1 Month Appointment

Madison had her one month wellness appointment at Gwinnett Ped's on October 3rd. I was determined to make it to this appointment on time because I had yet to be on time to any. I figured I have had 5 weeks to get a routine down and I could finally atleast try to be on time---didn't happen. We were close, but not still late. Oh well!

We saw Dr.Quisling for the first time and we usually see Dr.Smiley. Before seeing Dr. Quisling the nurse had me undress her and take her to the scale. On the way down the hall I was telling the nurse about the time Madison pee'd on me for one of her weigh ins. Well this time she pee'd on their scale, not me. She didn't pee just a little either, but a lot! Anyways, I had been trying to guess her weight all week. My guess was 9.2lbs, I was off by 12 1/2 ounces. She weighed 9.14 pounds! It was bitter sweet to hear this. Sweet, since I have been exclusively breastfeeding. Bitter, because I have had to put away some newborn outfits already and she has moved up to 1 diapers. Her hands and toe's are not as little either---she is growing so quickly!

When Dr. Quisling came in she did her normal check up routine and she answered several of my questions. She also shared Madison's percentiles for her measurments. She is in the 51 percentile for her weight, 41 percentile for her length, and 22 percentile for her head. Thank you Madison for having a small head! :)

At the end of her appointment they gave her a second Hep B shot. She did very well!

I just wanted to share how her 1 month appointment went. We have also decided to stick with Dr. Smiley. I have nothing negative to say about the other doctor, but we have seen Dr. Smiley for the majority of her jaundice appointments and we just prefer her. It is nice to know for sure that she is the one we want.