6lbs 3oz
The little guy went to the see the doctor for his two week check up last week and it was certainly a fun experience for everyone involved. For whatever reason, he decided that it was not going to be a good day and cried the entire time! No for real! The only time he didn't cry was when I held him while we waited for the doctor after he had been weighed and measured. The Canyon View Medical group does something called the "Well Child Check Passport" in which they have a they write all the info of your child and take a picture at each appointment. I felt so bad for the lady, she literally took 15 pictures and then we had to pick the best one (it doesn't look good, but it is a testimony of how poorly he behaved. He just doesn't like anyone to mess with him. But I may be making it sound worse than it actually was, everyone still loves him over there so he couldn't have been THAT bad.
Here are his two week stats
Height: 20'' 20%
Weight: 6lbs 3oz 2%
Head Size: 14'/4'' 27%
He can: Focus on faces, Lift head, Has a good startle reflex, Responds to sounds, Turns head to side
Passport: PASSED
So obviously he is a little guy (although he is really tall). Dr. McBride, however, is not worried at all. He is actually on a line in the growth chart so the doctor says that he does not care which line he is on as long as he is following the line. In conclusion... so far so good with the health of our son.
His umbilical cord finally fell all the way out so we got to give him a full on bath for the first time (not just a sponge bath). He was mad that we gave him a bath but he actually really liked it
I try to not push my luck when I bathe him so really he is done in about five minutes if that. It takes longer to set up and clean the bathroom afterwards. Every single time is the same... he cries, then likes it, then cries when I dry him, then SOBS when I put lotion on him (that's the worst part of the whole experience), then he is one happy and peaceful (not to mention good smelling) child once he is all dressed. He has a certain way of crying that lets us know that not only is he upset with us but he actually feels betrayed and that is the cry he reserves for lotion time. He is literally offended that I would put lotion on him (even though I'm super fast at it and are usually done in ten seconds tops). It is worth it to have a clean baby though and I know that he feels a lot better being clean too.
It is really hard for me to remember that he is only 3 weeks old. He seems so big already and the hospital seems like it was ages ago. He is so incredibly smart and alert. He has been doing this new thing in which he just wants to be awake. Sometimes he is content to be sitting on his swing, but sometimes he wants us to play and talk with him. We have discovered that he really likes being sung to. His favorites are "once there was a snowman" and "Jesus wants me for a sunbeam (although I don't know the lyrics in English for this one so he actually likes "Cristo me manda que brille"). On top of that, he has discovered mommy's hair (this is not such a fun one for me). It is so crazy to us how much he has developed in such a little amount of time.
Here are his two week stats
Height: 20'' 20%
Weight: 6lbs 3oz 2%
Head Size: 14'/4'' 27%
He can: Focus on faces, Lift head, Has a good startle reflex, Responds to sounds, Turns head to side
Passport: PASSED
So obviously he is a little guy (although he is really tall). Dr. McBride, however, is not worried at all. He is actually on a line in the growth chart so the doctor says that he does not care which line he is on as long as he is following the line. In conclusion... so far so good with the health of our son.
His umbilical cord finally fell all the way out so we got to give him a full on bath for the first time (not just a sponge bath). He was mad that we gave him a bath but he actually really liked it
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| This is him crying because I had just put him in |
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| This is when he realized he actually didn't hate it as much as he had originally though |
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| All dried and ready to get dressed (doesn't he sort of look like a plastic baby in this picture) |
It is really hard for me to remember that he is only 3 weeks old. He seems so big already and the hospital seems like it was ages ago. He is so incredibly smart and alert. He has been doing this new thing in which he just wants to be awake. Sometimes he is content to be sitting on his swing, but sometimes he wants us to play and talk with him. We have discovered that he really likes being sung to. His favorites are "once there was a snowman" and "Jesus wants me for a sunbeam (although I don't know the lyrics in English for this one so he actually likes "Cristo me manda que brille"). On top of that, he has discovered mommy's hair (this is not such a fun one for me). It is so crazy to us how much he has developed in such a little amount of time.
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