Weekly Check-In (March 16th)

[RM80]

Morning All!
New format again!  Is this working for folks?

When you start your thread, please add a header at the top for a quick reference on where you are at in your journey. Examples might include:
*TTC- IUI* *TTC-IUI, TWW* *TTC- benched* *Pregnancy- surrogate* *Pregnancy- 23weeks* *Parenting 6m and 3yo* *Pregnancy and Fostering* *Parenting & TTC* - you get the idea!

Tell us where you are, milestones, big deals, small wins, gripes, whatever you want to share.

**Please don’t share baby & bump photos in this thread, they can be trigger-y for some. Although pictures are highly encouraged, please start a new thread! Also, if you have a BFP to share- start a new thread so we can all celebrate with you!!**

Roll calls:

TTC
RM80
kh826
ionaerebor
mahler5
cetcar
wittyandwaiting
esquette
kona
Stringy
shemarie82
bmorecharming
PiradicalMaid
03mrstn
luckypanda

Pregnancy
healz413
manada
karlamo
jgy
kevinandjesse
calsurb
twotxmommies
leftitblank
officerofthelaw
megd893
rosieelk

Parenting
kh826
karlamo
jgy
@sherminator
mahler5
wittyandwaiting
kona
Stringy
mrsnorris
2mrsks (mrs&mrsk)
jennicole
amberreva


If I missed you or you are mis-categorized- apologies, just let me know and I’ll add you to the list or move you around for next week!

QOTW: Lets face it, no matter what stage you are at- you need people!  How would you describe your support system & who (besides your partner) are the most important people to that system and why? Is it family, friends, coworkers, nanny, your community, etc??

[RM80]

**TTC- IUI**

Friday was officially a bfn for this cycle but at least AF cooperated and showed up right on cue Saturday, so today is CD 3 already. I called my Dr. but they aren't open yet, hope they can get me in for my monitoring today so we can get going again!

QOTW: I think my biggest support system for ttc is probably the people here, the ability to discuss things in SO much more detail with people who get it than anyone in my life. But in the real world, my wife's family is probably the biggest support system I have. Her sisters are really like my sisters too for everything non-ttc related. I wish I had more 'people' and I was feeling pretty isolated/lonely last week- that's partly why I asked this question! I'm curious who others have as their 'people'! I wish I had an IRL friend who I could chat with. My poor wife tries, but I think since it's not happening to her, she's much less invested & doesn't get it most days.

[shemarie82]

*TTC-stalled/Foster to adopt-in process*

Happy Monday all! We just got back from a wonderful weekend away. I am feeling refreshed which is nice after being so sick for about 3 weeks. There is nothing much new on the kid front. While away we did have some conversations about what would happen if we were not able to conceive, and how much money we would be willing to put into trying. Even though we have decided to wait until Sept to re-evaluate, it is nice that we are still able to make some decisions when the pressure isn't on.

We have not heard from our SW still, even though we did our orientation again, and have turned in forms. We are planning to go away for a week in April, so I figure I don't want to push too hard right now and then be scheduled on a vacation when they want to do the home study. So much hurry up and wait!

QOTW: Our bridal party was made up of friends and siblings, they are our go-to support system. They are the only ones that know we are planning to TTC and are the ones that were our references for the foster care licensing. They are amazing people!

[2mrsks (mrs&mrsk)]

Parenting

First day home alone and r didn't want to sleep last night. Poor Dw she didn't sleep much and she had to go to work

Qotw- I'm a lot closed off so really Dw is the best support but also my mom & her mom / fam now with the baby !

[kh826]

*Parenting & TTC*

William is 9.5 months old and a giant ball of energy, excitement and love! We had a pretty good weekend. Saturday we did a lot of hanging out and playing, which was good for all of us. It was nice to not be in the car and to not have plans or additional stress. On Sunday, we had a Momma/Will date in the morning. We went to the grocery store, then another errand, then to Dunkin Donuts, then home. He snacked on some carrots and chees in his high chair while I brought in and put away groceries, then a little later we all went out to lunch and did some browsing at furniture stores for a new couch. When we got home from that, Will took his afternoon nap on me in the glider (we hadn't done that in a while - so I was happy for the snuggles!) while J did some house chores. Then Will ate some pureed veggies and yogurt, had a bath, and bed time wasn't too long after. It was a full day, but it didn't feel rushed or tiring. It was nice.

