Well, as you read in the last blog post, there was just a little too much worry yesterday and apparently Mom made me a doctor’s appointment. I weighed in at 16 lb, 15.5 oz which is the 90th percentile for babies my age. Woo woo! Go me (and Mom!)!
The doctor pretty much said that I was totally healthy and that maybe I was getting bored during my feedings because we were still using a slow-flow nipple on the bottle. Finally! I’ll be able to gulp down my bottles and get back to fun time. She also said “Maggie is robust” and “Don’t let her keep you up [worrying] at night any more.” Oh, this was cool: I had a huge chunk of ear wax in my ear that the doc had to scoop out to see into my ear canal! Mom! Dad!
Anyway, the doctor’s appointment shouldn’t overshadow the highlight of the day, which was that on Friday morning I discovered that Aunt Sarah was staying with us! Yay! Mom worked from home while I hung out and played with Aunt Sarah. Aunt Sarah and I went for a walk and I was doing a lot better, but Mom and Aunt Sarah still took me to the doctor.
Mom & Aunt Sarah and I went to Picante so they could eat lunch. I want to eat real food! I kept trying to grab the burrito out of Mom’s hands, but to no avail. That afternoon we started a new game of putting plastic rings in and out of my soft toolbox. We then went to Babies R Us which ended up taking forever. I was really, really unhappy on the way home because I was starving!
We got back home and I ate. Aunt Sarah accompanied us on my night-time routine and I went to bed.
Saturday morning I woke up and played with Aunt Sarah. We walked the triangle in the afternoon and then Mom was getting ready to leave to go to a wedding…I decided to have a huge good-bye poop in her honor! Aunt Sarah cleaned me up and the I took a couple short naps in the afternoon / early evening. We went for a walk down Division, stopping by the Starfruit smoothie place.
A/S gave me a bath and then I went to sleep. She was so worried about me that she slept on the floor in my room so she could keep a super-close eye (ear!?) on me! I didn’t take it easy on Aunt Sarah, as I was up from 2:00 to 3:30 — but she was patient and took care of me.
We took an early morning walk on Sunday, through the farmers’ market and to Starbucks, where the barista thought I was a boy (despite wearing a red dress!). She ran out after us to apologize (to me – not to A/S!). I took a good nap around lunch, after which we walked over to K-Mart. A/S thought I was over-heating, so I got to jump around in the jumparoo naked (well, diapered…).
Monday morning came around and still no sign of Mom and Dad, which meant I got another day with Aunt Sarah. The morning was pretty uneventful; I was quite a bit more chatty than usual and even more drooly than ever.
Around 2:30 Aunt Sarah and I took off for the airport to pick up Mom. I excited to see Mom but sad when I found out that Aunt Sarah was leaving! I hope I get to see her again really soon.
I drove home with Mom and nursed with Mom for the last time ever. Mom, thanks so much for nourishing me for almost six months! I’m so big and so healthy and you’re to thank!
We did the usual night time routine and I dozed off to sleep.
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