So Quinn is officially 2 weeks and 1 day old! Yesterday I went to the doctor and got cleared to drive which was none too soon as Turner's work was having a baby shower for him and two other co-workers today and then Quinn had his 2 week check up.
We left the house about 10 am and didn't get back home until almost 3. The one challenge we really had was that Quinn wasn't interested in eating during the shower but really wanted to eat at the doctor's office which wasn't particuarly feasible.
All in all, though, save a little screaming in the car on the way home, he did well. I actually think that I found one of the singing animals that he received as a gift more difficult than his screaming as it was ongoing on the entire drive home whereas he chilled out!
Here's a shot of the shower and yummy spread that we had. They had Gigi's Cupcakes (a local cupcake specialty place) and they were so good! I had an Andes one which I'd never tried before and it was delicious.
When we got home and after we FINALLY got a good feeding, we decided to do a photo shoot. Quinn was wearing his "Rock" outfit from his Uncle David and Aunt Joelle and so I thought I'd snap some shots of him in it... I love this one as he looks pretty chill!
I think we might use this one as his Rolling Stone cover. Meanwhile, his doctor's visit went really well. All the things we were worried about (fussiness, sleep patterns, umbilical cord, etc) turned out to be totally normal things that everyone worries about and were even on our "This is Normal for 2 Weeks" Update Handout.
In more exciting news, and as at least a partial explanation for his voracious eating, Quinn is up to 6 lbs 11 oz from his birth weight of 6 lbs 4 oz. Typically it takes two weeks to get back to your birth weight, so Quinn is ahead of the game! They were quite impressed!
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As for measurements (which our doctor says aren't too important at this stage in the game as they are all relatively similar) he is tracking around the 20th percentile. So not giant, but we still think he's pretty amazing.
I think this is my fave of al the pictures as he looks kind of pensive and funny, plus you can really see our eyes. Our doctor is impressed at the amount of head control he already has so in terms of neck muscles and weight gain/food consumption, our Quinn is an over acheiver.... We're trying not to put too much pressure on him to excel at this point in the game, though so don't worry that we're going to start pushing him to start walking next week or anything :-) And we'll wait at least a few more weeks before we start him on solid food :-) Just kidding!
Hope everyone is doing well!
Love to all,
J
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