Will has been sleeping in a mini pack-n-play in our room for the last month or so (he finally outgrew the RNP and was able to sit up in it, so we moved him). Anyway, we had to drop it down to the lowest setting over the weekend because he pulled himself up and was standing in it waving at us on Friday. Ahhh! We will be moving him to his big boy crib in his own room very soon. J is having a tough time with it, but she knows it has to happen soon. Will is such a good little sleeper in pretty much all circumstances, so I am not too worried about the transition.

I think he is teething again. He has 8 teeth in total right now (4 top and 4 bottom), but I think there are more on the top starting to break through.

Developmentally, he is doing all sorts of things in the last couple of weeks, and it is simultaneously awesome and surprising, but also I can't seem to remember him NOT doing these things before. It's strange how quickly the new normal becomes expected and you just forget what life was like before. Anyhow, he is crawling like a maniac. He has gone from slow and steady with his crawling to rapid speed. It is hard to catch him! He waves and claps his hands (two favorites of mine!). He "talks" constantly. A lot of times it is just nonsensical babble, but sometimes it sounds like he is saying real words. It is hard to differentiate. I feel like he is starting to figure out that different sounds make words that mean things and so he is playing around with sounds and language to see how we react. When we say Yay! and clap for him he will repeat something over and over again. It's pretty fun. He definitely says Mama with purpose now (for both me and J) and I am pretty sure he says "Hi" purposefully, since he often says it when waving.

His 9 month dr's appointment had to be rescheduled due to my brother's funeral, so his 9 month appointment is now next Monday the 23rd. I am very curious to see where he is in terms of percentiles, etc.

So, TTC... Wednesday is our RE appointment! Today is CD23, so my period should be starting this weekend. If we get the green light from the RE, I am hoping to start BCPs with this next cycle and get a calendar for an FET in May! I hope, I hope! I might make an AH post later this week with an update following my RE appointment...

QOTW: You guys! Hands down. I don't talk to may people IRL about TTC. I did have a few friends who were pregnant around the last time as I was last time, including one work friend who is actually 18wks pregnant with number 2 right now. I am really hoping that we can overlap pregnancies again. It was fun having a good work friend who was pregnant at the same time last time. In terms of parenting... I guess our families. J's mom in particular has been super awesome. She really wants to be involved and super helpful. We are lucky to truly have an easy baby, so we haven't had a lot of times where we struggled and felt like we needed outside support. The hardest times were when he was in the NICU and then when he spent a week at CHOP when he was a month old. J's parents were really there for us a lot during both of those times. In fact, they were really the only IRL support we had at the time that really came to the front and just did things to help us. This time around with TTC, J feels really strongly that she doesn't want our families to know until we are pregnant and announce, so I think my support is really going to come from you fine folks and J.

[wittyandwaiting]

**TTC via IUI and Parenting DS13**

I'm taking a TTC break this cycle to mentally regroup and consider all of our options. We have a meeting booked with our RE to talk about next steps.

DS is doing well; no new developments to share. Well be spending a lot of time together this week and I'm really excited about that.

ETA: Another post reminded me of this. DS went for his first physical as a teen. He's on the 95 percentile for height which he's pretty proud of.

QOTD: The people here are an amazing support; I feel like I can be brutally honest. My MIL is also an amazing support but I do filter more with her and C because they are so invested.

[rosieelk]

Hey RM80 can I get added to the list please?

Pregnant - 20 Weeks

We are now officially half way there! As of yesterday, we are 20 weeks, and we have our anatomy scan on Wednesday. We also got the 100% go ahead from the Danish government that we will be allowed to have our German pregnancy files transferred over to a Danish hospital for the birth, so this weekend we're heading north to look at a couple of hospitals. Having a water birth is up there with one our our main priorities, so there are only about three even in the running. And we've finally got our names list narrowed down a fair bit; we've got three first names for a boy, two middle names for both a boy and a girl, and we've settled on Solveig for the first name for a girl.

QOTD: My support is mainly my grandmother and two of my cousins, along with my wife obviously. One of my cousins is 15 weeks pregnant right now, and it's great that we are both in a similar stages of pregnancy, even if she does live in Egypt for six months of the year.

[RM80]

Mar 16, 2015 8:13:41 GMT -5 rosieelk said:

Hey RM80 can I get added to the list please?

