Today we headed to the Dr. to get our first Pediatrician Checkup. Topics covered:
- Avi’s poops
- Avi’s peeing
- Avi’s eating
- Avi’s weight
- Visitor Rules
- Questions?
- Next appointment
The visit was great and uneventful. Great because the office and examining room were large, clean, and friendly. Although they ran a few minutes late, the Pediatrician must have spent 20+ minutes with us answering all of our questions. Then, at the end, it was feeding time (again) for Avi, so they let us stay in the room until he was done. Overall, great experience.
As for the “results,” yet another adult was delighted at our Little Man’s pooping and peeing. He is breastfeeding properly and the milk is coming in. His weight continues to fall (6 lbs 1 oz today), though, which is not unusual but is something to watch. He sleeps a ton and often falls asleep while nursing. The goal is to get him eating more aggressively to get him back to his fighting weight by later this week.
We also got a few new visitor rules from the pediatrician, published here so nobody takes any personal offense to our enforcement:
- No sick visitors
- All visitors must wash hands
- Joel and Holly should stay in PJs all day so that we sleep when Avi sleeps
That’s all for now. As promised, the Rules list may grow… The peditrician’s office will call us to schedule the next appointment, which will likely be later this week.
Proud mama after a good checkup
