1st Trip to the Pedia

So today was the boys' first pediatrician visit.  Chris was concerned that the staff may not be prepared for all the cuteness.  They seemed to handle it okay.  We are using Dr. Rhett McLaren.  We met him through his working at Sutton Children's as a pediatric hospitalist.  He returned to the world of outpatient peds a while back.  We are extremely pleased with him already.  He is very thorough in his exam & explanations.  He writes down everything we need to do/follow up on in a list (!).

He did confirm a discovery Chris made last night during bath time - that Luke has sprung an inguinal hernia.  We both thought - man, he coudn't do that while he was in LSU?  So he's probably facing a little surgery in the next few weeks.  We'll learn more on Monday when we visit the ped surgeon, Dr. Sorrells.

Bowen continues his legacy from inpatient with good urine aim.  He got Dr. McL today - who said he's only been hit 4 times in 13 years.  Nice job, buddy.

And I almost forgot the most important part - our little piglets are growing leaps & bounds!  Now that their mother controls how much they eat (which means they eat as much as they want) - both have  gained almost a pound in one week.  Luke's up to 5 lb, 12 oz from last Thursday's d/c weight of 4'15".  He is also now 18 inches long (12.5 at birth).  Bowen - our little fatty - is now 7'4" (up from 6'8" at d/c) and is 18.75 inches long (13.5 at birth).  I know I don't know what normal weight gain for a newborn is, but for our little guys a pound seems like a lot in a week!  We'll see how much they gain in their follow up in 2 weeks.