Yesterday, Quincy had his follow-up appointment with his pediatrician to make sure that he was gaining enough weight since he was last seen. At his first visit, he weighed 6 lb 15 oz. At this recent visit he weighed 7 lb 15 oz! The doc was really amazed. He looked at him and asked if this was the same baby. He told us that the placenta is responsible for determining the birth weight of a baby, but once born, then the baby’s genes take over. So, Quincy is now trying to meet his genetic potential. No other issues were found, and we don’t need to go back until his 8 week visit.
For the past three nights, Quinn has been sleeping for longer periods at night. We’ve been most greatful for that, but are going to assume that will not last (at least not yet). He makes up for all the sleep at night by eating quite regularly during daylight hours.
We gave him his first baby tub bath since his cord remnant is gone. He didn’t love it, but he also didn’t hate it. It is neat how his hair gets all fluffy and a lighter shade of brown.
Last night, after having just changed Quinn, Dara brought him downstairs to chill out for a piece. I was sitting in a chair, Dara was on the couch holding him and Ashby was lying on the floor nearby. All of a sudden, there was an explosive noise that eminated from Quinn’s vicinity. Yup, you guessed it, a very loud bowel movement. What was really funny about it was that it startled the two of us, but it made Ashby start whining and pacing around because it scared him so much. We had a good laugh about that at the dog’s expense.
Here’s a photo from today:
