Gaining Weight

Porter went back to the pediatrician today for his two week weight check. Typically babies should gain 1 oz/day at this age. Porter decided to aim high and managed to gain 16 ounces (1 pound!) in 10 days. I think a lot of it had to do with all the cramming he did last night before our appointment. After sleeping the day away yesterday Porter decided to tank up on milk all night and got up to nurse every hour. His hard work paid off and he tipped the scales at 9lb 4oz this morning.

The crummy part of the medical visit was confirmation from our pediatrician that Matilda has to be kept away from Porter due to her current runny nose/congested status. Our pediatrician said she cannot touch him or be within a few feet of him until she's well. Matilda has done really well with following these orders and needed very little reminding to stay back actually. But for me, I am not really sure how to comply with that order since Porter spends almost all his time on me either nursing or sleeping in a carrier yet I need to get near Matilda for any number of activities. Thankfully Tim will be home tomorrow to assist in all manner of things.