Ellie's 2 Week Well-Check

 Ellie is two weeks today!! And when I took her clothes off in the morning for her two week appointment, I was surprised to find her umbilical cord was gone!!! Yay (and finally!)! Although I still have no idea where it went (gross!). I am thinking maybe it fell off when I changed her diaper in the middle of the night - and maybe the dogs found it (gross again!). But at least it's gone!! Excited to start giving better baths, any outfit, etc without having to worry about the cord!

Overall, we had a very positive 2 week appointment! Dr. Hargrave said she seems to be doing very well, looks very alert (she was awake during the entire appointment!), and is even on the advanced side of the number of expressions she makes (maybe she will be an early smiler!).
The only mild concern was that she had not gained her birth weight back yet. BUT the doctor said not to worry yet since she seems to be happy and doing well otherwise, and we will talk more at her 1 month well check. She has been exclusively breast feeding, but I haven't felt like there are any issues yet- fingers crossed tight!!

She also had to get a heel prick to test for several genetic diseases (standard protocol), and we also got the optional extra screening done (which we also did with the boys).  She was very tough and only cried for a second, then went right back to nursing with no problem! All the excitement wore her out and she well asleep as soon as we left for a loooong nap!

Here are her 2 week stats and percentiles:  

Wt 6 lbs 15 oz.  10-25%   (birth was 7 lbs 3 oz)

Ht 19 5/8 in.    25-50%    (birth was 18 in--- one of the first 2 measurements is obviously way off!!)

Head 35 cm.    50%

And here are comps of Evan's stats at 2 weeks:

Weight 7 lbs 11 oz  - 25%

Length 20.5 in - 50%

Head circumference 37 cm - 50%  (LJ was and still is in the 90th percentile!)