House arrest

Today we took Jack to the pediatrician. And shocker of all shockers, he was pronounced healthy and wealthy and wise. We took him home and that was that.

Apparently the doctor is the only place we will be taking him ever, because the nurse sentenced us to house arrest for 30 days. Now I expected to not take him to the mall, but I mean really, what's the harm in grabbing a cocktail at the corner bar? Or maybe hitting a little Happy Hour action downtown?

We asked if we could take him to my parents' house for my dad's birthday next week and they said no. People have to come to us, and they have to wash their hands and cover themselves with a receiving blanket when they hold him.

They also mentioned something about gas masks and underground bunkers and stockpiling duct tape and plastic, but we can't really speak further about that without express security clearance.

We dumped the kid with my mom and dad this afternoon while we scampered off to run a few errands at Target and Home Depot. We also had to get cat food. Remember the cats? They think everyone has forgotten them. They seem quite perplexed at the changes and were sulking around until Josh played string with them this afternoon.

String is a complex game consisting of Josh throwing a shoelace around in circles and them jumping and biting it. It's good times for all. We can't wait for Jack to be big enough to play it too. I mean what's cuter than a three-month-old biting a shoelace in mid-air?

Right now, the only thing he is biting is the boob. Well, not biting, but good lord, he's been eating every two hours. He's latching like a champ and eating really well, so no complaints, and he gained .6 ounces since Monday. He now weighs in at a whopping 6.9 ounces.

I know he's not that little, but he really seems little. Today he fit into a preemie-size outfit my mom bought him back in the day. It has a fire truck on it. But damn, a preemie outfit for a full-term baby. I think that qualifies him as little.

Little, but big-time cute. I mean come on, he's literally a star!