1 Month Check Up!

To say the last few weeks have been a whirlwind would be an understatement.  I opted to work through my leave so my days are a balancing act of email, Qgenda, housework and most importantly..Taylor!  She's such a sweet, happy baby and has made it much easier on me than it should be.

I decided to breastfeed exclusively and it has worked out marvelously.  Besides Craig's inability to help out with the multiple late night feedings, of course :).  She eats consistently every 2-3 hours, day and night.  As long as she's happy and healthy, that is fine with me!  According to the pediatrician, in about 4 weeks or so her night time feedings should start to spread out a little to every 4-5 hours.  Let the countdown begin ;)

Craig and I took Taylor to her one month check up this morning where she unfortunately also had to get her second Hep B shot.  She had a perfect check up!  She is now 9 lbs 8 oz (which I had guessed yesterday spot on!), and 22.75 inches.  That is a 1 lb 14 oz weight gain since she was born!  She's also 2.75 inches longer, so Taylor is eating VERY well!

As you can see from the handout, she is in the 84th percentile for weight and 99th for length!  Hello, WNBA! ;)  After her fantastic report, she had to get her second round of the Hep B vaccine :(.  I had to take her to get her blood drawn the last time so we made Daddy play the bad guy today.  She was NOT happy but calmed down soon after.  Luckily she doesn't have to go back for any more shots until her 2 month check up.  At least she got to sport this snazzy bandaid afterwards.

Our weekends have been pretty low key since Taylor's arrival.  She's starting to stay awake for longer periods during the day so maybe we'll start to venture out a little more as she progresses and gets settled into a predictable routine.  It's nice to finally be able to look into her pretty blue eyes when she isn't always sleeping!