He was so cute we couldn't help but take a picture.
Henry wasn’t feeling good Thursday night and was acting pretty pitiful. In fact, he fell asleep on me and stayed asleep through the night, missing his last meal. A quick trip to see Dr. Mathieu and few doses of antibiotics later, Henry was back to his normal self.
Ah, mucho better!
Henry got a good report from the Dr. Mathieu last week. This was his first full check-up since he left the hospital so it was reassuring to hear that everything is looking good.
Henry weighed eight pounds and five ounces, which is pretty good since he left the hospital at six pounds twelve ounces. The doctor calls him a “chow-hound.” He also grew two inches over the last two weeks, which seems like a lot. In fact, if he continues growing at that rate he’ll be taller than me at 14 months.
Henry went to his first doctor’s appointment on Friday. He’s doing great.
When he left the hospital he weighed 6 lbs. 13 oz. He was born at 7 lbs. 3 oz. and lost about 5% of his weight at the hospital. This is normal because babies who get milk from their moms don’t get a whole lot of food the first couple of days. Once the milk starts flowing though, they quickly gain the weight back.
At the doctor’s office he weighed 7lbs 0.5 oz. which means Henry is eating great. Dr. Mathieu called him a “chow hound”!
He also said his color looks good so we shouldn’t have to worry about jaundice.
Henry’s next trip is at the 2-week mark which will be October 5.
When we asked if it was okay to walk Henry with our dog that we walk twice a day the doctor kinda laughed.
Erin and I met with Dr. Reese Mathieu, a local pediatrician, and have selected him to be Henry’s doctor. He’s been practicing for for 28 years and has three children of his own. His office is about seven miles from our house but he lives in the subdivision just north of ours. Erin’s doctor recommended Dr. Mathieu to us. He is the only doctor in his practice, however he has about five other doctors that he shares on-call duties with.
This is Henry's doctor, Dr. Reese Mathieu.
