Maggie Jo had her two week doctor's check up today, and everything checked out fabulously. Steve and I had been a bit worried about nursing and wondering if she might have colic/reflux due to spit up and screeching issues. After they weighed her though, it became apparent she's getting plenty of food. At her four day appointment, she'd weighed 8 lbs 13 oz, one ounce above her hospital discharge weight. Ten days later, she's surpassed her birth weight and then some, putting on basically 2 ounces a day, well above the 1 ounce the doctors want babies to gain each day. She's also grown another 3/4 inch in those ten days, putting her at 21 3/4 inches long. She's 90-95% on height and weight. She is also a pretty good sleeper, giving us about one four hour stretch of sleep each night. We're still working on a routine and getting adequate sleep with all the feedings, but I feel pretty fortunate so far.
So basically, she seems to be changing at lightning speed. Steve thought I was being a bit silly wanting to take tons of pictures and video of her this week, but I think we are starting to realize that our time with her as a newborn is fleeting. I'm trying to memorize all the cute little expressions and movements as much as I can. Of course there are still a few things that are challenging (projectile spit-up on our new couch and diaper blowouts come to mind), but she is a wonderful baby so far and we feel truly blessed.
My sister helped me take a few profile pictures when she was down last weekend, and here's one of my favorites. Enjoy!
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