Makayla's First Doctor Appointment

Today we took Makayla to the pediatrician for her first newborn checkup. She weighed 7lb 10oz and was 20 3/4 inches long. When she was born she weighed 7lb 12oz, she then lost 6oz (as all babies lose a little weight) but she has started to gain it back. No surprise as she LOVES to eat... Just like her daddy! She also received her first shot today, that was pretty heart breaking :( The doctor had nothing but great things to say about her health, she is doing great. Here are a couple photos from her appointment.

Every day Makayla's personality is becoming more and more evident. She has started to smile and make all sorts of funny faces. We call this, her "how you doin'?" face.

She is still spending a lot of time sleeping but when she is awake she is very bright-eyed and alert. We really lucked out because she rarely fusses and when she does it's brief, usually all she needs is to be fed or changed. Speaking of changing diapers... daddy had an interesting experience this evening. After removing her dirty diaper and getting her all cleaned up, he reached for the new diaper when he heard a small explosion and was covered with smelly green shrapnel. He was not the only casualty of war in this small scale attack, the changing pad, wipe warmer, hand sanitizer, and about 3 feet of changing table also received collateral damage. Count yourselves lucky I'm not posting pictures of that mess. It really goes to show a parent's love for their child when something of this caliber can make you laugh.

Here are a couple more pictures of Makayla hanging out around the house.