It is hard to believe that 1 month has already passed since our little Blakely came into this world. So, I wanted to give you guys a little update of how this past month has gone. As a reminder, she was born at 6 lbs. 3 oz. but had dropped to 5 lbs. 13 oz when we left the hospital on Thursday, May 30th. The pediatrician who saw her in the hospital and wanted her to see one of her partners Friday because she was concerned about her tongue. She stated that when she was checking Blakely out that she did not really stick her tongue out for the doctor. She was concerned that the Frenulum underneath the tongue was a little short. So, we went to the physician on that Friday and the senior partner of the practice checked her out. He stated that he was not concerned about her tongue. They weighed her again and she had dropped to 5 lbs. 11.5 oz. We then met with Dr. Miller the following Tuesday for her 1 week check up. For those who do not know, babies tend to lose about 8-10% of their body weight right after they are born. So, we were encouraged to meet with the lactation specialist at the practice just to make sure that she was getting enough breast milk and feeding correctly. We met with Ann, the lactation specialist on Thursday, June 7th and she was re-weighed and was up to 5 lbs. 15 oz. The goal was for Blakely to get back to her birth weight two weeks after she was born. Saturday, June 9th rolled around and Blakely did not seem to be feeling well so we got an appointment with our pediarician group. They re-weighed her while she there to make she was doing ok and she had increased to 6 lbs. 1 oz. Nichole and I met with the lactation specialist again the following Thursday, which was her two week check-up. Blakely was re-weighed and was able to get back to her birth weight of 6 lbs. 3 oz. Two weeks later (technically her 1 month follow up) we followed back up with the physician and she was now up to 7 lbs. 3.5 oz. During that time, she had also grown from 18" to 20" in length. Also, her head size increased from 11.1" when she was born, to 13.5".
At this point Blakely is sleeping for 4-4 1/2 hour stretches at night and takes 2-3 naps a day. She is breastfed, but does have to be supplemented with formula. Our dog Kole has done really well with her and she is not even phased by ANY of his barking. Blakely loves tummy time and already has pretty good head control for only being a month old. She also LOVES being on her Daddy's shoulder and just chillin' out! Her Aunts adore her and they are over at our house whenever they have free time. I absolutely love being home with her, but I do say that I miss the adult conversation that work provides.
Well, that is all for now. Keep a check on my Facebook page for all the latest pictures!
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