First pediatrician visit

Adelaide went to her first doctor visit today at North Raleigh Pediatrics. She had a minor meltdown in the car on the way there, but a loud explosion in her diaper quickly explained the problem.

She has gained almost all of her weight back from the hospital; she was 7lb 1oz at discharge and she is back at 7lb 7oz, which means she is eating really well. They say it should take up to two weeks to get back to birth weight. Everything else was also pretty perfect during her checkup, and the dr said she was really impressed with how well we are all doing for being first time parents - especially with breastfeeding.

There is a vit D supplement they usually suggest at the three week visit, but she is doing so well, the dr said we should start her on it now - she is advanced already! :-)

Adelaide also had her first sponge bath at home. She did not care for it. I was so preoccupied with calming her, I sat down on our cream glider with her only in a towel to nurse, and splat! she made a nice mess on me, the towel, and the chair...sigh.

As for mom, I am doing really well. I probably got 6 hours of sleep last night, which is awesome. Adelaide had trouble transitioning from meconium to regular poop, and she didn't go for 48 solid hours - our first two days at home. She was super gassy and crying her eyes out for good bits of the night. Now that she is going every hour, she sleeps much better.

Our next challege is to get her to sleep in her bassinet without someone touching her. She wants to be held ALL the time - and she is so cute that it's hard to refuse.

BTW, only 21 more lbs to lose...