Avery Mackenzie, YOU ROCKED IT, GIRL!!! On Wednesday, we went for your one month visit. You were officially 5 weeks 1 day....(adjusted 2 weeks 1 day). We got you undressed to weigh you and Mike and I were discussing we would be happy with 6 lb. and we think TOPS 6-6.5 lbs. We laid you down and I about squealed with excitement....SEVEN POUNDS!!!! Did you hear, WE NOW HAVE A SEVEN POUND BABY!!!! Mike and I were so ecstatic. So was Dr. Webb! And we adore him. He comes in exclaiming he couldn't find a little five pound preemie he saw last visit....oh wait, THERE SHE IS!!!
Needless to say, we are not worried about your weight. He didn't even need to know how many oz. or how often you were eating because clearly whatever we were doing was working. You also have grown 2 inches and now are a whooping 20 inches. You now actually look like a normal size newborn baby!
You got your 2nd dose of the Hep B. vaccination. You did great. You gave a whine for all of ten seconds then you were fine. You did have a strong grip on daddy's finger during and for at least 3 minutes after. You weren't letting go. We are sorry, precious!
We are just going to continue watching your spit up/reflux, since even though you projectile spit up, we obviously are not worried about you not getting enough nutrition (which is when he likes to medicate).
We really could not have asked for a better visit. On other fronts, you are now smiling and grinning. It melts our hearts. You have the sweetest smile. This morning, you and I have been playing a game. You will half way spit your pacifier out, try your hardest to get it back in your mouth, whine for a second, I put it back in your mouth and you grin from ear to ear. We have probably done this 50 times this morning.
You are the most content baby....you go with the flow, no matter what we are doing. The only time you cry (well it is more like whining) is when your either hungry, got a dirty diaper, or your tummy/reflux is bothering you. Other than that, you are such a happy baby.
You sleep well. We do a bath then bottle starting at 8. You are asleep and in your crib by 9pm. Usually you wake up twice to eat, around 11-12 then 3-4. Around 6am you wake up to eat, and you would stay awake and start your day if I let you. However, we do our morning snuggles on the couch and both sleep for another hour or two. We can lay you down before your fully asleep and you can put yourself to sleep. Can we ask for an easier baby??
On a side note, five weeks after delivery and we have my blood pressure under control, we think. I am on Procardia XL 90mg and my BP is now 122/84. We are continuing to watch it now to make sure it doesn't bottom out too low, since BP often returns to normal On its own after preeclampsia and pregnancy-induced hypertension. Even if this is a fight I have to battle the rest of my life, at least we finally found a drug and dose that works for now. Huge relief and answer to prayers!
We love you so much, sugar, and continuously thank God for you. You are such a blessing and bring us so much JOY! We love you to the moon and back!
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