First Doctor Visit

Today was Tula's first appointment with her pediatrician. We met with Dr. Beckman or Riverside Pediatrics at 2:30 this afternoon. It started out well, she was asleep when we got there, but that didn't last long. I had to undress her right away to get weighed, which woke her up and set her off. Poor thing, I hate being woken up too so I could understand. They weighed and measured her, she weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces, and the Doctor said that's great gain for the first two weeks. She is in the 40th percentile for weight, a little on the small side. This is clearly not a gene she got from me. She is really quite petite, with long slender limbs. Her length is still 20.5 inches, she actually only measured at 20 inches today, the doctor figured they may have just measured a little wrong at the hospital.

It was a pretty simple appointment, they just measured her and checked her over. When Dr. Beckman was checking her heart she was so quiet and just staring at her, so alert and curious as to what was going on. The only thing that really made her mad was when they checked for dislocated hips. The Doctor just had to bend her knees and push them up to her chest and pull them back out a few times, everything was perfect but Tula freaked out. She did not like having her hips checked and made that perfectly clear to all of us. But as soon as I picked her up and shooshed her for a sec she was back to her calm, cool, collected self (and I felt like Supermom).

All in all, the Doctor said she looked to be in perfect health and getting more than enough to eat judging by her weight gain. It felt great to hear that, I am constantly wondering if she is getting enough and the weight gain is good reassurance that she is. She is a happy and more importantly healthy baby and I could not ask for more. Here's a pic of Tula and Dr. Beckman, there's more on the Babysite.



Tula and I also did our first solo trip to Target. Well, I guess if it's two of us it's not solo but you know what I mean. Just the two of us. She was an angel! I am starting to get the timing thing down too, so I picked a good time to go, around 10 am, early in the morning after a good feed and clean bum. I had her in the moby wrap and she seemed to love it. Well she slept the whole time but that tells me she liked it. I loved it too, it was so nice to have her so close to me but still have my hands free. She was right across my belly and when she would squirm a little it reminded me of being pregnant and her moving around inside of me. Seems like a lifetime ago and it's only been two weeks. Anyways, I got one pic of her in her wrap but it's taken by myself so you can't really get the idea. I will try and get John to take some of her in it and post later. For now, here's my girl in her Moby Wrap....love it.



All in all, today was a good day. I loved being able to go out a little and feel like a member of society again. A few more good experiences like that and leaving the house with just Tula and I will seem a lot less intimidating. I am learning more and more everyday about her routine and when is a good time to leave the house and when is a good time to stay in. Trying to organize my life around her has not been easy but I really feel on days like today like I am starting to get the "swing" of things. Two weeks tomorrow, I can't believe it. Time flies when you are having fun.