Kristian's 2 week appointment

In a way I can't believe it has been two weeks already and on the other hand, I feel like it has been months since I have had him because my body feels SO MUCH BETTER! The first 10 days after the surgery were very hard and painful. The stairs in our house were really tough on me and the pain was intense but WOW, what a difference another week makes! Besides being able to pick up Kaia and go running, I am pretty much back to feeling almost normal :)

At Kristian's 2 week appointment he had gained his weight back and was 2 ounces above his birth weight...9.7 lbs. He had grown half an inch (21 3/4 inches) and his head was 37 1/2 cm around! The doc said he looked GREAT and seems to be right on target for a 2 week old...eating, sleeping, pooping - and that's about it! He was in the 74% for weight, 86% for height, and 61% for his head circumference.

Our observations:
HE IS WONDERFUL! I hesitate in writing this because I am scared to jinx it but he is so great. He doesn't make a peep. Half of the time I have to wake him up at the 5 hour mark in the night to feed him and when he wakes up, he just stirs a little and grunts a tiny bit and then he eats and falls right back to sleep. He is so laid back and mellow and LOVES to be held but doesn't fuss when he is put down. Kaia kisses him all over his face and he doesn't seem to mind...in fact, he doesn't really seem to mind anything. He is LOVING bath time right now and just lays there and relaxes while the warm water is being poured over him. He is starting to smile a lot more. He knows his momma :) by her voice and looks around to find me (which I love!!). He is starting to stay awake more and more. He doesn't seem to be ready for rattles and dangly things yet. He is so content just looking at the world around him. Wanting to take our time and not over stimulate him, we are not pushing or rushing anything (especially because this is our last one)!!!
His appearance is changing a little bit. He still looks like Kaia sometimes and other times we all see a lot of my looks in him. It will be interesting to watch him grow and change!