Smiley Coady

Although this picture is a few weeks old, we have been having lots of this lately. It really makes a huge difference when he smiles back at you.

 

Melissa is to returning to work part time next week so we are all about to enter a new phase. I will be responsible for Lewin from around 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM 3 days a week. Yikes! We will try to post an update next week about how it is going.
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Thumbo!

We have contact! Thumbo is in Lewin's mouth. Hooray!!

Still Growin'

Lewin and Melissa continue to go to the Monday afternoon lactation clinics at Cooley Dickinson Hospital for the free weight checks and breastfeeding camaraderie. At age 10 weeks 5 days, Lewin weighed in at 12 pounds 15.4 ounces. He's weighed naked (no cameras, please) and the diaper that was removed immediately before he hopped on the scale was soaked. If Melissa had been a few minutes faster, he probably would have topped 13 pounds! Oh well, soon enough...

Auntie Moe and Cousin Hope

Lewin loves it when family visits him! Auntie Moe and Cousin Hope met Lewin for the first time last Thursday/Friday when they made the trip from NJ. We loved seeing them and had a wonderful time. They arrived late Thursday PM, so our fun time together was limited to Friday. The weather cooperated beautifully. We enjoyed a nice afternoon at Look Park followed by dinner at Antonio's and dessert at Tasty Top. We're already looking forward to the next time we see them, and introduce Lewin to Rafe and Hayden.

Lewin (age 9.5 weeks), Hope (age 4) and Maureen

Maureen and Hope returning to Kiddieville on the Look Park train.

2 Month Check-Up

Lewin went to see Dr. Jennifer this morning for his 2-month check-up (even though he's 9 weeks old today). Everything looks great and he was a champ during his first round of vaccinations. He even gave Dr. Jennifer a smile! He measured 24.25 inches (90th percentile for height/length) and weighed 12 pounds 8 ounces (75th percentile for weight...also, he gained 3 ounces since Monday). His next check-up will be at 4 months (early September). Dr. Jennifer, who was concerned about Lewin's sluggish weight gain immediately following our return home from the hospital, no longer has any worries. In addition to being given the green light to stop setting a middle-of-the-night alarm, we've also been given the ok to feed on demand during the day too. Even better, we learned that it's ok to jog (yes, at least one of us is going to start jogging...) with Lewin in the jogger stroller and to use the front-facing carrier (instead of the Maya wrap/sling).

We followed our trip to the pediatrician with a walk along the Manhan Rail Trail. We started at the parking lot off Ferry Street where the City of Easthampton recently built a beautiful new bandshell and walked to the south end of the rail trail (at South Street). We're looking forward to the City's upcoming repair of the trail so we can walk the full lenght (all 4.2 miles...).

We Must be Doing Something Right

Lewin and Melissa went to Cooley-Dick yesterday for the weekly informal lactation clinic and weight check. The little man tipped the scales at a whopping 12 pounds 5 ounces, a 12.3 ounce increase since last Monday (see weight chart). With his steady weight gain, Paula (CDH Lactation Consultant) gave the green light to stop setting an alarm to feed Lewin in the middle of the night. Melissa had messed up the alarm (wishful thinking?) on Sunday night by inadvertently skipping the 3-ish AM feeding. Lewin slept from about midnight until 5:45 AM when he started fussing (and woke up Melissa). Last night was pretty much a repeat...and there was much rejoicing!

We go to the pediatrician tomorrow for Lewin's 2 month (gasp!) exam. More details will follow!