Two Week Checkup

We took Ella in for her two week checkup yesterday and she is doing quite well. She still hasn't regained her birthweight so we were told to increase the amount we are feeding her and we have to take her in on Thursday to check her weight again. She measured 21 3/4 inches and weighed in at 8 lbs. Her length is in the 95% percentile and her weight is in the 25%-50%.

Two weeks into our adventure with two kids, things are going pretty well. Patience is truly a virtue, especially when you have children. Ella is sleeping better and sleeping more at night. We have been practicing lifting our head and she has been spending quality time on her tummy. Jack is in a very inquisitive stage. He asks questions about everything and no answer is good enough and we aren't even to the "why" stage yet. He has also started to repeat himself five or six times when asking for something. Not sure how to correct this behavior. Potty training is going along so-so. He is really good about it some days, others he is either embarrassed or doesn't want to relinguish control and puts up a fight about going potty in the potty. I am hoping to have him trained by the time I go back to work full time.

Jack went back to school for the first time today since I had Ella. The kids were excited to see him and when I picked him up he couldn't stop talking about playing with his friends. I plan to continue to take him to school at least one day a week so he doesn't completely freak out when I go back to work. While he was at school, I took Ella to Target. I forgot what it was like to go into that store without being asked to look at the toys or getting asked asked a million questions about what we were buying and why. It was nice to stroll through the store, though I was suprised by how many people were there in the middle of the day. Its amazing to see what you miss when you work full time.

I am a little late in posting the pictures below, but here are Ella's week one and week two pictures.

Week One 7/6/2010

Week Two: 7-12-2010