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One month
We are as happy as when we found out Noah was on his
way, we have had a few nights without sleep (Cindy
mostly), but have had more smiles with him. This week
he has been just like always, calm, sleepy, and eats
a lot. As Cindy's post tells, he's gained almost 3
pounds from birth, not counting the 1 pound he lost
when he came out. Here are some pictures I
like.
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One month checkup
On Thursday afternoon, we went to Noah's one month
checkup. It was with a new clinic and doctor, but his
doctor is a really nice lady. Noah is doing very
well...as mom and dad figured. We were thinking he
had probably reached 11lbs...in fact he's almost
reached 12lbs! He has gained about a total of 3lbs
since being released from the hospital on February
14. He lost almost a whole pound in the first days
after he was born...but it was only eleven percent so
it wasn't anything startling. He has also grown in
length! He is now 22 inches...he was born 21. Both
mommy and daddy are happy with their big boy! I love
the smiling he is doing when he looks at us.
Another day...
Today was an interesting day. Little Noah started
crying early in the morning and wouldn't go to sleep,
we fed him, changed the diaper, checked the
temperature and we thought we had everything. Well I
remembered to check his umbilical cord and noticed
some stains on his shirt. I checked closer and
noticed he had been hurting it. It was uzzing a bit
and we decided to take off his shirt and leave him on
his diaper only. He was better. We got scared so we
called the doctor to make sure he wasn't getting
infected. Auntie Andrea came by to check out the
umbilical cord. Went to the clinic and she told us
that he was fine and that it would be a few days
until it comes off. He slept a lot after that. We
talked to family that we haven't talked to since
before Noah was born.
We also have been receiving lots of emails and we are responding as we can, so if you emailed us and you haven't got a response don't feel bad we are going to get back to you. Thank you all for your good wishes.
We also have been receiving lots of emails and we are responding as we can, so if you emailed us and you haven't got a response don't feel bad we are going to get back to you. Thank you all for your good wishes.
Not diarrhea!
We went to the doctor this morning and found out he
doesn't have diarrhea, we were just worried. Dr. said
it is normal, nothing to worry about. They did draw
blood from him again, PKU test. This is required by
the state of Washington, Phenylketonuria, or PKU for
short, is an inherited, genetic condition in which
the body can’t process phenylalanine (Phe), an amino
acid found in many foods. This excerpt comes from the
PKU website
According to the nurse in 30 years she's done that test she has known about only one case that tested positive. This is completely treatable thus the need for the test.
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According to the nurse in 30 years she's done that test she has known about only one case that tested positive. This is completely treatable thus the need for the test.
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