Two Weeks Old

Ada was two weeks old yesterday, and we had her two week check-up this morning. She now weighs 7 lbs 13 oz, which puts her in the 25th percentile for weight. And she is 20 inches tall, which is also in the 25th percentile. I asked if it was normal for the height to drop, since she was 21 inches at birth. Apparently it is, since babies come out kind of swollen most of the time. Her head is 36 centimeters, which is in the 50th percentile. So she's got an average size head, but her weight and height are below average. Her weight gain however is great, which means we can now start letting her sleep until she wakes up in the night hungry. This was the best news of the morning, as we were getting tired of having to wake her every 3 hours for a feeding at night.

She had to have more bloodwork today to check for a host of metabolic diseases and disorders, so she didn't like having her foot pricked. And the Dr. said we should start using a pacifier since she likes to put her hands in her mouth so much. We had hoped to avoid a pacifier as much as possible, but some babies just have strong sucking tendencies or oral fixations. And a pacifier is better than her hand or whatever else she could find. But all in all it was a good visit and everything is progressing as it should be.