Jude's firsts (vol. II)

Here's a tally of Jude's most recent firsts:

Date		Event
5/16/2008		He's been making fun noises!
5/12/2008		It's worth noting that he's had some pretty big #2 diapers lately!
5/7/2008		Jude found his thumb . . .look out pacifier, you have some competition!
5/1/2008		Jude found his voice and has started cooing
4/28/2008		Jude has begun opening his fisted hands to hold his own hands
4/21/2008		Putting his fist in his mouth . . ."now if I could only find that thumb!"
4/4/2008		Jude started pulling mom's hair . . .time for a chop? Never!
4/4/2008		Jude's first smile -- this time it was for real!
4/2/2008		Jude's first cold (poor Jude!)

Blogging ain't easy! (kapallens enhancements)

For the readers of my blog, I owe you an apology. Reading the kapallens can be a daunting task. Based upon user feedback, I've recently taken a few steps to help improve the site.

This includes:

• Reducing the number of Snap Shots previews. In my opinion, it's a great feature and even better now that the fine techogeeks at Snap Shots have figured out how to not make every link have a preview.
• Adding an email option. For those that would rather receive an email instead of checking back here frequently, you can opt in to receive an email instead of coming back to check manually for updates.
  
• Fixing my Picasa Slideshow photo albums. By default, Google/Picasa makes all of your web photo albums searchable. I didn't like this option and made them all "unlisted" albums, which broke the links. They're fixed now.
  

Jude's 2-month wellness check-up

"Betrayed! If I only knew my parents were capable of such deceit!" That's what Jude would have said had he been able to speak at his 2-month doctor's appointment.

He got his shots on Tuesday, which was a traumatic experience for all who were involved. Jude didn't sleep but 3 hours Tuesday night, which made Amanda one strung out mommy. As always is the case, she handled it with grace.

Without further ado, here are Jude's charts:

source: The Magic Foundation

You can see from my analysis below that he is coming along quite well.

Jude's percentile rankings:
Length-to-age: 73.47% (60.5 cm / 23.82 in)
Weight-to-age: 39.93% (5.20 kg / 11.46 lbs)
Head Circumference-to-age: 47.77% (40.10 cm / 15.79 in)

Our doctor noted that Jude has a slight case of positional plagiocephaly ("flat head syndrome") due to him being in what I would call an average amount of time in the supine (reclined) position. (To the few friends I have that actually read this blog, I'll share that I was never pre-med, but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn express once.)

God love the Internet. After reading up on it a bit, I learned that Dr. Sears and others recommend alternating sleeping position as well as babywearing via a Baby Bjorn, Peanut Shell baby sling or similar device.