I can’t believe it has already been nine days since I joined you all in this exciting world. I was supposed to come in for this checkup on Friday, but we had a big snow storm that dumped over 10 inches of snow in our neck of the woods. Turns out my mom and dad were all fired up to drive to the appointment, but my doctor wasn’t able to make it so we were rescheduled for today.
In preparation for this little check-up I have been doing a lot of sleeping, and plenty of eating. This pretty much consumes the majority of my days. I also have a nice brand new belly button to show off. I was able to get rid of my little umbilical cord a couple days ago which came off without a hitch.
I wanted to be rested up for the checkup, so I slept all the way to Virginia. We got checked right in upon our arrival and were escorted into the exam room. I was going to be weighted, so I stripped down and put on a fresh diaper. We went in and I got measured. Not sure how this works, but I apparently grew 1/2 an inch this past week. I dont’ know if I just stretched out for this measurement, or if I was too squirmy when I was measured right after being born. Either way I am now 19 inches long. Then it was over to the scale. At this point I’m still okay with you all knowing how much I weigh. Let me tell you I have been doing a great job eating. I was able to put on over a pound in the last week. When I left the Hospital on Tuesday I weighed 6 lbs 6 oz. At the weigh in today I came in at a healthy 7 lbs 8 oz.
After the weight and measurement we were back to the exam room. It wasn’t long and we met with a pediatrician who looked me over. She said everything checked out great. She put a cold stethoscope on my nice warm skin. She also gave me a good head to toe inspection. I am happy to say I was given a clean bill of health.
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