They’re still little, but they’re getting bigger! Xander is positively chunky at 8lbs 2oz and 21.5 inches long. He’s grown 2.5 inches! Mia’s still a little peanut, but she’s up to 7lbs 6 oz and 19.5 inches long. She’s grown 1.75 inches. 🙂 When they first weighed her, she was only 7lbs 4 oz and there was lots of doom and gloom, but I asked them to reweigh her after I nursed her (she was chowing down in the exam room) and she had gained 2 oz which put her at a weight that they were happier with. 🙂 I’m so glad that I asked them to reweigh her! We saw the nurse practitioner today and she was so awesome. She also said it was fine to have ECI take over the weight checks. 🙂
Since we like to keep things exciting, Xander decided it was his turn to spice things up. His iron had been a little low in PICU and they asked us to have his pedi recheck it. Well, it’s lower. ::sigh:: We have to take him in for blood work this week. Since everything else looks great, he’s most likely just going to need iron drops. Also, we have to take him to get an ultrasound to rule out a hernia. I feel like I should get a punch card at the Childrens Hospital medical complex. lol. I’m just so thankful that we have awesome insurance! And also thankful that, while we have lots of little annoyances, we don’t have any major medical issues.
And now it’s time for your crafty treat!
We did not want a c-section, but as the song says, you can’t always get what you want. I clearly had a lot of thoughts about this since I wrote a ton. I have more to say about the birth, so I’m thinking of adding 2 more pages (one for each baby) so I have more room to write. We’ll see.
And y’all, the flair badges? LOVE! I seriously can’t get enough of them.
If you haven’t tried them yet, you need to. 🙂