He is NOT our child

Turns out that Blaine is not our child. Today at his 2-year well check he was measured and weighed and prodded (but not poked-more on that later.)

Weight: 28 pounds 14 ounces 70th %tile

Height: 36 inches 90th %tile

Head Circumference: 49.5 cm 70th %tile

His weight was not really a surprise since he's a chunk to carry around, but his height was another story. The nurse asked him to lay down on the table and she got out her trusty yard stick to measure his height. When she laid it down next to him, she gasped and then laughed and said he was too tall for her device! Actually, he was exactly 36 inches tall. She said that she is usually able to use the yard stick to measure kids up to their 3rd birthday! She said 'not for this guy!' Our boy is going to tower over us! (Daddy is still trying to get comfortable with that.)

We got to brag on him a bit more when she asked if he was saying 1-2 word phrases yet. To which we replied... He is saying 7+ word sentences. (There is a smart brain inside that huge head...)

What we couldn't brag about (and ok, if you must know, I had a minor cry-session regarding this) was Blaine's sleeping issues and his aggressiveness.

Re: Sleep. The kid doesn't sleep. He is up (like clockwork) 3-4 times a night. Sometimes he cries and screams for us, sometimes he gets out of bed and comes to our room, sometimes he casually calls our names or demands that we "covuh up mista Bear!" The bottom line is for the last 6+ months he has been getting up like this every single night and we're *darn* tired (and so is he). Our doctor recommended a few books and said we are doing everything right and that if the books don't guide us to more nights that are full of sleep, to come back and see him.

Re: Aggressiveness: Doctor says: Blaine is a boy. Blaine is two. Simple as that. He also said that is sounds like Blaine is one of those kids that has an extra dose of super-hyper-energy and if it is not channeled in a positive way, he'll bite, hit, slap, etc... and be, well, crazy! He didn't have much advice, though he did say that our time-out delivery method was solid and that we were doing the right thing, we now just have to help Blaine find ways to express himself in ways that are not aggressive and to make sure he gets plenty of exercise and time outdoors each day.

We were not able to get his immunization shots today though because he still has a bad ear infection (despite the 10 days of amoxicillin he was just on) and he has an upper respiratory infection (which caused him to cough and gag up his food the last two days). The doctor put him on a stronger antibiotic and said that if he has one more ear infection this season that he will refer him to an ENT doctor to have his adenoids looked at. We'll pray that he stays healthy. No wants Mister to have any surgery to take any of his precious Mister parts out! :)

His school was closed today due to "inclement weather" (ALL that snow we got really put the city into panic mode) so David and I had to take turns spending time with him today so that we could both get some work done. After my work shift ended, Blaine and I headed to IKEA where we found this cool tent. He likes it. He likes it even more when he can coerce Mommy AND Daddy AND Tug to get in it with him and all his stuffed animals and a few books. (P.S. It is not as big as it looks.)

The last funny for today: Blaine brought my water bottle to me today and said: "Mama, baby needs water." When I took a drink and rubbed my belly and said, "Sister says THANK YOU" He beamed with pride. It was so cute.