G.I. Daddy

Lane did awesome on our trip to visit Jyll and Oscar. I never would have guessed that he would have done so well on the trip there. It took us about 7hrs to get there. We ate out with Jyll (Oscar had to work until midnight) then we went back to Jyll's place. Lane, Matt and I stayed at their place and Mom and Rod stayed at a hotel. Matt and I slept on a futon for half the night but gave up around 2am and went to sleep on the couch. On Saturday we went to the hotel and went swimming. Oscar took us for a turor of the base in the afternoon and we walked through the Calvery Museum on base. We grilled out at Jyll and Oscar's that night and played Battle of the Sexes - needless to say, the women won. On Sunday we hung around in the morning and then went out for lunch before heading off. The car ride home went well too, not quite as well as the way there but good enough to call it a success.

7 Months!

Lane is getting big! He was 18lbs 6oz (50-75 percentile) and 27in (50 percentile) last week. He is sitting up by himself now and can hold himself in a standing position when you hold him up. He is still not interested in laying on his belly so I don't think crawling is in his near future. He still only has the two teeth but everything goes in his mouth and I would not be suprised if more are on the way.

We are going to visit Aunt Jyll and Uncle Oscar this weekend so we will see how the 7hr car ride goes. I predict not well.

Back to school - Too soon

I spent the day in the preschool today. All the preschool staff came in to help get the room in order and to have a short meeting. I was a little overwhelmed but I think things will go well. We received a grant that is allowing us to create an aditional position in the preschool to help me out with some of the behind the scene things that I used to have to do as well as additional things I will have to do as a result of getting the grant. We have 37 kids signed up already- a big jump from the first year when I had a total of 18.

Chompers

Lane has two new teeth - middle bottom! The little chompers are sharp and still pretty tender but he likes to explore everything with his mouth. He likes to suck on his blanket and is sucking on his thumb more and more. Baby food is going well, we have not found anything that he refuses to eat - not really suprised.

Swimming

Lane and I went to the swimming pool today. He was not so sure about it. He wimpered most of the time, it was a little too cold for his liking. He never cried though so I think it was a success. We stayed for about 25min. By then he was literally falling asleep. He slept while I changed him out of his trunks and into a dry diaper.

So it is not a horn after all

It turns out that Lane's horn is actually what is called a Sebaceous cyst. The doctor said that she was happy that it was not a solid mass and that it is not something that needs to be removed but can be. I read that they can return though. Normal cysts don't hurt but can potentially become irritated and begin to hurt. Here is a little somenting I looked up about it. Sebaceous cyst - the skin is lubricated by sebaceous fluid. This fluid can build up inside a pore or hair follicle and form a hard lump filled with thick, greasy matter. Treatment includes drugs, draining the cyst with a small needle, or surgical removal. Sebaceous cysts are common on the face, back, scalp and scrotum.

5 months already

Lane is already five months old. He is growing SO fast. As Matt likes to say "he is a thick burger." He started eating real baby food this past weekend. Although it might look like he does not like his green beans - he opens his mouth like a little bird when I feed them to him. We brought Lane in today for a CT scan of his little horn and should get the results back in the next day or so.