Addie had her 3 week appt today with her new pediatrician, Dr. Mullen. We really liked him and I actually went to high school with him and we worked together at Thunderhills Country Club. I lifeguarded and he was a bartender and until he figured out how he knew me at the appt. he couldn't focus! It was rather hilarious! His mom was also my 8th grade teacher and I was not very fond of her but I was an 8th grader and they typically have attitudes so i'm sure it was as much me as it was her.
So back to Addison, she weighed in at a whopping 8 lbs!!! She was 6 lbs, 11 oz at our appointment on September 25th so she's gained a good amount. I was hoping so for all of the gosh darn nursing she's been doing. All I can say is that Wal-mart isn't the only place to get milk 24 hours a day around here!! She also measured at 20 1/2 inches which is 1/2 inch longer that she was at birth and means she's probably not going to play front row but i'm pretty sure that there's no height requirement for a libero! Who knows though, she could have a major growth spurt! Keeping our fingers crossed! Her head grew 1 cm and overall, Dr. Mullen said she looked fantastic and we were doing a great job with her. What a relief!! No one mentions how easy it is to worry about every little thing when you have a baby!!!
She also slept for 2 hour increments last night, 2 solid hours at a time. You wouldn't believe how much of an improvement that was and how much better we both felt today. Lately I have been up nursing her most of the night, cluster feeding again, and when Deb gets home from work, she takes over and I try and get as much sleep as I can between feedings. We're really hoping she is going to start settling in to sleeping a few more hours at a time.
Here's another Addie picture. As you can guess, Grana Di intervened and supplied the pink bow headband!
Cheers,
Mic, Deb and Addison
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