Some firsts

This last week Grant had a few firsts, some more exciting than others. After the previous week's shots, he had his first fever. The doctor said that he could have a slightly elevated temperature up to 48 hours after the vaccines, but that we should not be worried unless it gets to 102 degrees... rectally (apparently that is the most accurate method at this age). On Monday night he was feeling a little hot so Shannon and I debated on whether or not we should take his temperature... rectally, or if we should just give him some infant Tylenol. I did not want to give him any medicine unnecessarily, but I REALLY did not want to take his temperature that way because whenever we are at the vet and Brady gets it done, he always makes a weird noise and then looks at me with the most confused, pitiful eyes. I thought there must be some other way, so we used a pacifier thermometer and it was slightly elevated. We then put a thermometer under his arm, and again it was slightly elevated. But of course we had to know whether or not we needed to call the doc or just give him a little medicine, so we had to do it the proper way... rectally. It was actually pretty painless (for everyone involved) and the temp ended up being only a little over normal at about 99.7.

Also at his last appointment, the pediatrician asked us how long Grant has been sleeping at night. At that time his longest night had been 4 hours between feedings, but he was still pretty inconsistent. I guess around 2 months of age is when some babies start to "sleep through the night", which she considers at least 6 hours of continuous sleep. The pediatrician said she was not worried and she wouldn't change anything until around 4 months. However just days later, Grant made a new best and slept 5 hours. Then Thursday night, he made it over the hump and hit the 6 hour mark (10:30pm to 4:30am). Shannon was so excited, but the next day said, "Why am I still tired if he slept through the night?" Unfortunately the excitement quickly faded because he has since gone back to only going about 4 hours between feedings.

The other exciting first for the week was Grant's first KU football game. He was almost as excited as me for the season to start, and we watched most of the game together and he even Waved the Wheat for the first time after a touchdown.

Our new favorite picture

A couple more cute baby pics