After working our butts off to feed Griffin a zillion times a day, we were thrilled to find his weight going up. He is now heavier than he was at birth! Here are the numbers (percentiles in parentheses):
It seems that we live at the doctor’s office these days. Nothing serious, just a lot of visits that basically come down to making sure Griffin is getting enough to eat.
Griffin was nine pounds at birth, but quickly lost almost a full pound. Since this is more than 10% of his body-weight, the doctors get a bit nervous and want to check on things regularly. Between lots of lactation lessons and supplementing with formula (via a tiny tube from a syringe) we have been trying to get his weight back up.
Dear friends & family,
The Stocco Roy household now has one more member! Griffin Timothy Stocco Roy was born at 12:06 pm on Wednesday, April 8, 2009. He weighed nine pounds and measured 21 inches long. Continue reading Introducing Griffin