I'm four weeks old..

It's not easy getting old...

So if you're born on January 30th, when are you one month old? It's trickier than you'd think -> february 30th doesn't work... So we'll just go with a celebration of turning 4 weeks old, and leave it at that.

Official weights, sizes and all that jazz will be done tomorrow. The ad-hoc solution at home with the food scale and the fruit basket just doesn't work very well anymore, but I'm betting that I click in around 8lbs, 8oz - which would be a respectable rate of gaining weight.

I'm eating well, and sleeping well still. This is a really good thing. I need to chow once between midnight and morning, but otherwise I sleep. Truth be told, I snore.

I'm increasingly alert, and for longer periods of time. I can focus on faces that are about a foot away from my head, and I'll turn to follow sounds. My eyes will track differences in contrast. I've been to a number of places in the last couple of days. I went to the library, and to the butterfly pavillion, and shopping, but I slept through all of the above.

That's about it for now. Look for a weight/size/official pediatrician report.

Love, R.

You want open eyes AND a smile? No way

Hey there, everyone

I am bigger and better than I was before. That's right - I'm gaining about an ounce a day, although the makeshift baby scale at home has maxed out. I'm also sleeping well - last night I ate at midnight, then wasn't up again until 5:30am. Everyone agreed that I could keep on doing that.

Mom maintains that I've smiled at her, Dad thinks it's gas. Again, there's agreement that I can keep doing more smiling. There are some pictures of me with my eyes open, but mostly I squint.

I still spend a lot of my time eating and sleeping. My brother Daniel likes to hold me, and doesn't seem to mind if I'm awake or not.

Until next time.

R.

I'm 15 days old!

Family, Friends

Today I went in for my 2-week checkup, and all is good. I'm back up to 7lbs, 7oz - basically my birthweight, which is what they wanted to see. That's 25th percentile for weight I'm also 21.5" long (90th percentile), and13.875" head size (30th percentile).

Take all of that together, and I could be described as a tall, skinny girl with a small head. I see a career in modelling.

Every day, I spend more time in an alert state. I'm still eating well, and sleeping quite a bit - I only wake up once/night, which the parents think is awesome.

That's about it. Until next time.

R.

Chunking up...

Hi everyone

So I'm 10 days old now - or 11 by the time you read this. Don't I look cute in my matching hat and blanket set? (Thanks, Farmor)

The title refers to my weight - as you probably know, all babies lose a little weight in their first week or so, and I'm no exception. I was 6lb15oz when I left the hospital, and 2 days later was at 6lb13.5oz. That was the same weight 2 days later when I was 6 days old. When we measured yesterday, I was back up to 7lb1oz. Really - the doctors want me back to my birthweight by 2 weeks, and that shouldn't be a problem.

I'm a pretty mellow kid - I sleep a lot, eat a bit, sleep some more. Sometimes I open my eyes and look around. I definitely like laying on mom or dad's chest the best.

I'm eating well, not crying unless I'm hungry, and sleeping quite well for someone my age, if I may say so myself. I've had a few visitors, but most friends have stayed away while the parents and Daniel clear out their colds. I think this will be a busy weekend.

I'm just getting presents from everyone. Thank you. Out of fear of forgetting someone, I'm not going to attempt a list or anything right here. Lots of cute clothes - I'm ready to go out in style.

That's about it. I went for a ride in a stroller to the library today, which was uneventful since I slept, but mom says that the conversion of Daniel's stroller into a 2-seater is awesome.

More soon.

R.

Settling into a routine

Hey there again.

I'm all of 5 days old now, so I feel considerably wiser than last time I wrote. I went up to visit Dr. Sara on Saturday to check for Jaundice - none there, so I'm cool. I had lost another 2 oz or so since I left the hospital - so I'm going back in tomorrow (monday) to make sure that trend is reversed. Certainly, from the way I've been eating, you'd think it would be.

Let's see - what else is new? I've been hanging out with grandma Babe. And I've been on video conferences with my cousins Leo and Jacob as well as Farmor and Grandpa. Or so they say - I think I slept through all of them. I spend a few minutes in active alert state between feeding and sleeping, which is what I spend much of my day doing.

Oh, and people have been bringing food, clothes and presents. I am set for life now (or at least until I'm 6+ months old.)

Everyone has a cold. They're hoping that I don't get it.

I'm Home

We're home.

They let us go home at about 1:30pm today. i did not like being put in this car seat.

Once home, I had a few minutes to get used to my new surroundings before Daniel woke up. He seems like a friendly guy - always wanting to hold me, and he constantly helps me figure out where my eyes, nose and ears are.




I'm eating pretty well, but even so I've lost a few ounces. No-one seems worried about that. I had a bit of a fever for a day in the hospital, and they took some blood samples, but couldn't find anything wrong. Anyway - I'm all good now.

Gretchen and Harrison Jr. came to visit at the hospital, and while it was fun to see them, it got a little crazy, so we asked the other friends to wait until I'm home. I'm home now - come visit...

Truthfully, I mostly eat and sleep.

More later.

R