Tub Time for Tentens (and some updates).

1. Tentens had his 2 week appointment with our pediatrician yesterday and here is his progress:

* At Birth: 6 lb 15 oz
* At 2 Weeks: 7 lbs 9 oz
* At Birth: 19 inches
* At 2 weeks: 21 inches

*His belly button needed a little help (it was bleeding a lot, so they put medicine on it that made it stop). Worked like a charm.

*He got the green light to have REAL baths (yay!)

* He was a total champ when they pricked his little heel for the 2nd part of his PKU screening. (And I didn't feel like punching out the perfectly innocent nurse who did the pricking, so we BOTH made progress there!)

*Tentens has a clogged tear duct that is agitated and making lots and lots of eyeball goo that bugs him, and goops up his cute little lashes, and tries to seal his eyelid shut from time to time, and UNFORTUNATELY, it can take up to a YEAR to unclog! How silly is that? Oh well, we will power through.

* After the appointment, Tentens fell fast asleep in his car seat and the hubs ran in and picked up some Cafe Rio during a total downpour and he brought it out to the pedophile van so that I didn't have to drag the baby out in the rain. And I have to say, it was really quite romantic (you know, in a white trash, awesome sort of way...). We snuggled up in the far back seat and listened to the rain, and snarfed pork salad and talked and laughed. sort of great, I must say.

{LOVE the random kick-y foot in this shot!}

2. You know how I totally freaked out about breastfeeding the other day?
Well, the great news is, that was the peak. It has been wonderfully "downhill" ever since I hit publish on that last post. The pain has almost completely subsided. (yay!) And I can't even tell all of you how much your words of calm reassurance (and understanding) helped. You were all SO RIGHT, ad I appreciate you for taking time to help me feel better. It's amazing that we mothers are on such similar journeys, and I think it is even more amazing when we take time to lift and help one another along the way - and that is EXACTLY what y'all did for me - so, thank you. (Mushy, but true.)




3. I had not one, but TWO amazing people magically show up at my house today and clean it's guts out. I don't think I will ever know what I did to deserve having such wonderful people in my life...in fact, I don't know that I did anything at all, but I sure am lucky. Thanks soooo much Natasha and Cristi! I should have complete mental breakdowns on facebook and my blog more often. (You know, if it means getting craploads of baby laundry folded and bathrooms scrubbed to perfection...I might just have to have postpartum meltdowns more often! ;) I should also take this time to thank my mom (who has been BEYOND wonderful) and my sis-in-law Rachelle. They both have done so much for me over the past 2 weeks. I love my family. And don't you just love starting Sunday morning with a SPOTLESSLY clean house? Oh man, there is very little that I love more than that.