2 weeks already!

i cannot believe davis is 2 weeks old already...where is the time going?  holy cow.  it has been a busy 2 weeks but he is just perfect.  we went to the pediatrician yesterday for a check up and got the latest stats on my sweet boy.

momma and davis, 12/20/11 (13 days old)

weight: 6 lbs 9 oz (6th percentile)
length: 20 in (27th percentile)

his birth weight was 6 lbs 10 oz so we are almost there.  last week he weighed 6lbs 3 oz so i am really happy that he gained 6 oz so quickly.  the pediatrician was not as impressed as i was so we are going to start supplementing more than we already are.  we are already giving him 2 oz formula each day on top of the breastmilk every 2 - 3 hours.  now we are supposed to 'top him off' after each feeding with 1 oz formula in addition to what we are already doing.  sounds like i am talking about putting gas in a car or something - weird.  :) 

we also got sent back to bayshore yesterday for another bilirubin/jaundice blood test - this was our 3rd trip in 2 weeks.  his level was within the 'normal' range but we have to go back to the doctor again in one week just to make sure.  i feel so bad for this little boy - he has been pricked and poked so many times in his short little life so far.  the good thing is he doesn't even fuss about it anymore but it still hurts my heart so bad everytime they do something.  hopefully we are done with all of that stuff now!

we also got the results of the kidney ultrasound.  last friday we went to TCH - been there a million times for work and i am fine but actually being there as a parent with my child - it was awful.  even though he is 100% ok i did not like seeing him on that hospital bed getting an ultrasound.  luke and i were both so uneasy the entire time and ready to get out of there.  luckily they know what they are doing (of course) so we were in and out really fast and the staff were great.  our pediatrician said that there is still fluid on his right kidney (there is a fancy name for this but can't remember what it is).  it must not be too much/look too bad because as of now we don't have to do anything but go back for a follow up scan in 4 - 6 months.  whew!  huge relief when i heard that last night!!!

so now hopefully we can stop going to the doctor multiple times a week and get on a 'normal' schedule.  the doctor says he needs to 'grow a butt' by our appointment next week - ha!  i am doing my absolute best to make that happen between feeding, pumping, and supplementing and i am positive we can fatten him up some more in the 7 days.  to me he is just absolutely perfect and i love every little thing about him.  happy 2 weeks little brother!