Done!

[rosieelk]

RM80 Thank you!

[healz413]

*Pregnancy-- 14w6d*

manada and I are 14w6d. Things are going well. We love our Doppler. We listened to Rocky's heartbeat on Saturday morning. It really helps pass the time between appointments. We have the second set of blood work from our integrated pre-natal screening (the bloodwork our RE's office does along with the N/T scan) either tomorrow or Wednesday. When we go in for that, the RE said we could have an ultrasound if we wanted. We do want!

My symptoms have definitely decreased other than round ligament pain (which is manageable) and the discomfort of the uterus making its way out from behind the pelvis (also manageable). I'm at that inbetween stage where I'm too big for my regular pants but I can't really hold up maternity pants easily.

Amanda has been reading Charlotte's Web to Rocky on the nights when we go to bed at the same time. I like it because I also get read the story.

QOTW: This board and other relevant boards on TB and then here (infertility, pregnant after infertility, loss, etc.) have been really helpful and supportive. We've also been really open with close friends and immediate families about our journey, which has been helpful. We are also part of a couple of in-person infant loss support groups and a few of those people make up our ongoing support network.

[amberreva]

Parenting 10day old

Emerson is currently asleep on my lap. She sleeps all day and is most alert at night which makes getting much sleep difficult. Conversations between myself and R at night are comical to say the least. Today was R's first day back at work. I am trying to adjust to what to do with a baby all day. I wish weather was warmer so that we could go on walks but instead we will be getting caught up on DVRed shows.

QOTW: My support system is mainly just R. I am a pretty private person so it is easiest to just turn to her.

[ionaerebor]

RM80, sorry about the BFN.
shemarie82, I'm glad you are feeling better.
rosieelk, Solveig is so pretty, we've been thinking of Solveig as a middle name ourselves.

We have our bloodwork tomorrow! My boobs have been really tender the past couple of days, and I've never had that before so I'm hoping that's a good sign, though it probably means nothing. I've also refrained from POAS this cycle, other than to check if the trigger was gone, so I don't really have any idea of what the result is going to be.

QOTW: You guys have really become a good support in the past month or so, even though I've spent most of it waiting for stuff. IRL, other than A and our donor, my best friends are the only people that even know we are TTC, so it's just them. They are great though.

[RM80]

Mar 16, 2015 9:25:30 GMT -5 ionaerebor said:

RM80, sorry about the BFN.
shemarie82, I'm glad you are feeling better.
rosieelk, Solveig is so pretty, we've been thinking of Solveig as a middle name ourselves.

We have our bloodwork tomorrow! My boobs have been really tender the past couple of days, and I've never had that before so I'm hoping that's a good sign, though it probably means nothing. I've also refrained from POAS this cycle, other than to check if the trigger was gone, so I don't really have any idea of what the result is going to be.

QOTW: You guys have really become a good support in the past month or so, even though I've spent most of it waiting for stuff. IRL, other than A and our donor, my best friends are the only people that even know we are TTC, so it's just them. They are great though.

I'm so impressed with your willpower to not POAS! But serious- do it! lol 

[luckypanda]

*TTC- IUI*

Today was CD1 so our first IUI was a bust...but we learned A LOT! A very expensive lesson, but a lesson nonetheless. I will be filling my Femara prescription today and we move on to the next one... *sigh*

QOTW: DW, obviously. And these boards have been great. This one and GKU specifically. My mom is great, but I was an oops baby, so she really doesn't understand what we're going through, but she's a wonderful sounding board.


Edit: ((hugs)) to RM80, seems like we're at similar times.  

[RM80]

Mar 16, 2015 7:27:53 GMT -5 kh826 said:

*Parenting & TTC*

William is 9.5 months old and a giant ball of energy, excitement and love! We had a pretty good weekend. Saturday we did a lot of hanging out and playing, which was good for all of us. It was nice to not be in the car and to not have plans or additional stress. On Sunday, we had a Momma/Will date in the morning. We went to the grocery store, then another errand, then to Dunkin Donuts, then home. He snacked on some carrots and chees in his high chair while I brought in and put away groceries, then a little later we all went out to lunch and did some browsing at furniture stores for a new couch. When we got home from that, Will took his afternoon nap on me in the glider (we hadn't done that in a while - so I was happy for the snuggles!) while J did some house chores. Then Will ate some pureed veggies and yogurt, had a bath, and bed time wasn't too long after. It was a full day, but it didn't feel rushed or tiring. It was nice.

