It has already been a week and a half at home, which is hard to believe. You would think that I would have a lot more time now to update the blog, but it hasn't quite worked that way. I had forgotten what it feels like to bring a newborn home, where your days fly by and your feel like you were super busy the whole day, but didn't really do much.
Last Tuesday, Leah went to see the pediatrician and weighed in at 5 lbs. 7 ounces. She had gained about 5 ounces in 5 days, so they were pleased with that progress. They checked her out and had reviewed the notes from the hospital, and she is doing great. Our biggest worry seems to be the upcoming cold and flu season...so for those of you who are close by and come to see Leah, you will hear me ask frequently if you washed your hands and make sure that you haven't been exposed to anything. The pediatrician also reaffirmed what the neonatologist had already told us which is that we should plan to be home bound for the next couple of months. We are to keep her away from any place where there are groups of people. They scheduled us for another weight check which was today.
Today's big news is that she hit 6 lbs.! 6 lbs. exactly was the weight today, so that is 9 ounces in 7 days. Great progress (they are looking for her to average a 1/2 ounce to 1 ounce a day). As a result, she doesn't have to get weighed next week. She will get weighed again on the 24th when we take her in for her 2 month vaccines. She has officially grown out of almost all of the preemie clothes, so she is now enjoying her newborn size clothing.
All in all, we are adjusting pretty well. She usually sleeps for one 4-hour interval at night, otherwise she gets up about every 3 hours. We keep setting the alarm to make sure that she gets up at least every 4 hours, but we haven't needed it yet. She is still sleeping a lot, but is also having more awake time. She is starting to like having baths. Leah seems to pretty easy going. She does know what she likes though. If you move her and she doesn't want to be moved or wake her up when she doesn't want to be woken up, she will let you know.
Quin has been a good big brother. If she cries when we are holding her or feeding her, etc. Quin tells us to stop, because we are making her cry. He has also been very patient with not having the flexibility that we have had before to go to the pool or the playground. Thursday is meet the teacher night for kindergarten and Friday is "practice" day for the new kindergartners. Tuesday, the 18th is the official first day. Quin is getting very excited and is ready to start. I am anxious to see his reaction on Friday after the practice.
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