Susannah is…
Loved. “Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud…it always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.” I Corinthians 13:4 and 7
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made. “For you, my God, created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.” Psalm 139:13-14
Not Buying Las Vegas Real Estate. Not just yet…:)
Susannah is growing. We are having so much fun together. She is still learning her mommy and daddy. Every once in a while we see a lucid moment where we think she is thinking through who we are. We sometimes hold her up to a mirror and we stare. She can only see a few feet in front of her now and mostly in black and white, but the vision is improving. I am looking forward to buying her that first set of golf clubs and teaching her how to swing. What fun!
Susannah was born 6lb 12oz on Tuesday, and from what we have learned, babies lose weight initially. This was the case with Susannah. We left the hospital and she was down to 6lb 4oz. No problem. Very normal.
We were a bit more concerned by the next morning. We had been up just about all night with Susannah as she wanted to suck and nurse and nurse and nurse more. She was doing all the tell-tale signs an infant does to signal her hunger, and we were listening.
Since Susan’s milk apparently hadn’t come in yet, Susannah was getting the very-important first breast milk, the colostrum, but Susannah was working hard to get it.
Friday morning we went to our first pediatric appointment with Susannah. She was down to 5lb 15oz. She had apparently lost about 12% of her body weight since she was born.
Dr David Zlotkin of Pediatric Affiliates taught our first baby class we took at Chesapeake General and so we have decided to go to his clinic. He was a bit concerned over the weight loss, and so we are now supplementing Susannah’s diet with formula. She at a whole lot of breast milk and formula from yesterday till this morning.
This morning we went for a follow-up weight check and she weighed in at 6lb 5oz! Praise God! We are continuing the progress and we are thanking God for the weight gain. Yesterday was a scary day for us novice parents, but God is in control.
Susannah arrived at 3:10pm March 13, 2007. She was 6lb 12oz and 20 inches long.
Wow! Susan and I have been on a ride like so many other moms and dads. We can’t believe that she is finally here!
