Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Second pediatrician appointment

Colby's "2 week" pediatrician appointment was on Monday 9/13.  We had scheduled it early due to the fact he was down 8 ounces from his birthweight at his first pediatrician appointment on 9/7, so the doctor wanted to make sure he was gaining weight. 

She had told us we could call and reschedule it for closer to when he turned 2 weeks if he had gained 3 ounces by the lactation appointment we had on 9/8 (which he did!), but we didn't make the call.  Oh well!

At his second appointment, Colby weighed 7lbs, 0.5oz - 14th percentile - (up 11.5oz in the 6 days since the last pediatrician appointment!).  The doc said this was great weight gain.  She would've been happy with an average of one ounce a day... and Colby was almost averaging 2oz gain per day (what an overachiever!) :-)

The appointment went well, and she said he looked great.  He did have to go to the lab to have his foot pricke again to repeat the newborn PKU test that they do in the hospital and two weeks later.  He was a trooper, and really only cried when the lab tech was squeezing his foot (do you blame him!?).  Afterwards, I successfully nursed him for the first time in public (in the waiting room - with my handy dandy nursing cover).  We then went out to lunch at Famous Dave's to celebrate! :-)

They didn't measure his length or head circumference, so I don't have those to compare.

Ready to head out!

Check out the awesome blanket my cousin-in-law Andreea made for Colby!

Being weighed - you can tell he's gained some weight... his little belly is getting rounder! :-)

Cute faces while he waits for the doctor!

"Oh no!  The doctor is coming!"

Colby's first Famous Dave's BBQ encounter! :-)  This is one of Daddy's FAVORITE restaurants!

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