I have a friend who I used to work with on 7th floor in the hospital who contacted me shortly after Emilia was born asking if she could come take some pictures of our sweet addition. Of course I jumped at the chance! She's working on her photography skills and wanted some extra practice with a newborn. Who could pass up the opportunity? So here are some pictures of our sweetie at just 5 days old.
And on Friday, at 6 days old, she had her first well baby visit with Dr K. She's the first of our children to have gained weight by this visit. The other three girls were still losing weight. But she actually gained a couple of ounces. When she was born, she was 7# 10oz. And when we were discharged from the hospital, she was 7# 3oz. But at Friday's appointment, she was actually 7# 5oz (and measured at 20 1/2 inches)! Woo-hoo!! All the other girls had to go back for weight checks. But not this sweetie!!
She was also the first of our girls who didn't have to get poked in the heel for a bilirubin check at this visit. The first three were bordering on jaundice at 5-6 days old. But her coloring looked completely normal, so we got to escape the clinic without a lab draw. Hooray!
Overall, Dr K has deemed Emilia perfect...and we agree.
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