Thursday, October 15, 2009

5 1/2 week checkup

Chubby cheeks
We just had our 5th week checkup with our pediatrician Dr Wightman, Lola is packing on the pounds! She's gaining approximately half a pound per week; she weighed 6 pounds 12 ounces at birth, lost about one pound the first week and has now shot past her birth weight with pounds to spare. This visit she weighed in at a healthy 8 pounds 10 ounces. She measured 20.5 inches in length, only half an inch longer than birth but she seems much longer to us, maybe she's unfurling after being in a fetal position for those many months. Lola is in the 25th percentile on the growth/size charts meaning she is on the small side (like her mom) but is right on track for a healthy young girl.

At her happiest, curled up on mommy

Clementine trying to regain her baby status