We're on the charts!

Backwards, right? Usually something exciting is OFF the charts. But, at Owen's check-up today, he weighed in at 10 pounds 13 ounces which puts him between the 10th and 25th percentile for weight. *edit - after talking to my mom this afternoon, I found out he's still 1/8" shorter than I was at birth, haha. granted, the length measurements are not taken in the most accurate manner* Previously, he's been well below even the 5th percentile, so this is pretty exciting - he's making a lot of effort to catch up. Developmentally, he's way ahead for a 2-week old (his adjusted age), but behind for an 11 week old (his actual age). Also, even though he was cleared in the NICU, his doc wants him to see a cardiologist - we'll meet him around Thanksgiving. I'm trying not to worry about it too much and figuring it's just a follow-up, and not anything to do with how long she listened to his chest today. He chatted the whole way through his exam, so hopefully it's just that she was having a hard time hearing over his commentary.

As an aside - the pediatrician (who I did not think of as "the vet" today) is terrible at putting on diapers. Every appointment so far, after she re-diapers him, he's peed out the top. Now I know it's not a fluke, and I'll discretely fix it after she steps out.

He wasn't nearly so relaxed about his shots this time around. It sucks that there's no way to explain to him that it's for his own good, and it's not even like he'd appreciate getting a toy or something to make up for such an un-fun doctor's visit.

The last couple of nights, Owen has made big strides towards sleeping through the night. He's cut out one of his middle-of-the-night feeds, but the poor guy gets terrible gas around 3 am and grunts and screams in his sleep unless we hold him upright. So while he may be mostly sleeping through the night, Adam and I sure aren't!

We're gonna start taking weekly pictures in (close to) the same pose to have a visual on Owen's growth. Here's #1, and I'll gif 'em once we have more than one.

Zindagi (Adam's company) had a Halloween party at the office this afternoon. We were a family of t-shirt costumes this year (no pics of me, but I joined Owen in the Justice League with my Superman shirt). Owen also has a bee costume this year from Nana. While he's unamused by it now, it's big enough that we can spend a few months convincing him that he likes it.

Buzz buzz. If you insist.

 

Zindagi kids.

To the Batmobile!

In other news, I'm headed back to work next week. Well, "headed back" isn't exactly accurate, as I'm working from home. I'm also dropping to 60% FTE - I don't think there's any way I could commit to full time and taking care of Owen without any help, especially considering he's developmentally behind. The extent of help I'll be getting is a babysitter if I need to call in to a meeting, so I can guarantee a couple of hours where I won't be needed. I feel a little bit like I've been shorted, since Owen spent the first half of my leave in the NICU. However, I'm really thankful that I've got the opportunity to work from home - I won't be missing any firsts due to work, and it erases the financial burden of any kind of day care (which is especially fortunate since we're still a little behind from unemployment and moving).

Things that Owen loves this week - reading, especially if you read ahead so you can look at him while you're talking; this song, and as long as you're there, this one made me laugh too; and window blinds, continuing his love of vertical stripes.