Yes, our dear son does not like the car. Even a trip to the grocery store can trigger apoplexy in the back seat, and we stuck him back there for a 7-hour drive. Or, at least, that's what it used to take. This trip took us more like 10.
The reason was a visit to Canton, OH to see the Spitzer clan, eat Thanksgiving fare, and display the baby. Travel hell aside, the visit was splendid. We stuffed our faces and introduced Ez to people his Daddy has known almost his whole life, and drove halfway to Pittsburgh to meet an old, dear friend of Ashley's. We went a-calling at various homes, where we graciously accepted praise, coos and joyous baby-babble from Ezra's admirers. And, grandma and grandpa babysat again so Ash and I could go see the Batman movie ( as you can tell, our pop-culture sensibility sort of froze around July)
.We also dropped by Grandpa's office to visit the wonderful gals of Temple Israel -- some of this blog's most devoted readers. Hi ladies! Ez enjoyed meeting his fans, as always, and we were rightfully chided for our slacking on new posts.
While we were at it, Ezra's out-of-wedlock parents bought our wedding bands. Hooray!
We returned yesterday (Monday), and Ezra reprised his role as Lucifer in the backseat. This time, the stress was exacerbated by a lake-effect snowstorm in Indiana, and by some simmering anxiety we've had over Ezra's weight. His growth seemed to have plateaued about a month ago, and his eating has taken a turn for the worse, too. Then the whole car ride home, he refused food almost completely (I'm told this is called a "nursing strike"). We were quite ragged by the time we got home.
Luckily, we had a doctor's visit scheduled for the day after our return. We went this morning, fearing that his weight gain was lagging a lot by now. When they plopped him on the scale, we were astonished to see him top out at 12lbs 12oz! That's almost a full pound heavier than our crappy home scale said. That still puts him in a low percentile, but it means his growth curve has been steady.
The doc was very reassuring, and it appears that we have nothing to worry about! We are enormously relieved. We're still a little touchy about his weight, and we wish he'd get a little more regular about his eating, but for now, it appears that the kid is gonna be OK.We'll leave you with this little episode. Ez tried out a swing in Grandma and Grandpa's dining room. While Ez swung, his Uncle Josh began
rattling off all the different ways Ezra and his miscreant uncle will misbehave together when Ez is a little older. I don't know if it was the swinging, Josh's voice, or what, but Ezra just thought it all was freakin' hilarious. He laughed as much as we've ever seen him laugh. Here it is ... (forgive the video quality. I had to film while hiding behind Josh, because if Ez saw me he'd get distracted).Lots of warm, happy holiday wishes to all,
Gabe, Ash and Ez
2 comments:
The office ladies loved your visit! Ezra is adorable and we look forward to viewing more pictures in the future!
He is just so fun now--looking at the pics makes me smile :)
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