Chunky Monkey

Yesterday Natalie had another doctor appointment. We received a phone call letting us know that her doctor was not feeling well, so Natalie would be seen by her doctor's partner. At first I was quite annoyed because we had liked her doctor so far. Well, ironically after our appointment, we decided that we liked this doctor even more. Which is great, because if there is ever anything wrong, it is nice to know that we will be happy with either doctor seeing Natalie.

The doctor said that she is doing wonderful in all areas. The area that impressed her the most is Natalie's weight. Natalie weighed 5 pounds 15 ounces when she was born. She went down to 5 pounds 10 ounces when we left the hospital. Yesterday she weighed in at a whopping 7 pounds 9 ounces! Nearly a 2 pound gain in three weeks! We of course were happy to hear that she is quite healthy and obviously getting the nutrition she needs. She is becoming our lil chunky monkey.

Yesterday was also another milestone because Natalie had her first bottle. I had read that you should attempt to introduce a bottle around 3 weeks if you are going back to work at 6 weeks so they have plenty of time to get used to the bottle. Last night, I have my masters class for 3 hours, so we decided that would be the perfect time for Joel to attempt a bottle with Natalie. Well, we have no concerns in that area either because she took it right away and had no problems at all. Of course this was also an exciting moment for me because that means that Joel can take a feeding at night and I could have a bottle with us when we are out an about instead of finding a place with privacy.

I can't believe how time is flying and how much Natalie is changing every day. I love her so much and cannot imagine my life without her.