Two Weeks and Counting.

Well Jack's dropped into a nice sleep pattern, 11pm feed, 3am and then again at 7am. With the intermittent wake-up call from the dogs, anywhere from 1:30am to 4:30am, our sleeping consists of three hour cat naps!!

The two week check-up is here in no time and we're all wondering how much weight Jack has lost and is he putting it on again. It's a well known fact that a newborn baby will loose weight until the breast milk kicks in.

With anticipation we're off to the pediatrician for the check-up. We park up and out we all get, Jack's in the car seat asleep, baby bag filled to the brim with all sorts of baby paraphernalia plus THE bottle. The room is on the second floor so into the elevator we get for the short ride up. It's easy to find and because it's Jacks first visit we get to go there before the RUSH of sick children and babies arrive.

OK we're signed in, the health insurance card is photocopied and everything is set. Jack's still sleeping.

Jack gets his call and into the small room we go. The nurse says "strip him down." As you well know these rooms are not as warm as you would like especially for Jack who is snug as snug can be. Once the clothing starts to be removed, the stretching starts and his weary little eyes open. We're down to the onesies now and the temperature change is apparent by Jacks face. Off it comes, then the diaper, then the WAILING starts, "my goodness" says the doctor as she enters the door.

She takes Jack and checks all his limbs, listens to his heart, checks his ears and then it's weigh in time. Onto the scales he goes and with that sudden rush of coldness from the scale there is no stopping him, PEEEEEEEE, this fountain of water is all over Jack, the scales, the examination couch.

BOY!! What a mess, but the good thing is he's only down by three ounces from his birth weight!!