Second Week checkup

 

Well here we are. Our week two checkup. It is hard to believe that on Tuesday, Oliver will be three weeks old. Everything is still so fresh in my mind from his birth. From the weather (drizzly and cloudy) to the room next to us that had a blue balloon tied to the door that said, "it's a boy".

The checkup went great. They started graphing his growth today and everything is within the normal levels. When he was born he was 8 pounds 3.9 ounces and was 21 inches long. Today he was 9 pounds even and 22 inches long. His weight is in the 50% percentile and his length is in the 90% percentile. So we have a healthy giant! (I want to measure his wingspan too because when he stretches out, look out!) Oliver's temperature, heart rate and oxygen level were also right at the norm.

Oliver is sleeping more through the night. Instead of waking up almost every hour, we get about three hours per feeding now. Yippee! We are going to start introducing him to bottle feeding soon. If he agrees with it then Annie will be able to sleep through the night for once while I handle the reigns of feeding Oliver. That should be pure entertainment!

Adios Amigos!