May 12th was the day Levi had his first doctor’s visit. I chose the pediatrician that I did because she is more “natural”.  I do not mean “natural” as in non-shaving hippies, but “natural” in the sense that children don’t need to be pumped full of meds every time their noses run.  Lots of fluids, appropriate diet, and exercise can be the answer to many problems if only we would use those methods.  If you give a child medication when then they don’t need them, their body does not learn to recognize sickness, so their immunity is weak and when they do really need medication, it doesn’t help because their body has built up a tolerance for it.  Plus, I know doctors get commission when they prescribe drugs, so if they are NOT all about prescribing drugs, then you can bet that they probably really CARE about your child’s health!

Any way, Levi did really well at the first check-up and did not cry at all- even though his chest was being prodded by a cold stethoscope.  He was 7 pounds and 10 ounces at birth on May 4th, 7 pounds and 3 ounces when we were discharged from the hospital on May 6th, and by this appointment was 8 pounds and 2 ounces!  He is growing so fast!  Tim has trouble seeing it because he is at work all day, but I can clearly see the changes in my beautiful son’s little face.  The pediatrician was well pleased with his health and therefore so am I!

The second doctor’s visit was today.  It wasn’t as “nice” as the first visit.  First of all, regardless of the fact that I fed the little man right before we left, he was hungry when we got there.  He was also mad that I woke him up from his nap to eat before we left. :) The waiting period was a little longer than normal, so by the time his pediatrician came in, he was really mad.  He didn’t scream his head off, though.  He seems surprisingly patient for a 2-week old! Today he weighs 8 pounds and 10 ounces- still growing too fast (I complain about his growing too fast, but I can’t wait until he is old enough to help out with the dishes- but by that time I will have a dish washer anyway…)!  He doesn’t seem to have gained any height, which surprises me because his newborn clothes and diapers seem to be shrinking!  We also talked about umbilical cord care.  I was a little concerned his belly button was infected because when I would clean the cord with the alcohol Q-tip, I would get a little yellow residue on the Q-tip.  Also, the cleaning of the cord seemed to bother Levi more than it had before.  Thankfully, the pediatrician said it all looked normal and that residue was just because the cord is about to fall off.  YEAH!  I am excited about bath time!  Can’t wait to give him a proper bath- sponge baths are just cruel.

Did you know that if the baby sneezes as often as they get the hiccups, that is normal?  I was switching perfumes trying to figure out if he was allergic to one because I thought he sneezed to much.  All reactions to an under-developed nervous system- which is all normal at his age.  That word is so comforting… normal.  Ah, that’s nice.

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