Monday, February 21, 2011

Sickly child checks

I just thought I'd post the progression of Hannah's weight gain or lack thereof. One of the perks of having a "sickly" child is that we've had plenty of opportunities to have Hannah weighed. Scott and I were quite surprised to have a "sickly" (a term we started using in the hospital) child that couldn't gain enough weight. I mean, seriously, how can a child of mine have a hard time gaining weight? :) Obviously, she isn't actually sickly anymore, but she's still quite little. And super, super cute.

Birth--12/18/10--7 lb 6 oz, 20 in (ob/gyn) or actually 19 in (NICU)
Hannah's lowest weight in the NICU was 6 lb 13 oz.

Home from hospital--12/24/10--7 lb 2 oz

9 day dr appt--12/27/10--7 lb 3 1/2 oz (24th percentile), 19 1/2 in (31st percentile), and 14.6 in head circumference (83rd percentile)

16 day dr appt--1/3/11--7 lb 5 1/2 oz (19th percentile)
This is the day the doctor started getting worried about her weight gain.

A few hours before ending up back in the hospital--1/9/11--7 lb 7 oz (as far as we can remember)

Last day in the hospital--1/17/11--7 lb 10 oz (we think)

1 month 1 day dr appt--1/19/11--7 lb 13 oz (13th percentile), 21 in (46th percentile), and 15 in head (75th percentile)
(This pic was actually taken on 1/18/11.)

1 month 8 day dr appt--1/26/11--8 lb 11 oz (39th percentile)
Almost 1 pound in 1 week and busting out of this newborn outfit! Yay!
(This pic was taken on 1/25/11.)

1 month 13 day dr appt--1/31/11--9 lb 1 oz (? percentile)
(pic taken 1/30/11)

Lactation Clinic weight check--2/7/11--9 lb 5 oz
(pic taken 2/6/11)

Lactation Clinic weight check--2/14/11--9 lb 11 oz
Hannah was thrilled with her Valentines candy. :)

2 month dr appt--2/18/11--9 lb 12 1/2 oz (23rd percentile), 21 1/4 in (13th percentile--we don't believe this is accurate--she's taller), and 15 1/2 in head (68th percentile)

Lactation Clinic weight check--2/21/11 (TODAY)--9 lb 15 1/2 oz
Hannah is almost 10 lbs! Hallelujah!

Thanks for your continued prayers that have helped Hannah gain enough weight and turned her from a "sickly" baby into a healthy, chubby baby! :)

4 comments:

Sandy Brunson said...

Loved this post. Mostly just for the fashion show. Love the teal dress. Super cute.

MaryAnn said...

10 pounds is something for that little girl to be proud of! I also enjoyed seeing all of the cute clothes and the cute baby.

Grammyzanne said...

Hannah does have a nice wardrobe! Good to see the weight gain picking up speed - of course that's only good when you're going from a sickly baby to a healthy baby. My age - not so good.

Barbara said...

She is looking SOOO good!! Great to see her filling out and growing. What a cutie!!