Gaining Weight, Losing Weight and Sibling Love :)

Love this picture! It is the first I have gotten of my two little ones officially together. I love how happy Ella looks! She is really doing such a great job being a big sister. She likes to be helpful by bringing us Brody's paci or helping us change his diaper and likes to give him kisses when she wakes in the morning. Other than that, she pretty much goes about her day and doesn't even really seem to notice that he is here! I thought she would be a bit more bothered when he cries or when I am nursing him but so far she hasn't seemed too rattled by it!

Brody had his two week appointment at the pediatrician yesterday. The two days prior he had been going through a major growth spurt where he was eating every 1-2 hours and just seeming ravenous nonstop. He was also pretty fussy those days especially in the evening. Well at the pediatrician we came to find out why- my little piggy gained 20 oz in 11 days! Holy growth spurt! He now weighs 7 lbs 10 oz which puts him at the 20th percentile. He also grew half an inch so he is 21.5 inches which is the 77th percentile. The doctor was very pleased with his growth and overall health. The only thing we are watching for is possible acid reflux. He has had some issues of milk coming out of his nose while eating or shortly after. Also, especially at night, he grunts and chokes if I lay him down on his back after eating. I can hear the milk coming back up and see him struggling to swallow it. The doctor said it could be due to him eating so much during the growth spurt but if it continues over the weekend to call in and we may start him on medicine. Ella was on Prevacid for reflux for 8 months and it helped her out a lot so I am hopeful it will work for Brody too if we determine that is the issue.

As far as losing weight goes, that would be referring to me. :) I weighed in at exactly two weeks postpartum and am down 16 pounds out of 18 total gained. Yay! So two more to go to reach prepregnancy weight and I would like to lose another 5 pounds on top of that to reach my goal weight. I can tell the weight loss is slowing down but my goal is to have these 7 pounds gone by my 6 week check up. It will be hard though because I am STARVING all the time!

Other than that, not much is new here. We are just loving life and our little ones! :)