Max had his first appointment with the pediatrician this morning. While we were out, we decided to stop by Brandon's work (it's literally about 2 blocks from the doctor's office) and show off The Max. Max slept the whole time as co-worker after co-worker passed him around and ooooooooooooooooooooed and aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahed. I had never met Brandon's colleagues before, and so it was nice to meet them--they were all very nice and fell in love with Max.
Afterwards, we went to the doctor. He was measured, weighed, and examined. He is down to 7 pounds, 6 ounces (he was born at 7 pounds, 12 ounces). The doctor said it was perfectly normal to lose some weight the first week, but we have scheduled an appointment for next Friday just to do a weight check. I anticipate that his weight will be back up because he really is a good eater. Apparently he is still very healthy and the doctor called him "very alert."
Since we had some running around to do, I asked the doctor if it would be OK if we went to the store with Max. I think she thought we were stupid for asking (we are both very paranoid, especially when it comes to our child), and said, "Uh...yeah...just don't let people touch him," etc. So, Brandon and I agreed that we would stop at Target, but because of construction, we ended up going to Wal-mart.
We bought Max a bouncie and a swing. Brandon will put them together this afternoon, and perhaps during Max's "alert hour," we will use them. Max tends to be wide awake during Dr. Phil (3-4 pm) and a little bit of Oprah.
A few other things: I keep feeling so bad about not breast-feeding. However, I can't really do it now because of all the pain pills I had to take. Fortunately, I haven't had to take a pill today. I am really starting to feel a million times better. Also, a new milestone for me: I GOT MY FIRST CUP OF STARBUCKS IN OVER 7 MONTHS TODAY! It is delectable, and I have no idea how I lived without it.
As for the weight loss: As of this morning, I have lost 25 pounds (out of 50 gained). Still a LONG way to go, but I figured 25 pounds isn't bad (and in fact, quite impressive), especially since I have not done a single thing to lose any weight yet.
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Who wouldn't "ooh and aah" at Max?
He's such a cutie!
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