Outnumbered Four to One: 10 Weeks Old!

Instead of a two-month check-up, John had a 10-week check up--not a bad thing, really, but it's hard to see where he fits in the growth charts. Today he went to the doctor; today he is 10 weeks and one day old (two months and 9 days).

He weighed 14 lbs, 3 oz. From what I can tell, if he were two months, he'd be in the 90th percentile for weight (very close to what Jacob was despite being born three weeks earlier..). For height, he was 23 1/2 inches long--probably 75th percentile (in contrast to Jacob being 25 inches and completely off the chart!). I guess I just have big babies.

Besides that, he has ptosis (a droopy left eyelid). He went to a pediatric opthamalogist last week, but everything seems to be fine with his vision. We have to go back every two months for a while to make sure he is using his left eye as much as his right. He also has a tendancy to turn his head to the right side (not connected to ptosis, I don't think), so now I have to purposefully turn his head 10 times to the left after every diaper change. I hope I remember.

Life with two kids is going very well; at least I can say that most days. John has almost settled into the eat, play, sleep pattern where he eats every three hours. He doesn't do this in the evenings, but the morning and afternoon are usually on this schedule. He also has been sleeping a good 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 hours stretch at night; sometimes I make it with only having to get up once during the night (if he wakes up twice, I'm up feeding him at 5 or 5:30).

I'll leave you with a couple of pictures of my little chubby guy...