Week Zwei
Here we are, rounding the corner on week number two. So far, so good. Today has been a sleep day for Will...he's been asleep since lunchtime (it's 5:20 p.m. now). Monday and Tuesday, he had much longer periods of wakefulness, which is good because it means that he sleeps longer stretches at night. So, we'll see what happens tonight...most likely a Mommy & Will party until the wee hours.
But I've been known to be wrong before.
Anyway, Will had his two week checkup today, so the real purpose of this blog entry is to let everyone (hi Jan and Donna!) know that he has put on almost one whole pound. As for length, we're not sure, because the hospital told us 21" at birth, but they told us 19" today...hmmm, I don't think he's shrunk 2".
The doctor says that Will looks great, is inputting and outputting at proper levels, and was generally pleased with his progress thus far. Will had to get a vitamin K shot in his little thigh--he wasn't too happy about that...he did that newborn cry where the little voice ratchets up into the end of the scale that makes dogs writhe, complete with 4-5 seconds of absolute worked-up, silent, mid-cry fury during which he turned an alarming shade of red.
I'm like "Dude, take a breath!"
He fell asleep directly after the fury and the shot and after the heel stick and bloodletting, so I guess it was either so stressful for him that sleep was blessed release or it actually wasn't that stressful.
I'll choose to believe option B...this is my third time around and I still don't enjoy watching any of my babies being stuck.
That's the news from Stuttgart!
But I've been known to be wrong before.
Anyway, Will had his two week checkup today, so the real purpose of this blog entry is to let everyone (hi Jan and Donna!) know that he has put on almost one whole pound. As for length, we're not sure, because the hospital told us 21" at birth, but they told us 19" today...hmmm, I don't think he's shrunk 2".
The doctor says that Will looks great, is inputting and outputting at proper levels, and was generally pleased with his progress thus far. Will had to get a vitamin K shot in his little thigh--he wasn't too happy about that...he did that newborn cry where the little voice ratchets up into the end of the scale that makes dogs writhe, complete with 4-5 seconds of absolute worked-up, silent, mid-cry fury during which he turned an alarming shade of red.
I'm like "Dude, take a breath!"
He fell asleep directly after the fury and the shot and after the heel stick and bloodletting, so I guess it was either so stressful for him that sleep was blessed release or it actually wasn't that stressful.
I'll choose to believe option B...this is my third time around and I still don't enjoy watching any of my babies being stuck.
That's the news from Stuttgart!
