and the growing begins.

I'm trying to catch up to present day with zeke and his milestones, but I'm not sure I will ever get that accomplished. So here's a small step in trying...
I took Zeke to his first pediatrician appointment three days after we left the hospital and he had lost even more weight than in the hospital, so the doc wanted him back the next week. We went in the next week and he'd lost even more weight. doc told me he wanted me to feed him around the clock every two hours and to check back at the end of the week. FINALLY he started gaining weight and the doctor was happy. I think his weight was fine because he came out all swollen and didn't really weigh 8lbs, 15 oz, he was full of water weight, but the doctor wouldn't listen. Oh well, it all worked out in the end.
Funny story I failed to tell that happened at the hospital. My favorite nurse, Angie, found out I was a photographer and told me that the hospital was changing photography companies and asked if I'd be interested in giving her my card to give to the lady in charge of hiring. I said sure, I'll hear what it's all about. She ended up calling me while i was still in the hospital and after leaving, decided to accept the job, so I now work for Bella Baby Photography on the maternity ward! Pretty funny. I started work when Zeke was 7 weeks old, which was a little early for my tastes, but it's not a full time job and I think it works out nicely. My parents take Zeke 2 or 3 days a week and I take pictures of newborns all day. :)
Zeke started sleeping through the night a couple of weeks after I started my job and before that only woke up once during the night. He still does awesome with sleeping through the night, although in the past couple of weeks, he's gotten up twice at 2 a.m. for no reason. :( Completely random.
Zeke weighed 12 lbs, 14 oz and was 24 in long at his 2 month appointment. 75th percentile for weight and 90 percentile for height. Not surprising if you know his dad.  He got his shots and had a terrible reaction to the shot area on both of his legs. His legs swelled 3x the size and were SUPER red. It was like he had a fever in his legs. He woke up crying and couldn't stop. He wouldn't let me touch his legs, but wanted held. It was terrible, I felt like a horrible mother because I just wanted to make everything okay. We gave him some Tylenol and it eventually took the swelling down, but he was still pretty grumpy.
At his 4 month appointment, Zeke weighed 16 lbs 2 oz and was 26 3/8 in long. 75th percentile for weight and 95th percentile for height, which again, is no surprise if you know his daddy. :)  I told the pediatrician about his previous reaction and he seem perplexed and told me if that happens again to bring him in immediately, so of course, I freak out. I didn't want it to happen again and prayed that it wouldn't. It didn't!!! Whooo. He did real well with them...no fever, just spit up more than normal for a few days.

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