Shepard had his 2 week check up with Dr. Holly today. The good news is, the awful eye junk is only because of clogged tear ducts, as we suspected. It is getting much better already. We were disappointed that Shepard is not gaining weight as we had hoped... despite seemingly constant feedings, he is only 7 lbs, 12 oz. We are upping our feedings to 40 min. every 2 hrs and we'll go back Saturday a.m. to be certain he is gaining more. (This does = no life for mom for 4 days. haha) He is sleeping very well--we made it one night only having to get up once in almost eight hours! He looks healthy, but just needs to gain a little more weight.
He is starting to smile now which, of course, melts our hearts! I'm hoping to catch a picture of that smile soon. He is hating bathtime a little less now that we've graduated from sponge baths, and is just generally a very good baby. He loved a visit from his Mimi and Aunt Jen over the weekend! He and his Aunt are pretty tight! :)
I am doing so much better. The swelling underneath my incision has almost completely resolved and I was even able to go the gym today (!) for a whopping 20 minutes, but hey- I'm a big believer in doing things very gradually.
Our Monkey
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1) in that picture with your mom and your sister, you look like a billion bucks- amazing.
ReplyDelete2)gym? lindsey, he was born 2 weeks ago. i don't think i was uttering the word "gym." yeah for you! take it easy though...gotta heal!
3)post more pics of Shep - :)