It's been a good couple of days, as Cheryl and I are falling into more of a rhythm with little Avery. The best news of the week was that she has gained back most of her birth weight. After being born at 7 lbs, 9 0z., she dipped down to 6 lbs, 11 oz as of her first pediatrician appointment on Monday. But on Friday we went for a follow-up, and she put on over half a pound in four days, weighing in at 7 lbs, 4 oz.
The other change in the last few days is that Avery has been more alert for more time each day. During the first week or so, Avery would pretty much conk out after (or during) a meal, as illustrated below.
However, in the last few days, we've had the pleasure of spending an hour or two each day with her wide awake, looking around, listening to us, etc. Here are some pics of our little monkey, aka Avery Cakes, aka Kickapoo, checking out her world.
Grandma and Grandpop came in on Saturday, and got to enjoy Avery's company as well.
The rest of the family, however, has been a bit more worn out due to AJ's presence, as Missy and Monty demonstrate below.
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She is just beautiful! Glad to hear she gained some good weight back. I loved the pics of the cats. Ours had those same looks when we first had Colson - like, "when are you going to be taking this crying, non-sleeping, no-tailed cat back?!"
Thanks for all the updates and pics! Try to get some sleep while Lorie enjoys Avery time this week!
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