Tuesday, October 28, 2008

First Doctor's Visit

Yesterday was Baby Boy's first Dr's appointment since he came home. The whole family went along - my hubby, me, the baby, and his two other mothers. Oops, I meant to say his two big sisters but they are acting like such little mothers that I got confused. They dote on his every whimper and are such good helpers. I am very proud of them! They really love their brother - for now, anyway. ;)

Baby Boy is doing quite well. He is up to 4 lbs 7.5 ounces, a gain of 6 ounces since he was discharged on Saturday. Last night he only woke up once at 2:45am, took a bottle, got the hiccups, and went back to sleep. I was very grateful for the sleep that I got too. He is such a sweet and mellow boy right now. He's just such a laid back dude in spite of everything that he went through that I am totally amazed and THANKFUL! It's a joy to take care of him. Boy, I hope it stays this way!! :)

DH goes back to work next week so I get my first real tests of motherhood with three kiddos. Wish me luck. I'm getting worried, but we'll muddle through.

2 comments:

Tracy said...

Awwww.. sounds wonderful.. so glad he is gaining... he must be so tiny.. mine were almost 10 pound babies.. so your son sounds very tiny:)
I am thrilled your daughters are so excited to help.. how nice for them and for you.. so excited for you kitkat!!

a soldiers wife said...

How wonderful! I'm so happy to hear this. He sounds beautiful, and your girls sound terrific caring for their baby brother!
(((Hugs)))