2 Week Checkup

2 weeks old

Cael turned 2 weeks old last Thursday and had his 2 week checkup with our pediatrician on Friday. He did great! I knew by how much he was eating and with his bilirubin levels being 0.0 when we left the hospital and at his 5 day appointment that he would have no trouble gaining weight. I was right. He gained back his birth weight and another 1/2 pound in addition to that so he now weighs 8 lbs 8 oz. He also is longer by 3/4 of an inch. He's 21.75 inches long now. Both the nurse and his doctor commented on what a long baby he is.

Hanging out in the swing.

He has been eating and sleeping well too. Some nights are better than others, but he "usually" sleeps 3-4 hours at night between feedings, and a few nights ago he even slept a 6 hour stretch, which I loved! The nice thing about him gaining weight so well is that he will start sleeping longer at night. I'm really looking forward to that. He has many periods during the day that he is alert, and he is pretty content unless he is hungry or tired. We have been putting him down in his crib at night and for naps so that he gets used to sleeping there. He actually sleeps longer in his crib than he does in the living room with us since Ayden is a pretty loud brother. Cael also sleeps amazing in the car, which Ayden never did. Ayden hated his car seat and traveling in the car so shopping with him was a pain. I took Ayden and Cael to the park for a mom's group meetup last week and Cael slept the whole time. Ayden had a blast playing and it was nice to get out of the house and see other adults. I also took Cael to Target with me today and he slept all the way there, through shopping, and all the way home. What a nice change from his big brother. I hope it stays that way. Ayden is also adjusting well. I think it helps that he gets to spend a lot of time with Joel, although I feel bad because I don't get to spend as much one-on-one time with him now. He wants to see his little brother a lot and wants Cael to go everywhere with him. When Cael is napping he wants to know where he is at and wants to go get him. He also says "he's cute" quite often.

These past few weeks have actually flown by and I can't believe Cael will be 3 weeks old in a few days!

Ayden loves his little brother!