Monday, June 18, 2012

Eli's 2 week check up

Today I went to Dr. Jodi VanSickle and got Eli checked out for his 2 week baby well-check up.  He's weighing in at 12 lbs (already? whoa!) and 22 1/2" long.  After all the normal checks, has been assessed as a perfectly healthy, nothing-wrong-with-him baby. :)  Excellent!

As part of his newborn checks, I also took him to the chiropractor and he found a little tension in his neck when bending to his left side and got a little baby-sized adjustment, that might explain why he's been a bit fussy nursing on my right side at times (usually at night).  Otherwise his back and pelvis are all fine.

Observations about Eli at 14 days old:

- Everybody in this family loves to hold him, and often lands on the tummy or shoulder of whoever wants to hold him while he naps.  Ok, not every nap is while he is held, but he just loves to snuggle.
- He is sleeping pretty well at night, waking up at 3 am and 4 am to nurse, but otherwise, sleeps.  He will not, however, sleep well in his own bed right next to me, he prefers to be right NEXT to me in my bed.
- He responds to people talking to him by making eye contact and making noise.
- He is taking a pacifier which I like, it gives the older kids something to provide him with comfort, they like being helpers in that way.  He starts fussing and someone runs to find a pacifier!
- An overdose of estrogen he gets from mommy has caused common "baby acne" and has little breast buds full of breastmilk, about the size of little peanut M&Ms.  Uncle Jay didn't believe he had them until he saw. :)
- He got to "meet" his cousin Stella on Saturday night, 6-16-2012.

Uncle Jay meets Eli for the first time 

Stella and Eli

She got grumpy and Eli just looked mad.

 Vanessa sitting by Stella

Violet enjoying some snuggle time with Eli on Sunday morning

Eli - 13 days

sleeping in his car seat after his dr's appointment.  The blanket wrapped around his face held in his pacifier. 

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