The doctor's reassurances did nothing to assuage the worries of this weight-obsessed mommy. I managed to work myself up into believing I could no longer breastfeed and that Ezra was somehow slowly starving. It's always been a challenge to feed the boy - he's such a squirmy, active guy that he really only settles down to eat when he is about to drift off to sleep. But a call to a lactation consultant calmed me down. She explained that breast-fed babies' growth slows down around 3-4 months and that even though Ezra's weight gain was less than normal, it was still fine. And she gave me some small tips to help bulk him up.
Saturday morning... the big weigh-in! I took him to the doctor's office and lo and behold, he'd put on 7 ounces in a week and a half. Not too shabby. He now is bumping up against 14 pounds. (We're approaching three times his birthweight. But then sometimes I stop to think that there are newborns out there that weigh 10 pounds. Amazing.)
Meanwhile, bananas are still not a hit. His Grandpa Mickey will be disappointed. Toes, on the other hand, taste quite delicious.
In the meantime, we've had him on an active social calendar. He went to his weekly playgroup on Friday (even though the mercury was still below zero - that's how we hard-core Chicagoans roll). Then on Sunday, we had our friends Leigh, Chris and Liliana over for crepes. Liliana is almost a month younger than Ezra and couldn't defend herself from his advances. He promptly rolled over and planted a kiss on her mouth! It had us all in hysterics.
Love,
Ash, Gabe and Ez
In the meantime, we've had him on an active social calendar. He went to his weekly playgroup on Friday (even though the mercury was still below zero - that's how we hard-core Chicagoans roll). Then on Sunday, we had our friends Leigh, Chris and Liliana over for crepes. Liliana is almost a month younger than Ezra and couldn't defend herself from his advances. He promptly rolled over and planted a kiss on her mouth! It had us all in hysterics.Love,
Ash, Gabe and Ez
3 comments:
aw--cuter and cuter! And lookit those sexy fat rolls on his arms; you have to be proud! He's even feeling good enough to share his love o my!
I hesitate to say it, but he resembles his daddy in the first pic, but way too late to change my vote :)
...maybe try smearing the banana stuff on his toes?? He's lookin' chubby to me!! What a cutie!!
Let me know when the wedding is-hopefully i'll be allowed out of the country at that point ;) miss you all! Love, Ya'el
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