Sunday, July 29, 2007

new finds

ADH causes salt retention via a particular receptor in the kidney. Paper compared total receptor mutants to normals and assessed water loading-nephrology-

ADH levels increased in hypothyroidism. Results in hyponatremia-mild. Thus by default it MUST drop upon treatmentof hypo.

Typing is hard when holding crying baby.

requirements

4 "i love you" s a month
4 hugs a month
2 kisses a month
who needs sex...

Tuesday, July 10, 2007

walker

I did the irresponsible parent thing and bought a walker for the little grump. His wiggly, squiggly little legs want to do something. fortunately we don't have many stairs here in texas.

His little wobbly head wavers back and forth when he sits in it and his toes just rub the ground. In one day he learned that he can move the walker if he throws his whole body back and pushes his feet forward. The walker will inch back a bit.

Except he doesn't quite understand the feet push component of the equation. Most of the time he just throws his body back and doesn't move. About every fourth time he pushes with his feet too. contemplatively he sits and ponders how that just happened. His little brain is so amazing.

Sonya says he is far more wiggly than other babies she has in her family. If he isn't pondering he is wiggling

Friday, July 06, 2007

week by week

one week-first breast fed projectile poop-you must cover the rear exits at all times!
two weeks-he mimics mommy when she sticks her toungue out
two and 1/2 weeks-first time he grabbed his own long hair. The more he cried the harder he pulled.
three weeks-he started to get some fat
thrre and 1/2 weeks-first breastmilk bottle from dad
four weeks-first tiny smile
five weeks-first time he spit up in mommy's mouth
six weeks-first laugh
six and 1/2 weeks-he holds up his head, pushes his chest off the ground, and flexes his baby muscles
seven weeks-first time he puked down mommy's dress
seven and 1/2 weeks-first zantac prescription-happy smiles!
eight weeks-we laugh and smile and are fascinated by the dogs,we smile at mom when she comes home from work. we torture our father as he lacks the magic milk makers]
eight and 1/2 weeks-second time he spit up in mommy's mouth
nine weeks-second time he puked down mom's dress
ten weeks-we rolled over. It took ten minutes at first but then several more rolls followed. He quit when he realized you just get stuck on your back.