Getting Big

Sara has been busy growing  and weighed 9 lbs and was 23 inches at her doctors appointment last week.  She has nearly doubled her weight since birth and is doing great. Since she was so small the doctors had us adding a high calorie formula to her breast milk several times a day but she is growing so well that we don't have to supplement anymore.  She seems big to us but Ellis reminds me that some babies are born this big. Sara is in the 25th percentile for weight and the 90th percentile for height by her adjusted age. The adjusted age is her age from her due date, instead of her birth date, which is typically used for the first year for premature babies.  By her actual age she is below the 5th percentile for weight and around the 60th percentile for height.  The pediatrician is very happy with her progress. 

I also had a follow up appointment with OB last week and finally got a completely clean bill of health. I had somewhere about 30 doctor's appointments not including my 9 days in hospital and surgery after delivery.  Needless to say, everyone in that clinic knows me pretty well.  The receptionists were very sweet when I checked out and didn't need to make another appointment.  They congratulated me on my "graduation". The clinic also grave Sara a 1st Christmas ornament.  We feel very fortunate for the care we received during this pregnancy. It was a long journey but in the end we have a healthy baby and mom.  We will very likely have similar issues with any future pregnancies but at least will be able to take more preventive steps earlier now that we are aware of the challenges. 

Below are some more pictures from the last few weeks. 

Sara and Mom enjoying an evening at the dog park

 Sara and Dad enjoying a nice evening in the backyard

Serious Sara or as a friend said her soulful face

Sara and I went to the local used baby store to buy her a bouncer chair .  We found this cat hat stuck to the bottom of the chair when we got home.  You can't see it very well but it has a sleeping cat face on it.  Bogie of course had to be in the picture. Sara wasn't sure about it as a second after this picture was taking she started to cry. 

Sara has almost outgrown her newborn clothes so we went shopping for the next size up.  It was her "back to school" shop since she will be headed to day care in a few weeks. 

Sara has started to really make eye contact and follow your face.