Doctor Appointments

Reed had his one month check up a couple of weeks ago. Zachary went with us and was a BIG helper. He weighs a little over 10 pounds and the doctor said he is doing great. He is still in the 25th percentile for weight and 50th percentile for height...A big difference from Zachary who stayed in the 90th percentile for both.



Unfortunately the doctor sent us to a specialist for Reed's eye. He has ptosis in his right eye. Basically the muscles in his eye are very weak and his eye will not open all the way. The good news is that it is a moderate case of it and is not completely covering his pupil. It does not affect his vision at this time, but at some point he will need surgery to correct. The doctor said most people have the surgery when kids at school start to notice it. I told the doctor we will take care of it before then...kids have enough to worry about at school without adding another problem to it.

We are still looking for that deal of a lifetime on a house in Florida. But we go this week to Atlanta to meet the movers to pack up our house and have everything sent to storage. We would love to be in a new house by Christmas, but are just thankful to be without a mortgage and rent payment at the moment. Zachary is still adjusting very well, but he is ready for his own space as well. We are still looking at houses near Jacksonville Beach so we hope to have lots of visitors next summer!!

Reed's First Doctor's Appt

Reed had his first Doctor's Appointment a week and a half ago. He had gained over a pound from his birth weight (still does not weigh as much as Zachary did at birth) and he had grown an inch (still an inch shorter than Zachary at birth). But he is catching up very rapidly. He is a great eater and a great sleeper. Zachary gets so excited when Reed actually has his eyes open! Zachary is the best big brother ever and we are very proud of how much he loves on his brother and helps out around the house now! The doctor said that Reed is doing very well and is very healthy. He has one eye that does not want to open all the way that the doctor is going to watch very closely, but she feels as though it is just fluid that will eventually go away.

My mother was been in town since before Reed was born and just left last week. So we have been completely on our own. But we are all surviving and settling into a great schedule. I burnt the carrots for dinner last night, because of the phone ringing, baby eating, and another one crying...but if that is our only disaster in a week, I think we are doing pretty well.

We have another doctor's appointment this week and will keep you posted!

Contract on House in Atlanta

We finally have a contract on our home in Atlanta! We took a huge loss on the home, but with the current market condition we decided we could make up the loss on our purchase in Florida and would stop having to pay a mortgage and rent as well as all of the utilities in both cities. We should be closing with the relo company within 10 days! We have found a few houses that we love in Florida. One is on the intercoastal waterway at JAX Beach and the others are in St. Augustine. Now, we will just start making ridiculous offers and see if anyone is interested.