Our 2 week pediatrican appointment went well - Kieran gained weight (6 lbs, 5.6 oz) and grew 1/4 of an inch. He had no shots and did one test, which I'm assuming is OK because they didn't call us to tell us anything was wrong. The doctor said they hope that by the 2 week appointment that a child has regained his or her birth weight and since Kieran did that and then some, he was right on track.
Since then, Ken and I had our first "new parents" freak. Kieran has been very snorty, somewhat congested. So we called the pediatrician about it yesterday. They said any issues with his breathing to take him into the hospital for an x-ray.
As it wasn't a "must be there now" emergency, we drove down to Howard County General Hospital, where he was born. The two doctors there examined him and declared nothing was wrong, but that we should do some saline drops in his nose and suction them out. I guess it's welcome to parenthood for us. He now weighs 6 lbs, 13 oz - woo hoo. Well on our way to being able to use our carrier (8 lbs).
Kieran will not sleep by himself right now - at least not for very long (usually) - so Ken and I are on "zone defense" where I try to sleep from 10 pm to 3 am and Ken sleeps from 3 am to 8 am when I generally wake him and go back to sleep for another hour or so.
Other than that we're adjusting fine to having a baby in the house - it is still VERY strange and seems unreal, but I guess that will go away at some point (at least by the time he's 18).
I guess nothing else to tell really, days are pretty boring - Kieran eats, sleeps and then pees/poops while I feed him, watch him sleep while I hold him, and change his diaper. Ken does the same since we're bottle and breast feeding. I think it's been a godsend the fact that Ken is here all day as well - I think I would go nuts doing all this by myself. My family has been a HUGE help - coming to help us take care of Ochi on nights when it would be difficult for Ken to come back home and do that, as well as help us run errands and just hang out.
We'll be having a naming ceremony on March 18th. This is a jewish ceremony - similar to a baptism. We'll do an e-vite and a direct mail invite too - if you don't get an invite, let me know and I'll get one to ya.
2 comments:
Jana,
It will always seem a little strange. As they grow, you look at them and think, where did this kid come from. Just yesterday Sammi was as small as Keiran and now she is almost nine and very independant. Just remember not to freak over all of the injuries and illnesses as they only get worse as he grows. Remind me to tell you the story of Sammi biting her tounge in half when she was three.
Micki
Jana,
Kieran is absolutely gorgeous! Congratulations to both you and Ken for a job (marvelously) well done.
My best to all three of you,
Wynne
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