Two-Week Doctor’s Visit

This morning we went in for the girls’ two week doctor’s appointment. We’re glad to say that the girls are doing well. Since their last appointment eight days ago, both of them have lost their umbilical cords, both have improved their color significantly (they were kind of yellow when they went home from the hospital), and both have passed their original birth weight. Like most babies, Miranda and Eleanor lost weight over the first few days after they were born. They had started regaining it by the time we measured them for their first doctor’s appointment two days after they left the hospital, and now they’ve surpassed their original weight.

We were shocked to find that Miranda now weighs 6 lbs, 9 oz, a gain of fourteen ounces in the eight days since they were last weighed! Eleanor also broke the six pound mark at 6 lbs, 1 oz. That was a gain of eleven ounces in eight days. I suppose it’s natural that they would be gaining a lot of weight to eventually catch up with other babies, but it was still quite a surprise. We’re starting to fear that the bassinet that we’ve been using for the both of them will not hold them for much longer. The bassinet part of the Pack n Play is rated for fifteen pounds and their combined weight is starting to get close. We thought they would be in there for maybe six weeks, but that’s starting to look unlikely. One of our cribs will be delivered this week, but we would still prefer to have them in our room, if possible. We’re going to have to find another option for keeping them in our room even when they pass a total of fifteen pounds.

Our next appointment will be when the girls turn two months. They’ll be getting their first immunizations at that time. I’m sure it’s going to be quite traumatic for us all.