He got two vaccines today--the Hib and DTaP. I was very proud of myself. I told Dr. Byrum that I wanted to wait till Lincoln was at least 18 months before getting his MMR. He was fine with that. He didn't make me feel bad or anything. I REALLY like Dr. Byrum. He explained to me that by not getting the MMR now, Lincoln would be at risk for Mumps more so than Measles or Rubella. He said that he hadn't seen a case for Measles or Rubella in a long time, but that he had seen Mumps. He also said that Mumps had the potential to make a male sterile if it affected their testacles. Weird. I guess he felt like he needed to tell me what the risks were. I feel like he really takes the time to talk to me and explain things to me and I appreciate this alot--even if some of it is a little over my head.
He also told me that the MMR has been linked to arthritis. He said that it normally doesn't affect the wrist (Hannah's problem area), but shows up in the hips maybe. He said that many times the type of arthritis that the MMR causes is a temporary arthritis that goes away. While he said it could be possible that the MMR had something to do with Hannah's arthritis (we'll never really know for sure), arthritis is genetic. It came from her parents. This all fascinates me. I'd like to do more research on it myself, but honestly, I am a little scared to because of all that you can find on the internet. You just really don't know how much to believe. Anyway, it was an interesting doctor visit.
Now, more about the real subject of this post--the little boy who is wearing his momma out!!! Today after we got home from the doctor, I sat down in the living room and called Kris to tell him about the appointment. Lincoln was in the kitchen. I heard him in there but didn't think too much of it. After I hung up the phone, I found him standing on the door to the dishwasher with a knife in his hand!!!!! YIKES! Scared me to death! Honestly, I'd have loved to get a picture of this, but my first instinct was to run and take the knife away and get him down. So, now I've got to figure out a way to keep him out of the dishwasher. The other day, he pulled the oven open--while it was on. Luckily I was standing right there to catch him. He can pull open the silverware drawer too. So, I have to make sure he doesn't grab a knife. I'm telling you, he wears me out!!! I guess I've got to do a lot more Lincoln proofing.
Back to some normal things about Lincoln right now, he has 14 teeth. He could get the last 2 eye teeth anytime now. He loves to go outside and play. Many times, he will cry when it's time to come in. He has learned the word NO and says it alot, especially to Hannah. He is hitting people now. He gets in trouble for this. He still loves to look at books. He also loves to stand on them. He gets out the photo albums and stands on them so he can see the coffee table better. Silly boy. Lincoln enjoys bathtime alot. He'll scream when he knows he's going to get one. He is sleeping really well. He is ready for bed by 7:30 or 8:00 and usually wakes up between 6:30 and 7:00. Most days he still takes 2 naps.
Linc is completely weaned from nursing. Sunday was my last night. It was sad, but he is doing fine with it and I guess I am too. Lincoln is still a pretty good eater. Some of his favorites right now are strawberries, pretzels, popcorn, homemade french fries, and juice. The other night he ate a whole sloppy joe. He loved it!
Look at my big boy eating in a big boy chair yesterday! Lincoln is turning into quite the little bully. I kept Jack yesterday for a little while and I don't think Jack appreciated Lincoln taking toys away from him too much. We've got to work on waiting our turn and not just taking what we want.
I'm not kidding. Lincoln gets at least one bump/bruise on his head every week. Here's one from this week.
Even though he is REALLY wearing me out, I just could eat him up! I love this little guy SO much.
Isn't he precious falling asleep today at lunch in his chair?
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