A New Year 2011

Hi Again,

Claire begins the new year with a great start having just completed another visit with the pediatrician.  She weighs 6 pounds 14 ounces and will reach 7 pounds shortly.  The doctor is pleased with her weight gain and states that she is progressing as a "healthy newborn" - woo hoo for Claire!  She was brave and only cried a little during her first immunizations, one injection to each thigh.  I think it was much harder on us than on Claire considering all of the poking and prodding that she has endured already.  I finally had my flu shot after the insistence of the doctor.  I was willing to have a shot the same day as our Baby Claire and fortunately, this time I didn't get the flu.

Alan had caught a cold, maybe even a bit of a flu, and was kept away from close contact with Claire for a couple of days.  Happily, neither Claire nor I caught the virus and have been holding our own since.  The doctor has encouraged us to keep Claire out of the public until she has gained more weight and has completed her second set of immunizations.  Hopefully by March she will finally get to meet her grandparents!

Claire has graced us with her first true smile :)  She is such a cute baby and quite happy most of the time.  Her tummy issues have resolved with Miralax and now that she is regular, the upset tummy and gas attacks have resolved.  This is a wonderful change and makes our evenings less stressful.  She is now sleeping better at night and we are getting between 4 and 5 hours a night now.  A welcome relief from the 2 to 3 hour schedule when she was smaller.

Our next visit with the doctor is in 3 weeks for another weight gain check.  We know Baby Claire will continue to progress as expected.

Thank you for checking our blog.  More soon.

With love,
Denise & Alan