The Sleeping Giant

This last week, Grant has started to sleep on his side. I lay him on his back, and then he twists and curls up into the cutest little side-sleeper. Awww! Just like me! He also has somehow developed a nightly habit of spitting out his binky and somehow shoving it between his neck and the mattress. I can't figure out how he does it! He can't move, and the limited movement from back to side just doesn't cut it. I need to set up a security camera in his room, I guess, because it is bugging the heck out of me. I feel so sad when I find it poking into his chubby little neck every night! Luckily it is a Soothie, so at least there aren't any stiff plastic parts...

Today we went to his six-month pediatrician appointment, and yes, he is still a giant. But the giant's growth spurts have definitely lessened since his four-month appointment. Here are the stats:

4 months 6 months
Head 40th% 80th%
Weight 19 lbs -- 96th% 21 lbs -- 91th%
Length in -- 99th% 29 in -- 98th %

I am so glad he is slowing down! My muscles are strong enough now to carry him without too much strain, but my left arm always tingles.

Oh, and I got some depressing news from my doctor the other day. My maternal grandmother had arthritis, and my mom has recently been struggling with it, and my doctor says I'm pretty much on my way there, too. The sad part is that there isn't really anything I can do to stop or delay it--there are just things I can do to help the symptoms. I'm really not looking forward to living a life with joints that feel like they did when I was pregnant (I could barely move my fingers the last month). Right now, my knees are the culprits, but the doc said that even though it hurts, it is better to use the joints to reduce the swelling instead of babying them too much. On a lighter note, one benefit of this is that I am already appreciating my body more than I did a month ago--I'm more aware of it and am trying to use it more than I did before. It just gives me one more reason to look forward to the resurrection!