Sweet 16 (days)

(thanx Precious for some of your photos!)

Leyna is 16 days old today and had her 2nd Dr. appt. She's healthy and doing great. The nurse was impressed that she stayed knocked out during all the vitals, including when taking her temperature in the not so comfy place. hehe. Her height is now 20 inches, which is 1 inch shorter but I suspect it's because her "conehead" is rounding out since the delivery. She's been eating a lot, which is evident in her weight of 8.5 lbs now! (We better get her in all her newborn outfits before she outgrows them) She keeps us busy with about 3 diapers changes for every feeding, but good to know her digestive system is working (almost too) well. The good news is we can stop the rigorous schedule of feeding her every 2 hrs. and pretty much let her sleep and wake up on her own up to 4hrs apart...woohoo, a bit more sleep for us (assuming she agrees with the adjustment.)

It's all been worth it. She's been such a joy, and entertains us with all her cute noises and numerous expressions. She's got amazing leg strength already (yea we've both been kicked in the gut many times), and she's also got a mean hammer-fist when I'm feeding her! haha. She loves the breeze, and grins when you blow at her face. She loves flailing her arms everywhere, so every time we would swaddle her, she'd always figure out how to get her lil hands free as you can see - what an escape artist!