This week is over!! I'm so glad it is FRIDAY!
Days are so much longer with two babies and two adults always up to something. We're getting there one day at a time, together.
Having Jackson do 11 to 12 hour stretches at night is great but along with it come worries. Is it okay for him to go that long? If we were to look at his adjusted age (for those of you who don't know this is counted from the due date opposed to actual age which is counted from birth) he's only just five weeks old. But how can you just throw out those additional three months? He's happy, why not let him sleep?
Bottom line for his preemie self - if he's gaining [enough] weight then it is great.
Today we visited the pediatrician, the new one whom we all love, for a weigh in.
According to T. Barry Brazelton [pediatrician, researcher and author of Touchpoints] a six week old baby should gain about 1/2 ounce per day. It has been nine days since we visited our pediatrician for their baseline weigh in and measurements. That means our boy should be about five ounces heavier.
Last time Jackson weighed 9 lb 9 oz and today he weighed 10 lb 3 oz - that's right he gained 10 ounces! Double the expected weight gain for his adjusted age, Hooray for Jackson!!! Now he can sleep his 11-12 hours every night, we'll no longer try to wake you up lil'tomato, I'm so proud of you!
Now of course, little missy Tabitha is still demanding her 2 am and 6 am bottles, regularly waking up early and screaming until she is fed. And of course, because she is a twin and we were at the pediatrician's office anyway, she too weighed in. Last time she was 10 lb 13 oz and as of this morning she weighs 11 lb 13 oz! She gained an entire pound!! She definitely doesn't need that 2 am bottle no matter what she says. The doctor said her weight gain for nine days would have been perfect for the entire month!!! Sorry tomatokins, looks like your 2 am bottle is on it's way out. You can do it Tabitha!
That is the news for this week. Cross your fingers that next week brings the Roger and Sara's return to work, the appearance of normal fall weather and the reinstatement of my sanity! I'm joking, it really isn't so bad, next I'll be complaining about how long and quiet my days are.
In other news, the recent death in our lives has pushed just the right buttons to get us back on the TTC-wagon. We're thinking about trying again in November. Four unsuccessful tries down, one BFP to go! [BTW I'd inseminate with twelve vials if it meant I'd get pregnant with triplets - can you imagine?! I can hardly imagine anything better!]
Until next week then.
