Going Home

We came home from the hospital to an anxious big sister. Ellie loves Max and tells him so multiple times each day. She asks to hold him all the time, though she usually only wants him in her arms for a few seconds before she asks if someone else wants to hold him. She doesn't seem to have any jealousy yet, although she made sure to confirm with me that I was still her mommy.

Ellie is a great helper, always ready to get a fresh outfit for Max when his diaper leaks or to bring his binkie when he is a little fussy (which is rare). Max is a very good baby. He really only cries when he's hungry, wet, or is working on filling his diaper. Ellie had a lot of tummy troubles when she was a baby, but so far Max seems to have a much stronger tummy.

We made the first trip to the pediatrician a couple days after we were home. Ellie was jaundice when she was a newborn, which meant Max had a greater chance of also being jaundice, so we wanted to make sure he was staying healthy. Luckily his bilirubin levels were within the normal range, so we were able to avoid the light treatment with him.

The pediatrician gave us updated stats for his weight and height. When he was born, Max was 8 lbs, 13 oz, and he dropped down to 8 lbs, 8 oz four days later...completely normal. When he was born, he measured 20 1/2 inches, and four days later he measured 22 1/2 inches! That's 2 inches of growth in four days! At this rate, he's going to be 5 foot tall by the time he turns 1! Although I think they just didn't stretch his little legs out very well when we were in the hospital.