2 Weeks Old

Josie turned 2 weeks old on Friday and had her two week check-up at the Pediatrician's office.
Height: 20 3/4 in = 60%ile
Weight: 7lbs 14 oz = 30%ile
Head: 36 cm = 50%ile

Josie is practically perfect in every way. She sleeps about 4 hours straight every night and takes 2-3 hour naps during the day after feedings. She's normally not fussy, but does have a little temper and will let mom and dad know when she's not happy about something. But most of the time she's happy. She's usually only upset when she feels like she doesn't get enough food. This girl has quite the appetite! She can eat almost 4 1/2 oz per feeding if we let her...but we try to keep it to 3 oz every 3 hours (the doctor recommended an ounce for every hour in between feedings- he also recommended 2 oz every 2 hours to help avoid spit-ups. Even though she doesn't spit up a lot, Josie is having a few issues with choking on her spit-up. So we are keeping our eyes on her)! We try to keep her upright for at least 30 minutes after every feeding...otherwise she'll get a bad case of hiccups every time! That means feeding her every 2 hours is a little impractical and we find a little under 3 hours is working well for us.
Josie is very strong and can lift and control her neck all by herself. When we do tummy time she even tries to push up with her feet...I think she'll be crawling very early. Even the doctor commented on how strong our little girl is...he also called her Sweetie Pie and said we would be in trouble when she starts dating. I have to agree!
Josie loves to sleep on daddy's chest and is relaxed when mama bounces her up down. She loves her car seat and settles down immediately when we strap her in. We've taken her on couple drives and she falls right asleep. Josie has the cutest personality and will often smile and make cute noises in her sleep. Sometimes she smiles at mama or daddy- but it may be that she just has gas...either way, her smile is precious and we think she may even inherit daddy's dimple on her left cheek. We'll see!
Josie loves her hands!! If she isn't swaddled, she will always put her hands up by her head. She'll touch her hair at the back of her head with one hand and put her other hand up to her forehead..."Oh, the life!"
We love our little baby girl and we're so glad she's in our lives. We fall more in love with her every day. Now, if mom could just figure out a good feeding schedule and get some rest, we would be all set!