Wednesday, June 8

Today we took Jackson to his first doctor's appointment.  Needless to say, he did not like stripping to get weighed.  His scream could be heard throughout the entire office.  Jackson's birth weight was 8 lbs, 2 oz.  He weighted 7 lbs, 13 oz when we left on Monday.  Today he weighed 7 lbs, 4.6 oz.  Most babies lose around 10% of their body weight, but Jackson has lost 10.7%.  Dr. Hart is a little concerned about that, so we have to go back for a weight check on Friday. Otherwise, Jackson is doing great!

My first visit to Dr. Hart

Jackson was not interested in eating the rest of the day.  In fact, he didn't care about it all.  He did not want to nurse and got really fussy if I tried to make him.

Murphy and Maria came with Brent and Whitney to visit tonight.  Murphy was very intrigued with Jackson.  He wanted to hold his hand and sit beside him.  Maria was not impressed.





Thankfully, my mom spent the night with us to help with the baby.  Jackson was awake for over an hour and really enjoyed American's Got Talent.  He was really impressed with the girl impersonator of Justin Bieber. He fell asleep around 11:30 and then his night really began around 12:30.  He would cry and whimper.  Just when you thought he was asleep and put him in his rocker, he would wake up again and get even louder.  I know one day when is reading this, he will hate me, but Jackson has had the worse gas.  It is so hard to imagine that that smell comes from that little baby!  My poor mom dealt with that and walking him while I tried to get some sleep.  Again, Jackson was not interested in nursing.  I have decided to call Dr. Hart back to discuss this with him.  I don't want to wait until Friday.   Jackson is really fond of walking up and down the steps and circling the downstairs!  It is a great way to get your exercise in!