Maribelle Rebekka Bellamy: One Month Check-up-October 12, 2011

One Month Check-up

October 12, 2011

It's hard to believe that today you went for your one month check up!

No doubt, we all knew you were gaining wait....your little thighs are starting to plump up and are soo cute! I love babies with chunky legs! However, I wasn't expecting to see the scales quite so high, in my opinion.

At birth you weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces! You lost down to 7 pounds 1 ounce by the time we left the hospital. By your first doctor's appointment the Thursday after you came home, you were down to 6 pounds 11 ounces....and drum roll please....today, you were up to 10 pounds 5 ounces! So, where I have been concerned about all the spitting up you have been doing, I can rest assured you are getting all the nutrients you need! In fact, you are gaining a little more than you are supposed to be! You are in the 90th percentile for weight. I don't really think you look 10.5 pounds because you are so long!

At birth, you were 21.5 inches long, and today, you were 23 1/4 inches long! You are in the 95th percentile for height! I am assuming, you are getting your height from your Pa Shealy's side of the family. However, you may surprise us and be tall now, and then level out to be short like your Mommy as you get older! We will just have to wait and see! The doctor said you were okay to go a little longer at night in between feedings. I saw Dr. Richards today. He said not to let you go all night without eating, but you could definitely go more than 3 hours. So, we're going to see what we can do...and I hate to say it but if you sleep longer than you're "supposed" to, I'm not worried about it. I've always been told, don't wake a sleeping baby!

I did ask the doctor again about you spitting up so much. He said it's okay, some babies just do that. He did say if you continue and I wanted to try to put you on zantac, I could, but I think we will just wait and see how you do! I don't like constantly changing your clothes or my clothes, but I don't think you need to be on medicine right now.

We LOVE LOVE LOVE you baby girl! Keep growing and continuing to be healthy! You are our sunshine!

Now, here's to seeing how long you will stretch between feedings at night!!