visiting the pediatrician

Today was another pediatrician appointment for our little guy, mostly just for a weight check. Dane is still growing, actually gaining 2 oz since his weighing yesterday at the lactation consultant, and 7 since his appointment last Thursday. Newborns are supposed to grow at approximately .5 to 1 oz per day, so he's on the high end of the curve, which is encouraging. Our pediatrician is a fellow Loyola grad, and she said we were doing great with him so far. She suggested that we follow the lactation consultant's schedule for breastfeeding and see how his weight gain continues. It was good to hear that despite our uncertainties and fears about caring for him, he's doing well!

We also had another visitor, Steph from Tyndale. She brought us a pot of excellent homemade chili, which we enjoyed for dinner tonight. Dane was excited to meet his mom's former cube neighbor, who gave him his first happy meal toy, even before he was born. It's still at work, since I wasn't expecting to need it so soon!

Finally, we looked at apartments in our complex to move into once our lease in our current apartment ends. We've decided to stay in the same building since it has almost (someday we'll have laundry and our own garage!) everything we want and it'll make moving slightly more convenient. We're looking forward to having our families down to help move around graduation since it will be such a crazy time for us. It will be great to be in a place that has enough room for Dane and all of his accompanying stuff :) It will also be nice to have a second bedroom and bathroom for visitors, as well as more storage space. It's amazing how we accumulated stuff once we got married!