Mid August Days

We aren't going anywhere this weekend for the first time in three weeks. Yahoo! That doesn't mean we didnt' have a busy week though. Corbin's uncle Jed arrived in the middle of the night on Monday to visit his nephew for the 1st time. Corbin had his 2 month doctors visit. We went blueberry picking. And we went to the fair. Yep. All in three days time.

Corbin's doctor's appointment verified that he is growing. He now weighs 12 lbs 1 oz and is 23 inches long. Both in the 75 percentile. She said he looks good everywhere else too! We had to do some vaccine research before this appointment. It's a controversial subject but we feel like we have made a good decision that is both socially responsible and yet avoids some of the side effects from vaccines. We have decided to follow an alternative vaccine schedule from the book "The Vaccine Book" by Dr. Sears. This decision is to refrain from injecting him with more aluminum than is recommended by the FDA that often come with multiple shots by spreading them out. So on Tues. he got his Dtap shot and the oral Rota Virus vaccine. He will have to go go back in month for 2 more shots. Eventually he will get most of all the recommended shots but just over a longer period of time. It was a hard decision and might take more time and effort but hopefully will avoid some negative side effects.

It was fun to have my brother here to meet Corbin. Corbin has now met all of his aunt and uncles (not all great ones) now. It was a fun week for Jed to get to see him. He has become way more responsive and smiley! He has also figured out he has a tongue and has been sticking it out a lot. Today we noticed that he is gaining more control of his limbs and can almost get his fingers into his mouth on purpose. At the fair he didn't want to be in the stroller where he couldn't really see. He wanted to be facing out and held so he could take it all in. Our Beco front carrier unfortunately only allows him to face in. We might have to use the sling more so he can see out. He was awake for the dairy cows, the food, and the rides. He slept through the horses, sheep, goats, beef cows, chickens, and collections. We all indulged in lots of fried fair food. It was a good first fair trip for Corbin. Adam is already scheming on what kinds of weird things Corbin will collect for the collections exhibit.

We also started our cloth diaper service this week. We are using the Seattle Diaper Service which delivers 70 cloth diapers every week. So far Corbin likes them! They are way easier than most people think they will be. I also got a wet/dry bag to keep in the diaper bag for those wet diapers. I am glad we won't be throwing away so many diapers now or having Corbin exposed to all the nasty things that are in plastic diapers. I was inspired to also start using reusable wipes at a diaper party. Hopefully we will start those too. It's all way easy! I encourage anyone to try them.

We have also been enjoying the Olympics. Summer seems to be winding down. It makes me nervous to have Adam go back to school... but more on that later.