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...).