Emily had her checkup today (she turned 2 weeks old yesterday) and everything is looking GREAT! She is gaining weight like a champ. If you remember, she was born at 6 lbs, went down to 5 lbs and 7 oz, last week was 5 lbs 13 oz, and today weighs an astounding 6 lbs, 8 oz! YAY! I'm so relieved. She is also more energetic and is acting more and more like a newborn. She actually has outgrown one of her preemie hats! The doctor said it is not unusual for preemies to kind of "sleep" until their due date so we are not as worried about that. She sleeps most of the time. She has short periods of quiet alertness (my favorite is the 1 am bout of "alertness") and otherwise is really only awake for eating. And for some reason when I feed her I have to constantly wake her up in the middle of eating! I think she just gets too comfy and cozy. Unless something else comes up between now and then, she won't have to be back at the doctor until she is 2 months!
I had my checkup yesterday with my OB and everything is looking good. The incision is healing nicely and I am feeling a lot better, too. I'm down to taking Tylenol only once a day. I'm ready to be off of Tylenol! I don't like taking meds everyday so I'd really like to decrease anything that I can. I actually went shopping yesterday at Target and then went back today. It was so fun to see everything that has changed! Today I actually drove myself! I felt so empowered! I have not been able to drive since the middle of January so it was great to actually get behind the wheel! Anyway, I couldn't stay out long - I got tired very quickly and I am still experiencing a lot of back pain. I will just keep trying - I'm sure I'll be back up to a full day of shopping soon! (But the baby shouldn't go out until she's at least 6 weeks old so that might cramp my shopping habit just a bit!)
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