On Thursday we took our sweet little A to the doctor for a weight check: 6 lb 15 oz at 4 days old... not quite back to birth weight. We also had to take him to the hospital to get his bilirubin checked since he was looking a little more yellow - it was 13.8. Because his bilirubin was a little high on Thursday, I took our little guy back to the hospital to have it checked again on Friday - it was 13, so we are in the clear with that! Some pix from last week...
On Thursday we also gave Andrew his first (sponge)bath which he hated. To show his displeasure he treated us to our first urine shower which squirted halfway across the kitchen - it was hilarious and we were pretty impressed with his distance.
Today we took our little man back to the doctor again for a weight check - at 8 days old he weighs 7 lb 11 oz - that is 7 oz more than his birthweight! The doctor said they usually like to see babies gain 0.5 to 1 oz per day in the beginning and Andrew has been gaining 3 ounces a day - he is a growing machine. We have loved spending time with our little guy and with sweet Cals. I think both of us were a little nervous about not being able to love both equally - Adam was nervous that we would love and spend so much time caring for A that we would neglect Caleigh and I was more concerned that I would spend so much time loving, taking care of, feeding, disciplining Caleigh that I wouldn't be able to bond with Andrew. We have seen that God has increased our love for both of our children and given us the capacity to love them both - in different ways.
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linds, i was just remembering your story of caleigh's "squirts" when she was just a few days old... i'll bet the pee is much better than that! :) enjoyed the pics!
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