We accidentally missed Cameron’s weight check appointment on Thursday, so we had to reschedule for Friday morning. This meant that I had to take both kids with me. I’m still somewhat intimidated by the prospect of hauling two kids around with me, but everything went smoothly despite the fact that it took nearly an hour to get everyone ready to get out the door!
I’d been waking Cameron up to nurse approximately every 3 hours if she didn’t wake up herself. I would say that maybe 5 or 6 times out of 10, I’d need to wake her up — we had no idea how much weight she was putting on and having a baby who easily sleeps 3 hours at a stretch is pretty new to us! But, as it turns out, Cameron gained a whopping 12 ounces in 9 days! The doctors hope to see about a half ounce gain for every day and baby to return to birth weight by their second week. Cameron surpassed expectations. As of Friday, she was at 8 pounds 3 ozs.! She is still a wee bit yellow from jaundice and her eye is still a little goopy from the clogged tear duct, but she is otherwise doing very well.
After her appointment, we stopped back at the house to pack some snacks and then met Heather, Taliana, P., and Heather’s parents and their dog over at Harbor Beach. It was an incredibly hot day (nearly 100F!), but we wanted to get in some beach time while the weather was still good! Dylan has been lovin’ it. He and Taliana and P. ran races on the beach, enjoyed Italian sodas and all sorts of healthy snacks (dried mango, fresh strawberries, apple slices, sunflower seeds, etc.). Cameron took a nice nap in the car seat before I had to take her out. After I nursed her, though, she fell asleep in my arms and we hung out in the shade watching the bigger kids play….