Will has been sleeping in a mini pack-n-play in our room for the last month or so (he finally outgrew the RNP and was able to sit up in it, so we moved him). Anyway, we had to drop it down to the lowest setting over the weekend because he pulled himself up and was standing in it waving at us on Friday. Ahhh! We will be moving him to his big boy crib in his own room very soon. J is having a tough time with it, but she knows it has to happen soon. Will is such a good little sleeper in pretty much all circumstances, so I am not too worried about the transition.

I think he is teething again. He has 8 teeth in total right now (4 top and 4 bottom), but I think there are more on the top starting to break through.

Developmentally, he is doing all sorts of things in the last couple of weeks, and it is simultaneously awesome and surprising, but also I can't seem to remember him NOT doing these things before. It's strange how quickly the new normal becomes expected and you just forget what life was like before. Anyhow, he is crawling like a maniac. He has gone from slow and steady with his crawling to rapid speed. It is hard to catch him! He waves and claps his hands (two favorites of mine!). He "talks" constantly. A lot of times it is just nonsensical babble, but sometimes it sounds like he is saying real words. It is hard to differentiate. I feel like he is starting to figure out that different sounds make words that mean things and so he is playing around with sounds and language to see how we react. When we say Yay! and clap for him he will repeat something over and over again. It's pretty fun. He definitely says Mama with purpose now (for both me and J) and I am pretty sure he says "Hi" purposefully, since he often says it when waving.

His 9 month dr's appointment had to be rescheduled due to my brother's funeral, so his 9 month appointment is now next Monday the 23rd. I am very curious to see where he is in terms of percentiles, etc.

So, TTC... Wednesday is our RE appointment! Today is CD23, so my period should be starting this weekend. If we get the green light from the RE, I am hoping to start BCPs with this next cycle and get a calendar for an FET in May! I hope, I hope! I might make an AH post later this week with an update following my RE appointment...

QOTW: You guys! Hands down. I don't talk to may people IRL about TTC. I did have a few friends who were pregnant around the last time as I was last time, including one work friend who is actually 18wks pregnant with number 2 right now. I am really hoping that we can overlap pregnancies again. It was fun having a good work friend who was pregnant at the same time last time. In terms of parenting... I guess our families. J's mom in particular has been super awesome. She really wants to be involved and super helpful. We are lucky to truly have an easy baby, so we haven't had a lot of times where we struggled and felt like we needed outside support. The hardest times were when he was in the NICU and then when he spent a week at CHOP when he was a month old. J's parents were really there for us a lot during both of those times. In fact, they were really the only IRL support we had at the time that really came to the front and just did things to help us. This time around with TTC, J feels really strongly that she doesn't want our families to know until we are pregnant and announce, so I think my support is really going to come from you fine folks and J.

EEEPPP! This week to the RE!! So exciting! Hope all goes well & you get the green light for your FET!!

I know Will sleeps like a champ, but I hope the transition to crib not in your room goes well- for you all, not just him!

[jennicole]

*Parenting*

DS is 20 months old. I'm just loving this age. He's so willing to try anything and everything. He loves to mimic everything we're doing. For example, J was sitting on a small ledge on our stairs the other day and DS picked up a little chair, day it next to her and then say down in the same position as her It was so adorable.

I know that children don't usually choose a dominant hand until they're 3 or 4 but DS has been consistently using his left hand for everything but eating for months. He colors, uses his tools and even bats left handed. The only reason that he eats right handed (we think) is because J's dad corrected him every time he'd use his left hand. When he started correcting him while drawing I asked him very politely to let him choose instead of choosing for him. He went to a private catholic school as a kid so I know he was trying to teach DS how he was taught and he had good intentions. He means well and DS adores him.

We just booked a trip to see my parents (just DS and I, J doesn't have the vacation time) April 1-15. This will be the first time my dad will meet DS and I'm so excited! I'm really nervous about downtime in the airport and during the flight. We flew when he was 12 months but it was really easy since he couldn't walk yet. Now that he's running I'm terrified lol.

Nothing else to really update. We're still working on words and he's consistently picking up a word or two a week now. That's such a relief!

