Two weeks old
Max checks out fine at 2 weeks- he weighs in at 7lbs. 12.9 oz which is about 2 oz shy of his birth weight- but he is solely breastfed and consequently gains weight a bit slower than formula fed babies of the same age. He has until Tuesday to get back to his original birth weight and they'll also prick his foot again for a newborn wellness exam. : (
He got a bit longer- is now over 22 inches long and in the 88th percentile for his height- (which- to the uninitiated means 88% of other babies are shorter at this point).
He got a bit longer- is now over 22 inches long and in the 88th percentile for his height- (which- to the uninitiated means 88% of other babies are shorter at this point).
His head is smack-in-the-middle-normal and he's on the skinny side- with only 20 odd% lighter than him.
His umbilical cord fell off in the first week but has left a gradually diminishing scab in his super cute belly button that has to be totally gone before we can submerge his body for a real bath.
Jack and I are probably delusional from pride but we are convinced that he is batting at things on purpose- he does it consistently and repeatedly.
But he's apparently not supposed to even be aware that he has hands yet- much less be trying to control them.
In two weeks of life so far he has had 3 manicures- It takes some patience- and he has to be asleep or eating- but it's not too hard with the right clippers.
yay!
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