Newborn Checkup

I took Imogene in for her newborn checkup today. Her current stats are:

6 lbs. 11 oz.
20 inches long.

So she is pretty much the exact same size as she was when she was born - even though she looks much more filled out to me. But that is a good thing! Babies lose weight in the beginning and by 2 weeks old they expect them to be back at birthweight. So at 10 days old, she is just 2 oz. shy of her birthweight, so she is right on target. The doctor said she looked great and said to bring her back in 2 weeks for her 1 month check.

Afterwards, we went across the street to the hospital where they did the last half of the genetic screening. It involves a nasty heel prick and blood collection in a little vial. Of course she hated every second of it but now it is over and done with.

She has been sleeping great. At night she does about 3 sets of sleeping for 3-4 hours. Last night she actually slept for 5 hours ate, and then went back down for another 3. Life is totally manageable with her sleeping that well at night.

Rating: 5 Pixie Dust (good baby!)