The First Two Weeks - In Brief

Abigail has been a wonderful daughter to us newbie parents. She caught onto breast feeding immediately and has feasted well in her two weeks of life. She has been deemed “perfect” by one Pediatrician and “wonderful” by another. At birth Abby was 8 lbs. 10.6 oz. she left the hospital two days later at 8 lbs. 2 oz. The next day at her first Pediatrician appointment she was 7 lbs. 15.2 oz. at her weight check three days later she weighed in at 8 lbs. 5 oz. Today at her two week checkup she weighed in at 9 lbs. 2 oz. She has been getting high praise for such good weight gain. Both her dad and I are so happy that she is such a healthy baby and good eater. She is now 22.75 inches in length and almost 15 inch round head. We think that she has had two “growth spurts” since arriving home. Eventually I plan to type up a birth story, but I haven’t had the time nor energy to sit down and write it out. As I have been the sole source of sustenance for Abby. Finally, the Medela breast pump supplies came in today so that I can express milk and get some much needed rest at night if I can get Jason up to feed her. The weirdest thing so far in being a new mom has been the breast pump and expressing the milk. OMG that device is weird. But I must love the pump as it will give me much needed rest, maybe.

So two weeks into life and us happy parents are smitten with our little girl. We couldn’t have asked for a healthier more beautiful, wonderful, perfect little girl.