Logan's 2 Week Check Up

Logan had his 2 week check up on August 28th and all went well! Of course we had a laundry list of questions and I'm sure they are the same questions we asked when Peyton had her 2 week check up as well.  You think you'll remember everything, but with a newborn, any little thing just seems like such a big deal.  You know, things like: he's gassy, takes really deep fast breaths, his stomach gets hard, he poops A LOT etc.. of course everything was normal so that was good.  We are kinda of friends with our pediatrician (Kyle went to Wartburg with him) so I am sure he just laughs at us half the time!  When we left the hospital, Logan was 7 lbs even and after his 5 day check he was still 7lbs so the goal was to get him back to his birth weight of 7 lbs, 6 oz by his 2 wk check.  Well, we showed him!!  Little man gained a whopping 13 oz!

2 Week Stats:
Height: 21.3 in (69%)
Weight: 7 lbs, 13 oz (23%)
Head: 37.5 cm (57%)
(Peyton at 2 wks: height 21.5 in, weight 7lbs, 6oz, head 35 cm)

There is one thing we are getting checked out.  He's got a little tongue tie which means there's just a little extra skin or something under his tongue that prevents him from sticking it out as far as normal.  This isn't a huge deal but sometimes can effect feedings and later on in life speech.  We have an appointment on Sept 6 with ENT to have him check it out and if he thinks its worth it, he will clip it quick.  Now that sounds awful to me, but the pedi assures us its an easy procedure and no big deal...  I guess we'll see.

Overall, Logan is a really good baby!  He does the typical sleep, eat and poop!  The only time he really cries or fusses is when he's hungry or has peed through his clothes!  He's been a bit of a grunter!  It started out a lot and all the time but has been reducing over the last week.  So now, when he starts grunting, it usually means he needs to burp.  He seems to eat a lot!  During the day he's been doing 2.5-3 oz every 2 hours and at night he'll go 3 hours.  He's had 2 four hour stints since we got home but that's about it so far.  I'm really looking forward to the longer overnights!!  I've started to pump and bottle feed (breastfeeding and me just don't really get along) and he takes a bottle really well.

Logan tidbits:
-when he is awake, he's very alert, big wide eyes looking all around
-he's a bit of a cuddler
-he's been taking a paci which is kind of nice sometimes (Peyton hated them)
-he likes to be swaddled as long as his arms are free.  If we tuck them, he wiggles them out every time
-his cord fell off at 5 days old when we were at the doctors office (way too early) but it's doing good
-he's cracking a few smiles, gas bubbles I'm sure, but they are pretty adorable

Until next time...