Due Date/Neonatal Follow-Up

Yesterday was my due date. Aimee had her first neonatal follow-up appointment at McMaster. The doctor seemed surprised with how well she is doing. She was amazed at how alert Aimee is and how well she can hold her head up. She said that by next time we come in (on February 21, 2013) Aimee will be rolling onto her side and holding her head up much better (although she holds it really good now). Just after she said that, Aimee almost rolled onto her side and the doctor was like "oh, it looks like she's trying to do it now."

Aimee weighed 5 pounds 12 ounces and is 17 ¾ inches long. She gained 7 ounces in a week.

Aimee also had an eye appointment yesterday and also had to get blood work done. The eye appointment went good, there is no change since her last one 2 weeks ago. She has to go back in 2 weeks again. Hopefully, if there is no change after that one then we won't have to keep going back. She had to go back to the Cambridge Hospital for her blood work yesterday afternoon. When she got discharged from the hospital, the doctor took her off sodium and wanted to see if her sodium was still good or if she has to go back on the oral sodium. She currently takes iron and vitamin D daily.

Here are a whole bunch of pictures.

Sitting with mommy

At her first doctor's appointment last week

I love all the different faces she makes

Sticking her tongue out

Fast asleep

I sat her down in the car seat for a minute and she fell asleep

She learned how to suck her thumb this week

Getting burped by daddy

Smiling at me

Yesterday she figured out how to hold onto her soother. She kept pulling it out of her mouth and waving it around.

Not so happy this morning

Just laying around

She keeps trying to hold the bottle when I am feeding her

I set up her play mat on Wednesday. She's too small to reach the toys but she likes to look at them.