Returning to action

I'm terribly sorry about the long delay between posts. We have been without internet since the day of my last post, due to some serious issues with Cox cable. We are back up and running now though, so I can fill you all in on what has been going on with our little Dylan.

As of yesterday, Dylan is 11 weeks old. He weighs over 10lbs now and is 22 1/2 inches long. He is eating 5 oz with every bottle, every 4 hours or so. He is also starting to sleep longer. Hopefully sleeping through the night will come sooner rather than later.

We did have a bit of an episode a few days ago, although it turned out to be nothing. Barbara calls it her "first neurotic doctors office visit". On one particular night, Dylan was very cranky all night long, pulling his legs up in pain, crying through the night and just being inconsolable. This continues through the next morning as well. We figured it was best to bring him to the doctor and have him checked out, just to be on the safe side. According to the doc, it was nothing more than some constipation, and she suggested a small amount of diluted apple juice one or two times a day to help soften things up and get the plumbing working again. By later that day, it seemed to have worked and we were back to our happy baby once again.

And what a happy baby he seems to be. As he gets older, he is so much more active. He babbles along with mom and dad, bats at our hands or his toys and just seems to be very easy to entertain. And he does a fair job of entertaining Barbara and I as well. The expressions this child can make are priceless. Whether it's "the poopy face", "the mad face", "the serious face", "giggly baby" or any other of the host of expressions we have named, Dylan is always trying to communicate something with the look on his face. And each look is simply beautiful - even the "mad face".

I have just a couple of more pics to add to the blog here, but Barbara does have many more saved on her computer. She wanted me to mention that anyone who wants some more pics of Dylan need only email here at babyfundsales@aol.com and she will be happy to email some to you.