Aaron, the girls, and I got out of the house for the first time today for a doctor visit. We planned poorly and were rushed to get out in time, but we reminded ourselves not to panic as we were certain we are not the only new parents to be late to their first appointment. Luckily the doctor's office is literally only a 5 min drive away. The main thing the doctor looks for at the 1 week visit is weight gain. We were pretty certain that both babies have been gaining since with Lily we can see it in her chubbier-by-the-day cheeks and Penny is a champion guzzler at feedings (frat boys could take lessons from her).
Turns out we were right - compared with their weight on Tuesday, Lily is up 2 1/4 oz (weighing in today at 5lb 4.25oz) and Penny is up a full 5 oz (today's weight: 6lb 1oz)! The doctor wants to see them back at their birth weight by the time they are 3 weeks old. They only have 5 more ounces to go and 2 whole weeks to pack that on. They are doing awesome!
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Glad to hear the girls are doing so well. Now you are home starting a new life with your little girls-how wonderful! I can't tell you how excited we are to meet your precious angels next month! We are counting the days. Love you all!
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