The Wilson Universe

I don’t really believe it, but Finley is now 6 weeks old. Of course, we will officially have reached his due date tomorrow so it shouldn’t be hard to believe that we have a 6 week old. In 6 weeks, we have gone from this to this
He is now holding his head up for longer periods of time and seems to be checking out the world, trying to figure things out. His appetite is growing exponentially, causing him to grow exponentially. He is now over 9 pounds! He is much more like a little person than he was 6 weeks ago. There doesn’t appear to be any adverse effects of his early arrival and given his current weight, I’m not as unhappy about him being early as I was. He was laying on my stomach earlier and I couldn’t fathom how all of that was supposed to fit inside me. Now if only we could get rid of the 3 am feeding…

We had Finn’s “newborn” pics taken today. A little late, we know, but it’s been a little hectic around here. We got some good pics and ordered bunches of prints for the family. We also got a photo CD so all of the pics are in his album on Photobucket. There is a link to the album in Finn’s page on the right.
Finn is doing exceptionally well. He’s spending more time awake between feedings and likes to check out the world around him. He holds his head up and moves it around, usually to give me or Corey dirty looks when we try to belch him. He also likes to hang out in his bouncer or swing if you get him at the right time. He will sit and watch whats going on while Daddy and I get chores done. And he still loves to cuddle!

The big news this visit - our weight.  Here’s the breakdown…

Birth, May 2 - 4 lb 15 oz

Discharge from NICU, May 18 - 5 lb 3 oz

First pediatrician visit, May 21 - 5 lb 11 oz

Check up, May 28 - 6 lb 12 oz

1 month visit, June 4 - 8 lb 6 oz

TOTAL WEIGHT GAIN - 3 lb 7 oz

His doctor is very impressed with his weight gain as well as his strength and development.  When we left the NICU, they sent us with special formula to add to the breast milk for some extra calories.  We were supposed to use this for about 6 months then stop.  If he continues like this, we are going to stop it next month.  I’d like to avoid infant obesity!

He’s now trying to hold his own head up and attempts to roll himself from side to side.  Over the last couple of days, he has really seemed to become aware of his surroundings and has been more willing to let me put him down, even when he isn’t sleeping.  His pediatrician’s opinion is that Finley knew what he was doing when he made his early appearance.  On my part, I’m becoming glad that he showed up early.  At this rate, I would have given birth to a 9 lb plus baby if he had been on time!

In the rest of the Wilsonverse, we are getting into a routine.  I am slowly but surely getting boxes unpacked and we are getting some order in place.  Corey is working on building the box for the turtles and I have been trying to get my flowers planted.  A plus side there, Finn seems to be an outdoorsy child and is content to hang out in his carseat while Mommy and Daddy work on outside projects.  He’s also immensely fond of our daily walks which helps keep me motivated so I can continue losing weight and getting in shape.

I have added more pictures, the link in the previous post will take you to them.  I try to add more every few days so keep checking.