big day out
yesterday was a big day!
we went to the clinic for my post-release 1 week check-up and other than my belly button healing a bit strangely, all looks good! i’ve grown to 2,500 grams in 2 weeks! that’s 200 grams in 1 week (i was 2,306g when released from the hospital) on breastmilk only! you can imagine how tired and sore my mommy is…
the dr. also said mom was healing nicely so good news all around!
i like walking to the clinic and back cause i get to ride in my sling close to my mom’s or dad’s chest and the weather is PERFECT here now – i sure picked a good time to be born.
here’s a pic of me chilling in the sling at home with daddy – it’s really great for them to carry me around the house when i want some lovin too!
have i told you about my new favorite game to play? yesterday was my best score ever. i managed to pee sans diaper on 3 people in a span of 2 hours! dad tried to change my diaper before leaving the house and i peed on him. then at the clinic they have to get me naked to weigh me and i peed on the midwife and all over the scale – score! then within 20 minutes the dr. took off my diaper to examine me and i peed on him too! that has to be a world record!!
after that the action continued when mom got a call from a friend to go to lunch – throwing the “don’t take the baby out until 1 month” rule to the wind mom & dad decided to give the stroller a whirl and before you knew it i was out again! riding along is cool but i definitely didn’t like sitting in it at the restaurant – bor-ing. so eventually mom picked me up and put me in the sling where i decided if the juice is this close – i want some!
so, mom struggled to discretely get me nursing in public for the first time – not so graceful but once i had started all was good. she gets kudos for eating a full meal with me attached too – thank goodness for the coverage slings give!
after such a great, action packed day mom thought she deserved one glass of beer with dinner so she nursed me right before thinking i would surely be good for another 2 hours when it would be alright to nurse again. not me though – i wanted to see what the big deal was and started begging for some in 50 minutes!! mom spent the rest of the night fretting about how much of a terrible mother she was for drinking the glass of beer. i feel fine though – isn’t she silly?
oh – did i mention today is my due date?
Oh, I love the way Bijou tells her story. She certainly knows a lot about how her Mom is feeling!!
My sister, Claire, used to use “bag balm” , which is what was used on the cows at the farm. Would they be selling it in Japan???
She is lucky that both Dad and Mom like to carry her around in a sling. Looks comfy. Her South Carolina grandma must be visiting her right now. I hope all went well with the trip and that they are enjoying the company. Please give her a big hug and kiss for me.
Love and prayers,
Aunt Doris, RJM