Mary Grace turned 2 weeks old this past Thursday and had her 2 week well check-up on Friday. I was curious to hear how much weight she had gained because I wanted to know if she was going to follow Christopher and Sarah on their rapid growth curves or if she was going to be more petite/normal like Hannah. Pediatricians like to see babies regain their birthweight (plus a little more, I think) by the time they are two weeks old. My babies have NEVER disappointed the weight gain expectations. Christopher was 7 lbs. 9 oz. at birth and 8 lbs. 4.5 oz. at 2 weeks. Sarah was 7 lbs. 6 oz. at birth and 9 lbs. 3 oz. at 2 weeks!! Hannah was 6 lbs. 11 oz. at birth and 7 lbs. 9 oz. at 2 weeks. Well, Mary Grace was 6 lbs. 14 oz. at birth and weighed in at 8 lbs. 6.5 oz. yesterday. She started at a lower birthweight than Christopher but weighed more than he did at 2 weeks...and he chunked up into quite a huge baby during that first year!
It just doesn't seem possible yet because she is still so tiny and lightweight. The good thing about chunky babies is that they tend to sleep through the night sooner. All that fatty milk satiates their tummies, I guess. Mary Grace gave me a couple of nights where she only woke up once in the night, but then reverted back to waking up every 2 1/2 to 3 hours. However, last night she only woke up once. I'm hoping she keeps this up and doesn't backtrack again.
Oh, her little umbilical cord stump fell off yesterday as well so I was able to give her a proper tub bath. She seems wide-eyed in this picture, but she was so tired and the water was so warm that she eventually fell asleep while I was bathing her!
Last night my mom was supposed to fly into DFW around 9:00p.m. As with most flights these days, her flight was delayed by a few hours and she didn't land until after midnight!! This morning the kids were all eager for her attention as you can see in the picture above. She said with everyone talking all at once and then trying to protect Mary Grace from Hannah, she felt so scattered and didn't know who to listen to. Yeah, welcome to MY world!
Being that my mom is Chinese, she doesn't know how to stop, slow down and rest while on vacation...so she got right to work. (As soon as John reads this, he's going to say that I'm one to talk! Fair enough. I come by it honestly though.) Sarah's bangs had gotten so long that we could hardly stand it, so you can only imagine how my mom felt when she saw her.
Now we can see those big brown eyes!
Christopher needed at hair cut as well. What's funny is that as my mom was commenting on how much hair Mary Grace had, Christopher said, "You need to give her a hair cut, Paw Paw."
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A p.s. to this post is that Mary Grace is going to be baptized tomorrow. I'm sure Mindy will make another post with pictures and everything.
Please tell Philomena I said Hi and that I love the pics of her and her grandchildren!
Tell her the coffee was ready at church and that Mary Lou Son did a find job helping out.
Your baby is so beautiful.
Michelle
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