Here are your numbers from our 2 week check-up:
Weight 8 lbs 15 oz (69th percentile)
Length 23 inches (99th percentile)
Head 41 cm (99th percentile)
Clothes:
You are a very long and skinny baby! We only bought a few newborn outfits before
you were born because we didn’t even know if they would fit you. You started out wearing some of your newborn
outfits, but by the end of your first month they quickly became too short and
too small. At the same time the 0-3
month clothes and the 3 month clothes are still a little too big; you are kind
of between sizes. I usually just dress
you in your comfy fleece sleep and plays to keep your warm and cozy, unless we
have an outing planned for the day.
Then, we dress you up in something cute with a headband of course, which
you absolutely hate! It’s probably
because you have such a big head, so I am just working on figuring out which
ones fit and which ones are too small.
Diapers:
We also did not know if the newborn diapers would fit you,
so I only bought 1 box before you were born.
We also brought some newborn diapers home from the hospital (as many as
we could possibly fit in our bag!) Since
you’re so skinny, the newborn diapers fit you perfectly for your first
month. We had to make a few trips out to
the store to buy more. My plan is to use up the last of the newborn
diapers we bought and switch you over to size 1. I think size 1 is drastically bigger than the
newborn size! It already makes me a
little sad to think about how much you have grown over the past couple of
weeks.
Health:
You are a very healthy, happy baby! At your 2 week appointment, Dr. Fink was very
happy with your progress. You were
already well passed your birth weight and eating like a champ! Your dad and I could not believe that you
were in the 99th percentile for both height and head circumference! When we first left the hospital you had a
little bit of jaundice, Dr. Fink said that it was because you have a different
blood type than I do. By your 2 week
appointment he was no longer concerned and said your color looked great. He also checked your hips because you were
breech. We have to go get an ultra sound
of your hips next month, but you’ve made a lot of progress in this area as
well. Dr. Fink wants the ultra sound
just to be safe, but he is confident that everything seems fine.
Diet:
You are an exclusively breastfed baby and although it wasn’t
an easy road in the beginning you are a great eater and gaining weight, so I
couldn’t be happier. I started to pump
in week 2 because it was too painful to nurse you on my left side, so I would
nurse you on one side and then you would take a bottle. I didn’t want to introduce a bottle this
early, but it has actually been great.
You will nurse or take a bottle; it doesn’t make a difference to you as
long as you are getting fed! Your dad
has enjoyed being able to feed you a bottle occasionally and it makes it easier
to go out in public. I’ve yet to nurse
in public, but it’s very easy to throw a bottle in the diaper bag to hold you
off until we get home.
Sleep:
You have been a great sleeper from Day 1! When we were in the hospital and our first
week home from the hospital I would have to wake you in the middle of the night
every 3-4 hours to feed you. Once we had
your 2 week doctor’s appointment and found out that you surpassed your birth
weight Dr. Fink said that I no longer needed to wake you up in the middle of
the night. Since then, you have been
amazing! I usually nurse you at 10pm and
you will sleep until about 5ish. I nurse
you from 5-6 and then you typically sleep again until around 9:30 or 10. I hope you keep it up because a well rested
mommy, daddy, and baby makes for a very happy Harvell household!
Likes:
You love being held and bouncing up and down. You could sit and stare at the ceiling fan
and the bright kitchen lights for hours.
When you are fussy, your swing and paci can instantly calm you
down. You absolutely LOVE to eat and you
make a super adorable “milk-wasted” face as your dad and I call it when you are
full. The heartbeat sound on your sleep
sheep helps you fall asleep every night and you are a fan of our family walks
that we take a couple times a week.
Dislikes:
There are a few things that you are NOT a fan of, the
biggest is probably being hungry! You
have a very angry cry when you are hungry and you hate it when it takes me a
few minutes to get situated before I nurse you.
You also hate getting dressed, especially when I put anything over your
head and you’re also not a big fan of those adorable headbands. Towards the end of the month your nose got a
little congested and you cannot stand having your nose suctioned. I know you hate it so I try to only do it
right before I nurse you, but man you give me a look when I put that thing in
your nose!
Milestones:
You work really hard to hold your head up for a few seconds
when I am burping you or when we do tummy time.
You can hold onto mom or dad’s fingers.
You make tons of adorable facial expressions, including a spontaneous
smile here and there. You love to stare
at your dad and I and you are very aware of our voices. Towards the end of the month you became a lot
more vocal and will make all kinds of cute noises when you are awake.
Personality:
You are such a happy baby and your dad and I have loved
getting to know you this month! We love
to snuggle with you and could sit and stare at you for hours. When you are awake, you are extremely alert
and you make the most adorable facial expressions and baby noises. The only time you get angry is when you are
hungry and you let us know it right away!
We can’t wait to continue to watch you grow and see your personality
shine through over the next couple of months!
Visitors:
Grandma and
Pap Castello, Uncle Brian, Carla, Aunt Kristen, Mom-Mom, and Grandpa were all
there on your birthday. My work friends,
Brianna, Nicole, Pam, and Julie also came to visit you. Your cousin Bryan came for the weekend with
Pap. Great-Grandma and Great-Grandpa had
a virtual visit via Facetime.
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