Look at Those Eyes!

This one was taken last Saturday while Coryn was visiting his Great Grandparents. Lisa and can really see how much fun he was having by the look in his eyes!

Just for Curd

Look, ankle socks! (or "no" socks, or hide-a-socks, or whatever you call them)

What?

Another fuzzy cute one.

Who Me?

I know its fuzzy, but still cute.

Its Been a While

It's been about a week since the last post to the blog, mostly because we've been a little busy since Jackson started school up again. Yes, his final semester at BSU has begun (this is his first full week), and between that and both of us working, there's not much time that one of us is hands free (not feeding, playing with, or rocking Coryn) long enough to get around to this. However, here's the update, and my first blog on the family site.
For the most part we've been able to watch Coryn between the two of us, but there are a few days during the week where both of his Grandma's and his Great Grandma Carpenter watch him for a few hours. We're still working out the bugs in this system, but it's going well so far.
As for Coryn's developement, Thursday evening he finally laughed out loud and while awake for the first time! I was tickling him in just the right way, and he put out a throaty giggle. He doesn't have it perfected yet, and he has to be in just the right mood for it to work, but he can laugh now. He has also started to figure out his hands, and will hit and grab my hand and fingers when I hold out my hand to him. He also reaches for certain toys, a teddy rattle (which he also enjoys getting a hug from) that Great Grandma Carpenter got him when he was born, and a cow with a bell inside that hangs from his carrier he loves to hear tinkling.
He still doesn't sleep through the night, but he's started eating less often and now only wakes up every 4 or 5 hours instead of 3. That's all for now, but I hope to contribute again soon.

Coryn's Harrowing Trip

By Jackson

Two days ago, Coryn turned two months old, and yesterday Lisa and I took him to see his doctor for his two month health and wellness checkup. The doctor's office was quite busy, but once we were finally able to get in we discovered that Coryn was now officially 23 1/4 inches long (still in the 70-75 percentile for his age), with a head of 40 cm (50 percentile) and weighing in at 11 lbs 12 oz (also the 50 percentile). All three of those measurements are nearly the exact same percentile group since birth and Dr. Davis said that if he stays on the same trend he will be 15 pounds at his four month check up.

After the doctor left, Dan (Lisa thinks its Dave... I think it's Dan) one of her medical assistants (that's the official title on his name badge) came in to give Coryn 3 inocculations! Now I'm pretty sure that Dan is Coryn's least favorite person in the whole world. When he was two weeks old Dan did Coryn's PKU test where he pricked his heel and had to "milk" blood out onto three circles on the PKU card. Dan says he loves his job but absolutly hates taking PKU blood samples. He was practically crying by the time he was done with Coryn (who was screaming). Now, at two months, Dan comes in to jab needles into Siege's thighs. After the first shot there was some protest from Coryn, after the second shot he was flat out crying and wasn't at all happy by the time we were finished. Dan again quickly retreated once his job was done, and will get to do it all over again when we visit in two months.

Coryn got a DTP, a Polio, a Hib, a PCV and his second Hep B. He did throw up all over Lisa's down blanket around 7:30 pm but that was about the only reaction he had. Other than that he was pretty happy on this day filled with such trauma!

Name Change

I am considering changing the name of this blog from the Irish Messinger to the Hi, My Name is Coryn and You've Just Got to Love Me blog since he has stolen the show. I'm just afraid that we won't be able to afford to get him back when we renew the show next season, his agent is trying to renegotiate his contract! I knew it wouldn't be good when he told us Drew Rosenhouse would be representing him.

Anyway, this is him playing with his four best friends in the whole world, Pooh, Tigger, Piglet and Eeyore from his Winnie the Pooh mobile.