help me loose some more weight :) Also there was some concern at his last visit that not enough skin was removed with his circumcision and that it may need a revision. She looked at it again today and did some pulling and tugging on it. It bled, and he screamed. She suggested that we get a surgical consult to to be sure. Then just as he started to calm down from that, they gave him 5 shots! He had a rough day.

Sam is good. He has been sitting on the real toilet and has pooped twice and peed twice in the last 3 days. And thats just a home, he has gone several times at school too (which he has been doing for awhile). Until now, he hasn't been interested in using the potty at home. He continues to enjoy reading. I think he must have over 20 books memorized and some of them are pretty long. Its been hard to get him to take naps on the weekends. He pulls all the books off his shelf and sits on his bed and "reads" them to himself.

The weather has been so nice, we've been able to go to the park several times. Tony and Sam played and even flew a kite while Ollie and I watched. Sam was able to practice his climbing. Climbing and jumping have always been harder for him than his friends. Sam, Ollie and I also went to a inflatable jumping place that has free-play times and Sam loved it. Some of the stuff is hard for him to climb on his own, but most of it he was able to do after I helped him a few times. We are thinking about doing his birthday party there in April.

And thats what we've been up to.

Emily