We had a successful doctor's appointment this morning to track Sweet Pea and Little Man's progress in their first month. By the numbers:
Little Man currently weighs 7 pounds 15 ounces (a gain of 1 pound 9 ounces over his birth weight). And he's 20.25 inches long, up from 19.5 at birth. It's a good increase, but he's still a peanut. He is only in the 5th percentile for height and weight! But his head circumference is 37 centimeters, which is in the 50th percentile. What can I say? MJ and I both have big heads.
Sweet Pea currently weighs 8 pounds 12.5 ounces (a gain of 1 pounds, 8.5 ounces over her birth weight). She's 21 inches long, up from 19.5 at birth. This places her in the 50th percentile for both height and weight. Her head circumference is a whopping 38.5 centimeters, which is in the 95th percentile! What was I just saying about Morrisons and big heads?
Interesting fact: when I was nursing CC, she gained less than one pound in her first month. Yet here I am, nursing two babies this time, and they gained a combined total of over three pounds in their first month! Mother Nature is really amazing!
Additional info about Little Man: He is showing classic signs of early reflux. I was not expecting this diagnosis when I described his symptoms to the doctor: trouble nursing calmly, lots of gas, trouble maintaining his latch while nursing, sleeplessness, etc. It turns out that his gas is due to a mild lactose intolerance that will resolve itself over the next month or two. But his other symptoms, the ones that are most frustrating to him (and to me) are reflux in its early stages. Fortunately we've caught it before it turned full-fledged reflux, so it should be easily treated by a low dose of Zantac. The doctor said we should see improvement in just a few days!
Additional info about Sweet Pea: the birthmarks on her eyelid and nose are actually two different birthmarks that just coincidentally happen to appear next to each other on her face. The one on her eyelid is a telangiectatic nevus, commonly referred to as a stork bite. It is fainter, more superficial, and will disappear on its own within the first year as the tiny blood vessels retract deeper into the skin of her eyelid.
The birthmark on the bridge of her nose is a hemangioma, or strawberry mark. It's much darker and is slightly bumpy. It's technically a type of tumor, but is extremely common and will also resolve on its own (although it often takes several years to disappear).
All in all, it was a good day and I'm thrilled that once again, God has blessed us with healthy kiddos. We are so thankful!
Little Man currently weighs 7 pounds 15 ounces (a gain of 1 pound 9 ounces over his birth weight). And he's 20.25 inches long, up from 19.5 at birth. It's a good increase, but he's still a peanut. He is only in the 5th percentile for height and weight! But his head circumference is 37 centimeters, which is in the 50th percentile. What can I say? MJ and I both have big heads.
Sweet Pea currently weighs 8 pounds 12.5 ounces (a gain of 1 pounds, 8.5 ounces over her birth weight). She's 21 inches long, up from 19.5 at birth. This places her in the 50th percentile for both height and weight. Her head circumference is a whopping 38.5 centimeters, which is in the 95th percentile! What was I just saying about Morrisons and big heads?
Interesting fact: when I was nursing CC, she gained less than one pound in her first month. Yet here I am, nursing two babies this time, and they gained a combined total of over three pounds in their first month! Mother Nature is really amazing!
Additional info about Little Man: He is showing classic signs of early reflux. I was not expecting this diagnosis when I described his symptoms to the doctor: trouble nursing calmly, lots of gas, trouble maintaining his latch while nursing, sleeplessness, etc. It turns out that his gas is due to a mild lactose intolerance that will resolve itself over the next month or two. But his other symptoms, the ones that are most frustrating to him (and to me) are reflux in its early stages. Fortunately we've caught it before it turned full-fledged reflux, so it should be easily treated by a low dose of Zantac. The doctor said we should see improvement in just a few days!
Additional info about Sweet Pea: the birthmarks on her eyelid and nose are actually two different birthmarks that just coincidentally happen to appear next to each other on her face. The one on her eyelid is a telangiectatic nevus, commonly referred to as a stork bite. It is fainter, more superficial, and will disappear on its own within the first year as the tiny blood vessels retract deeper into the skin of her eyelid.
The birthmark on the bridge of her nose is a hemangioma, or strawberry mark. It's much darker and is slightly bumpy. It's technically a type of tumor, but is extremely common and will also resolve on its own (although it often takes several years to disappear).
All in all, it was a good day and I'm thrilled that once again, God has blessed us with healthy kiddos. We are so thankful!
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