Avery had her 1 month well check at the doctor on Friday. She weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces and is 21 inches long. She is still pretty petite for her age as she is in the 25th and 50th percentile respectively for both height and weight, but she is now gaining weight very quickly. In one week she gained 10 ounces, which is very good considering most babies average between a half ounce to an ounce a day. She is definitely trying to make up for her slow start. The doctor confirmed that Avery does seem to have some pretty bad reflux. Avery has always spit up after pretty much each feeding, but lately Chad and I noticed she seems to be in a lot of pain after she eats. Reflux is very normal in babies as there GI system is very immature and takes a while to develop. The doctor gave her some medicine for the reflux and so far it seems to be helping a bit. Other than the reflux Avery is doing great!!
This was a week of firsts for Avery. She had her first real bath last Monday. Up until that point we were still only giving her sponge baths. She was very calm during her bath, which was a shock considering she hated her sponge baths. Avery also shared her first smile with mommy and daddy on Friday. Unfortunately, I have had a hard time capturing it on camera as I get so excited that I totally forget to grab the camera when she does it.
Thinking about whether or not she likes it
Avery and her mouse friend
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