Oliver, week 3

Oli's getting big! Put on 24 ounces in 10 days (the usual for babies is 1 ounce/day). So the doctor says that Steph is producing and providing milk very well. He's greedy for milk and really the only time he gets grumpy is when he eats too fast and coughs or chokes on milk. His weight is ~75th percentile, Height ~75th percentile, and head circumference ~90th percentile! BIG head....Steph thinks due to all the fish oil.

What this also means is that there won't be any "nipple confusion" when introducing either a pacifier or bottle: Soooo.....we've begun to do both. The bottle is a way to give Steph some time to herself, I have for a couple mornings taken care of Oli while Steph has caught up on sleep.

The pacifier.....well I have interesting feelings about the pacifier. I used one way too long....I wonder if my TMJ is a result. But Oliver is always using Steph as a pacifier, so we gave in, and he LOVES it. We'll try and limit its use in frequency and duration....but for now he is calmer for it.

Here's a video of Oliver's first pacifier. Documented!