mommy and daddy took me to see the doctor today.  normally, the doc would have come to see me in the hospital, but since we got outta that place so quickly, we went to see him in his office instead.  he says that i look great!

i weigh 7 pounds 4 ounces and am 20.25 inches long.  that’s 1/4 pound lighter and 3/4 inch shorter than when i was born!  what?!  i am shrinking!  but i learned that it’s normal for me to lose weight in the first week and to shrink in length as my head finds its normal shape.  i am 26 %ile for weight and 58 %ile for length.

when the nurse did my bilirubin test in the hospital, she said that i was at low to medium risk for jaundice.  so to make sure i poop out all the bilirubin, mommy and daddy have been supplementing my feedings with a tiny bit (10-15mL) of formula to make sure i am eating enough.  today, the doctor said that i don’t need formula anymore now that mommy has enough milk for me.  yay!  daddy is especially happy because now he doesn’t have to get up every two hours to feed me a bottle.  double yay for him!