Two Week Checkup

This is Drew's crying/fussing face.....I thought it was an appropriate picture for his first doctor's checkup. He only got one shot (in his heel), but he still didn't care for it too much!

Here are his stats and percentiles:

Drew:
Length: 21.5 inches (78%)
Weight: 9 lbs, 3 oz (61%)
Head circumference: 14 1/4 inches (29%)

I thought these measurements were similar to Grant's at this age, so I looked in Grant's notebook when I got home and found his two-week measurements:

Grant:
Length: 22 inches (88%)
Weight: 9 lbs, 3 oz (61%)
Head circumference: 14 1/4 inches (29%)

Crazy!! I remembered that Grant's head was small for his age at this point too.....it's so funny that they measured exactly the same, except Grant was 1/2 inch longer. I guess it's good that my babies have small heads at birth, or else I probably would've torn even more than I did!

Our doctor was very happy with Drew's weight gain....he already weighs almost a pound more than his birth weight! She said everything else looks good. This seems like a rerun of Grant's first couple of weeks.....I've noticed Drew choking and gasping for air at times while he's eating (or shortly afterwards), so I asked her about that. Sure enough, she thinks that he probably has some reflux issues just like Grant did. With Grant, we never put him on any medicine (like Zantac) because even though he spit up a ton, it never seemed to bother him. And the same seems to be true with Drew.....he gags and spits up some, but it doesn't seem to irritate his throat at this point. So she told me to keep him upright for 15 minutes after eating, just like we did with Grant.

I will try to post more pictures tomorrow.....Grant has been doing some very cute (and some very mischevious) things lately! And he's been enjoying Mother's Day Out so much.....but more about that later......

Thanks to everyone for all of your nice comments and emails!! I am finally feeling less sore and am able to sit at the computer desk for longer periods, so I will try to return them soon.....