Oh, we pulled out the grill yesterday! Grilled steaks, baked potatoes and grilled zucchini. DS devoured everything but the zucchini He eats tons of other veggies so I didn't push it.

QOTW: We struggle with this. Most of J's family has come around to acknowledging DS as part of the family (except her mother - don't even get me started) but we're not close to any of them but her dad. All of my family lives out of state so that's really hard. Most of our friends have drifted away since we had DS. They're all late 20-somethings / early 30-somethings that still frequent the bar scene. Since I SAH it gets pretty lonely sometimes. Long story short, we're working on it.

[2mrsks (mrs&mrsk)]

amberreva I just got peed on 2x and pooped on = bath time. How's your morning going lol

[PiradicalMaid]

RM80 so sorry for the BFN Hopefully your doc can get you moving soon!
Sorry this cycle was a bust, luckypanda. Glad you have new information for moving forward.
FX ionaerebor!

***Pregnancy- surrogate***

I'm 4 weeks 1 day today! The dads and I are figuring out who we want to use for our care provider and then we'll call and schedule our first appointment. We're so happy and excited to be moving forward!

Edit: I always forget the GTKY questions, ha ha-
SO is my major support system. My mom and my sister also live in the area and were hugely supportive when I was leaving my ex. I have a few close friends that I have known for most of my life and, while we don't all live near each other and go long periods of time without talking sometimes, we are the sort of friends who will always be there for each other.

[karlamo]

RM80, Glad AF copperated this time around.
shemarie82, Glad you're feeling better.
2mrsks (mrs&mrsk), aren't boys fun?? I bought tee-pee tents to try to avoid being sprayed by old faithful.
kh826, GL on Wed.

wittyandwaiting, My co-worker and I were just talking about teenage boys and how much they eat and grow!
rosieelk, halfway, or as I like to say, 20 in, 20 out!
healz413, Enjoy your u/s on Wed.
amberreva, I would love to hear some of your funny MOTN sleep deprived stories.

ionaerebor, GL on your beta.
jennicole, Lefties unite! We have many lefties on our family and I think R may be joining them.
PiradicalMaid, Congrats again!

[karlamo]

Parenting R, 12 months and Pregnant 16w3d

Parenting: My wife and I became the latest victims of the stomach plague. Our weekend wasn't pretty. We took turns watching R, while the other ran to the bathroom or took a nap. That's true co-parenting right there! As of today we are on the mend, though I am doing best of all. Poor R is fighting a cold virus now.
Developmentaly, R is doing stellar. I just got back his Early Intervention final eval/discharge report for his torticollis and he scored 103/113 in all developmental catergories compared to his peers. He scored the highest in personal/social catergory. Which is no surprise to us since we can't go anywhere with him without R causing people to come over to him and chat with him. His new favorite word is hi. He is 100% an extrovert.

Pregnancy: I have my 18 week apt next week and then the a/s coming up in 2 weeks. After not eating for a few days I was able to gauge a sense of what is a baby bump vs. bloat and well, I have a bump! I feel tiny flutters now and again but nothing consistent that makes me say, "that is baby". Otherwise trucking along...

[healz413]

RM80 and luckypanda-- I'm so sorry for the BFNs.

[amberreva]

2mrsks (mrs&mrsk) no explosive poop yet today! Go Emerson. I like to think she saves the good poops for when R is around because R has been pooped on way more then I have. Although once you get that diaper off she gets the most content look on her face as she poops all over in the fresh air.

What do you do with Rory during awake times? I am so confused as to how to stimulate her but not over stimulate her.

[cetcar]

wittyandwaiting, Hope your meeting with the RE goes well!
RM80, Sorry again for your bfn but great attitude about starting again!
kh826, Exciting you're talking about TCC #2
luckypanda, Sorry about your bfn too. This was our first cycle too and we also feel like it was a good learning experience.
ionaerebor, Sending good thoughts your way!
PiradicalMaid, Congrats again!

TTC via IUI

Today is CD1 and we're trying to decide if we're going to try again this cycle or wait until next month. We need to decide soon since we need to call and order the vials. Our RE said that for our next try we'll do the same (Clomid, trigger, and progesterone) since I responded well to it. They don't recommend changing anything until after 2-3 tries.

I think we're both optimistic that we'll feel different going into our next try because we'll know what to expect. Hoping we'll stay more relaxed, but is that ever possible?

