My Yankee Doodle Boy

For the 4th of July (and Joey's three month birthday!), a holiday-dressed-Joe and his momma and daddy went to a very large indoor outlet mall just outside of Philadelphia. It was our first "trip" since our little guy was born and even though we were gone for about six hours, Joe did great! He actually slept a lot of the time. We made use of a Gap giftcard, took a set of photobooth pictures, grabbed a bite to eat at a nearby Sonic and came home to watch fireworks on PBS.






Joe also had his three month doctor's appointment this week where we learned that he is now 17lbs and still off the charts in weight/height/head circumference, although he's the same amount off the charts as he's been his whole life, so no worries. He got the shots that we postponed at his two month checkup, polio and Prevnar (strep/pneumococcal). Prevnar is supposed to cover meningitis, blood infections and even seven strains of ear infection! As always, Joe took everything like a champ. He's a trooper!

I realized how giant Joe really is when I went to pick up some baby clothes from a lady on freecycle. She had a 9 month old daughter who was 15lbs. She sat next to Joe and then slowly scooted over to him and played with his feet and cooed at him. It was the strangest thing to see! Joey was two pounds heavier than her, but six months younger!


Joseph has started sleeping for longer stretches at night (6 hours!) and has started playing with a new jumper/exersaucer now that he has great head control. Also, he recently learned to roll over from back to belly. More on all that next time!

Slow down!!!

Less than 48 hours after trying out his surfboard mat, Joseph learned how to roll over on it! I witnessed the first time, ran to get Joe Daddy and had Joe do it again -- this time for his daddy and the camera. I'm pretty sure the first time took most of his energy, but after about 60 seconds, he was able to do it again. The poor little guy was exhausted after that.



Also, Joe has moved along to another new toy, his swing. He tried it out last week and was too small to use it. Now, it's one of his favorite things! He likes it for the entertainment, but usually falls asleep after about 20 minutes or so.



Slow down, Joey!!! You're less than three weeks old and you're already growing up too fast! Next thing I know he'll be off to college!

This might be my last post for a few days, because M is arriving tomorrow. Yay! It should be a really fun weekend! Plus, the weather will be in the upper 70s, so maybe we can take Joseph on his first outdoor stroll!

Oh, one last thing -- click here to view the "Baby Story - Part Two" photo set and captions that chronicle Joe's homecoming.