Condensed Update

It is crazy to me that Evan is only 9 days old and already there is so much to update on - this will be the concise version.

Evan had his first pediatrician appointment last Wednesday and his weight had dropped down from 8 lbs 2 oz to 7 lbs 4 oz. I think he was retaining water like his mother ;) He also had some jaundice so we had to keep him on this fiber optic light paddle which was a total pain. And take him to get blood drawn which is super traumatic for an already emotional new mother!!

So, the update after his pediatrician appointment yesterday is that he is already up to 8 lbs 6 oz - a HUGE weight gain , which is awesome! The NP said that they expect babies to take 2 weeks to gain back up to their birth weight and Evan has surpassed his after 8 days. Yee haw, this boy can eat! The jaundice is also gone so he is officially a healthy, normal baby.

He is still a bit confused about his days and nights so he sleeps most of the day and is up about half the night. Last night was a doozy with him going down at 11, back up at 1:20, down again at 5, back up at 6 and down again from 7 - 9. I find myself wanting to do things around the house when he sleeps during the day but after last night's marathon from 1:20 - 5 am...I am planning to nap more when he does during the day!

Grandma & Grandpa Peterson were here from last Wednesday until yesterday and Grannie Annie arrives tonight so there has been and will be no shortage of hands willing to hold him. He has demonstrated a knack for holding his pee until Brian or I am changing him. It seems like I am washing on the sanitation cycle at least once a day with him peeing on outfits pretty regularly! I am getting better about being able to change him with one hand and hold a wash cloth over his wiener with the other hand!

Here are some new pics....