Alabama Tracks

We went to the doctor for her 1 month well baby appointment on Tuesday. Joel and I were debating how much weight she had gained - he said she would be around 8 lbs and I said that she would still be in the 7 range as breast fed babies don’t gain weight as quickly. Boy was I wrong. She weighs 8lbs. 9 oz - exactly 2lbs from where she was when she was born. She also grew by 2 inches exactly. So though she is gaining some weight in her legs, fingers, and face (the places where they appear obvious to me) she still is a little bean pole.

The doctor also gave me some Levsin drops to help with her intestinal gas pain that has kept us awake for so many nights. We have determined that she is dealing with colic albeit a mild case. The gas that she is dealing with is not in her tummy which is why the mylicon drops weren’t helping. The past two nights when we have used the Levsin drops, they’ve worked almost instantaneously and we are able to get to bed earlier and thus Mama is much happier. I feel so much better and I’m sure she does too.

I hadn’t mentioned it, but apparently my thoughts weren’t crazy. When her stump fell off, her belly button just stayed out. It never went in and has since gotten what I consider large. It kinda looks like a boat tie off. Standing up about an inch off her belly, it is rounded at the top. Come to find out, she has an umbilical hernia. It doesn’t hurt her and we can push it in without any discomfort. Apparently, her belly hasn’t completely come back together. The doctor said that she we should embrace it, take pictures of it, and love it. It will probably go away by the time she is 5 and if not, it will be a very minor surgery. In fact, he said that he will probably want to push it in every time he sees her because he likes the way it feels. So - no big deal. It’s a Ruthieism.

Here is the most recent picture I took today. She’s smiling! And look at her hands - they’re getting chubbier.

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