Grandma Bonds with CJ in NY

After a fun-filled 15-day visit, Grandma had to fly back to California on Thursday. We had such a fun time while she was here, but with CJ's rash, constant spitting up, and inconsistent sleeping pattern, it was quite stressful too!

One of our first adventures was our second visit to the pediatrician to check on CJ's weight gain. It was the biggest snow storm of the season, and we had to walk 7 blocks to get there. CJ was bundled up in the sling and mom's jacket. Mom was so worried about slipping and making sure CJ could breathe!


Fortunately, our trip was successful and CJ had gained weight since our last visit. Here are some pictures of mom, grandma and CJ bonding back at home.







And here's CJ's first photo with mom and dad at home.


CJ also had other visitors on the weekend of his 2-week birthday. Mom's friends, Becky and Emily came over as well as Mike and Hillary France and Courtney and Kal. Here's a picture of all the boys!


Once the weather got better, we took many walks with grandma. CJ loves his stroller!




We saw the pediatrician 3 times while grandma was here because CJ's rash seemed to be getting worse. Here's CJ at the pediatrician's office when his rash was at it's worst.


We thought it looked terrible and didn't want to take any pictures or have anyone over to see him! But, the pediatrician said it is common and to treat it with Cortizone, which we've done, and thankfully it's almost completely healed now.

There were chores to be done too. Mom and grandma finished painting the last coat of paint on CJ's new dressers, and dad helped too by drilling the holes for the new green and blue knobs.


To complete CJ's new room, we also went to Pottery Barn Kids to pick up his new rug and shelves.


We'll post pictures of the completed room soon. Though we've mostly been taking the bus around the city, CJ got to take his first cab ride since it was the only way to get everything back home.


CJ's most traumatic day so far was seeing the oral surgeon to fix his tongue tie.


We're not sure who it hurt more. CJ screamed like crazy, and mom had to sit in the dentist chair holding him and his arms down. Grandma just ran out of the room!

On a more pleasant note, CJ got to see both grandmas together when Alix came in to the city for lunch. He's so lucky to have such great grandparents!


To see lots more pictures from Grandma's visit, click on CJ's Photo Journal.