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Two Weeks and Counting!


Ah, to sleep...perchance to dream.

Yes, we would all like that, wouldn't we? Here is our 2-week update. A bit tardy but not too bad considering.

Jack had a bit of a stomach virus his first week home and he has felt icky and been kind of fussy as a result.  It also gave him some serious diaper rash that we are still combating.  Poor little guy!  He also developed Thrush and that medicine can make his tummy hurt and add to his diaper rash problem.  So it has been a hard couple of week for him, but he is a trooper and is doing great anyway!

At his 2-day visit he weighed 5 lb 13 oz. We went to a new pediatrician for his 2-week visit and he had already surpassed his birth weight and was 6 lbs 9 oz! Plus he had grown 1/2 an inch! All this despite the tummy troubles.  The doctor said he looked great and was in the normal range for height and weight and head circumference.  Doc also noted he had good muscle tone for his age.  He is already working on holding his head up and looking around.  He grows so fast!

Jack had a fun time with Grandma Pat and she has gone back to Omaha for a bit and we hope she brings Grandpa Gary with her next time she comes out to Colorado.  Nonie and Papa Sudar are here now and are having a great time getting to know both Little Jack and his cousin Emerson. We are blessed that we live in the same town and Mom and Dad can visit both families in one trip. 

Lots of Tressells are coming for Easter weekend and hopefully Jack will be able to meet all of them.  We'll try to remember to take some photos and put them up to see.

I am doing OK, except for being a bit tired.  Scott went back to work this week which was a bummer for both of us.  He did take Tuesday off (between grandparent visits) to help me out. I am OK with just Jack and I but it's always easier with four hands not two.  Scott is doing OK back at work.  He is not the only one with a newborn - there is one a couple weeks older than Jack.  They will probably work to keep each other awake!

Hope you are having a great week.  Talk again soon folks!

Comments

  1. HappyGrama4/9/09, 3:00 PM

    Good weight gain, Mommy!! What a cute picture! I love it!

    Mary Lomax

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  2. Unknown4/10/09, 9:36 PM

    Glad to hear you're moving past those tummy troubles. What a bummer for the little guy. Love the picture!

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  3. Dena Christensen4/13/09, 2:13 PM

    Thank you both! We are getting past the worst of things and he is far less fussy now. :)

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