I was reading one of those TWW websites this weekend and someone mentioned that they took baby aspirin during theirs, hadn't heard that before. Many others recommended yoga and acupuncture. Has anyone tried acupuncture? I feel like we always have a million questions.....

QOTD: As for our support system, we've only told a couple of friends that we're trying but it's been really nice to have them to talk with. CET and I are pretty open with each other and have spent a lot of time talking things through. And honestly, even though we're still relatively new to this board, multiple times we've commented to each other how nice and supportive you all seem. So far you all have been a really positive part of our TCC journey so thank you.

[healz413]

cetcar, i'm sorry about your BFN.
I used acupuncture for IVF. Some people also use it for IUIs. Acupuncture has been shown to increase implantation rates for IVF when done on the day of the transfer. As far as I know, there is not data about using it for IUIs, but certainly some people do (and some people swear by it)

I found acupuncture very relaxing and think it helped me with stress relief during the process. manada hates acupuncture and find it stressful. I think that whether or not it will make a difference for you will depend largely on whether or not you like it. In generally, things that decrease stress are good and those that increase it are bad.

Also, it can get expensive fast if you don't have insurance coverage. Some acupuncturists want to see someone 4-8 times a cycle, which can really add up.

[PiradicalMaid]

Sorry about CD 1 cetcar

I have heard of folks using acupuncture. If it's not covered by insurance, you could see if there is a school in your area. I know students here hold a free clinic once a week. Best of luck to you!

[wittyandwaiting]

cetcar Thanks. I'm working on a list of questions or things that I want discuss. I'm sorry that CD1 had arrived for you. I tried acupuncture my last cycle and plan to do it again, there doesn't seem to be any evidence for or against it but I did find it relaxing.

[RM80]

cetcar, we're in the same boat! I had to decide this morning if this cycle was a go or no-go pretty quickly. I wanted to talk to my RE to see if he wanted to change meds at all (we want to be aggressive, since we have so few tries)but he's out of town, so I had to either go on the same plan or wait a month. As you know, we're going for it!

As for acupuncture, I went when i was doing IVF and loved it, I really do think it helped implantation. My acupuncturist moved away in January so I didn't do it for this last IUI round, but I've decided that I'm going to for round 2. I need to feel like I'm doing something different and trying something new! I'm still not sure what's best for timing, etc... Meeting the new acupuncturist this week, so we'll see what she says.

ETA: It was spendy, $80/session and the month of our FET I went 6 times! But I find it relaxing so that helps me to justify it a little!

[cetcar]

Thanks for all the info about acupuncture. Not sure if we'll do it, but like RM80, think we're wanting to do something different during our next try. I've also heard others have used massage.

[officerofthelaw]

*Pregnancy*
Nothing really has changed. I worry that since the sonogram is so far away from the blood results, how do I know everything is okay but I know in due time I will know. I def know I am extremely bloated all the time and do not sleep well at all. I am excited about our sonogram next Tuesday so that I see this little bean and hear the heartbeat. I am a patient person when it comes to a lot of things but I am not being very patient about wanting to know the sex so we can go shopping. My wife met me up at work today to go to lunch with me and after we ate we went to Baby's R US and we wanted to buy everything!!!! It's so hard controlling yourself:)

QOTW:
My biggest support system other than my wife comes from a high school teacher that took me under her wing when I was about 14. She calls me her daughter and has done nothing short of treating me as such. She has been the most amazing person to me other than my grandmother who raised me (passed away in 2010) and my wife. Other than that, my only other support honestly is this board. It is a nice place to come and vent or just talk to other people that have gone through what you have.

[2mrsks (mrs&mrsk)]

Mar 16, 2015 14:06:57 GMT -5 amberreva said:

2mrsks (mrs&mrsk) no explosive poop yet today! Go Emerson. I like to think she saves the good poops for when R is around because R has been pooped on way more then I have. Although once you get that diaper off she gets the most content look on her face as she poops all over in the fresh air.

What do you do with Rory during awake times? I am so confused as to how to stimulate her but not over stimulate her.

Not much yet - he likes to look at light. We read to him last night. He also likes sounds and my mom ( who works in ei) was "testing" him for tracking and head control and he was able to do both. I think he had a growth spurt this week because he ate sooo much and slept a lot more than usual.