Week 18

Dear Avery,

Your 18th week was somewhat eventful. For example, you survived your first blizzard. Okay, I don’t think it was really that bad, but then again, we didn’t leave the house for a few days! Daddy was out of town for five days. Actually, he was more than out of town; He was out of the country. Daddy went to Finland for work. We missed him a lot, but luckily time went pretty quickly.

While Daddy was gone, you had a doctor’s appointment. You continue to be in the upper percentiles for your height and weight. You received several shots. You handled it a bit better than the last time. You got all red and screamed, but you bounced back faster this time. It didn’t seem like you were cranky or restless like before. You did sleep really well though… so maybe that’s a side effect to some people. I figured that was a bonus for mom! After your doctor’s appointment, we went home and didn’t leave for literally three days. It snowed and was icy from what I understand, but we survived just fine. Friday, we went to Aunt Julie’s house to babysit your cousins. It was busy taking care of you and Keagan (10 months old). I learned that there really is a reason why God doesn’t let people have babies less than 10 months apart!! We had fun though. I am so looking forward to seeing you and Keagan running around together. And Kennedy will be in the mix too, I am sure. She’ll be leading the fun! Saturday, we got to see Kennedy dance in her holiday recital. So cute! You cried most of the time, though, so we had to watch from the very back. After the recital, we went to visit Grandpa Dertien in the hospital. (We love you and are praying for you Grandpa!!).

You found your feet a couple times last week. You are teething. We had to give you some pain relief a few times. You certainly like biting on anything possible. You started cereal last week. The first few days you did well, but it was not totally smooth sailing. However, after a few days you were really getting the hang of things. It’s amazing how fast you caught on! Now we can hardly feed you fast enough!