Thankfully, KK and Albi were able to come in for the day to help me out since I hadn't officially been given the ALL CLEAR to drive. So KK and I loaded up the car about 10:15 this morning and headed out for Appointment #1. Kaki came along with the girls in case she got hungry... Albi wasn't so sure he could give her what she would need... go figure! :)
Appointment #1: Katie's Two Week Incision Check...
ALL looked good and I got the free and clear to drive, bathe, swim, etc. Just four more weeks and I'll get the BIG all clear and we'll be well on our way to a solid recovery! Yay! I was glad to hear that things looked good and of course glad to say a quick hi to all of the nurses and my doctor who have become like friends over the past 9 months!
After that appointment we rushed home and grabbed a quick bite to eat, fed Kaki and then we were off again...
Appointment #2: Kaki's Two Week Well-Check...
You can't help but notice that Kaki-Pants has certainly put back on all the weight she lost those first few days of life... in fact she is back up to birth weight, plus some! Here are her stats:Weight: 9lbs, 10 ounces, 90% percentile
Height: 21.75 inches, 90% percentile
Head: 14 cm, 75% percentile
So far she is looking similar to her brother in height and weight percentiles but that head... THANKFULLY is a bit smaller (for now!) :) Everything else looks good... she still has what our doctor is calling breastfeeding jaundice and expects her yellow hue to last for a few more weeks. We go back at 2 months for her well-check and a sonogram of her hips. Apparently, ALL breech babies get a sonogram to be sure that they do not have any dislocation in their hips from being breech. So far her hips look good so we are hopeful that they will remain that way!
At two weeks Kaki is still a pretty sleepy girl... we are really working on the eat, play, sleep routine but we are having a hard time getting this girl to play... she would rather just eat and sleep! But slowly she is starting to wake up and play for longer... especially where a good Barney video and her big bro are concerned... she's all eyes... and ears!
She has even gone so far as to FALL asleep on her play mat... something Caden NEVER did... heck Caden never slept ANYWHERE but our arms for the first month of his life... and for the first four months he "napped" in my arms during the day... so the fact that Kaki will sleep on her play mat, in her swing, in her nap nanny, in our arms, in her pack n play... is pretty unbelievable! :) And even during ALL three doctor's appointments today she did this...
We love our sweet girl SO SO SO much! I call her "little one" more than I call her any thing else, because she is... she's my little one... forever and for always. I know she's only been here two weeks but I can't imagine our life without her... she came in and completed our family. We all are smitten... absolutely smitten with our little Kaki-pants!So...
let's head on over to appointment #3. In order to do that we have to back track just a bit. Let's go back a few weeks... WAY back when I was still HUGE and PREGGO... I started to complain that my right foot hurt... almost like I was getting a stress fracture. Surely not though I would tell myself... that would just be cruel. So I kept blowing it off. Let's be honest... there are PLENTY of aches and pains in late pregnancy and my foot didn't make the top of the list, but I always noticed the pain when I walked... I was holing out hope that once I delivered the pain would miraculously disappear... no baby, no pressure, no pain... right?!
WRONG! The more I've been up and on my feet the more I noticed the pain. Stinkin' foot... STOP hurting... you aren't broken! But in this case mind over matter just wasn't working out for me. So today, on a whim I decided that I needed to get into an orthopedist and get it checked out. I have had two previous stress fractures, one in each foot, and I was pretty sure I knew what was going on, BUT I am no doctor so best to let them do the diagnosing. So after an HOUR of phone calls I finally found someone who could see me TODAY... yay! I had to take advantage of Kk and Albi being here to help me with the kids (I love saying kids... by the way!).
So that brings us to Appointment #3... duh, duh, duh...
And concludes with this beautiful black boot that I get to wear for the next 6 weeks!!
Awesome! The doctor gave me an honorary MD today because not only did I diagnose my fracture... BUT I told him exactly which bone it was in... and the xray confirmed my case! This is not my first rodeo... I knew weeks ago what I was up against... I was just in serious denial... serious! So I think it only appropriate that y'all call me Dr. Cox from now on...
And have a quick "awwwwww poor Katie" moment with me... and then LAUGH your head off with me!! Two weeks post-pardom... PUDGY... and with a BIG 'OL BOOT... clompin' around chasing after my toddler and nursing (spewing milk all over) my little one! I am a sight...
Bless my heart!! You can hear me coming from a mile away... a hot, itchy, limpy, steel plated heavy booted mess of a new mommy of two... seriously... BLESS MY HEART!!
Boy is Kaki gonna get an earful on all of her birthdays from here to eternity... :)
Of course... let's be real... I would wear this gorgeous specimen on my leg for the rest of my life if it meant I got to keep my Kaki-girl... wouldn't trade any of it! Not even the things that make me say (scream) BUMMER!!
And that my friends is our tale... for today... tomorrow is a new day!!
Happy Monday y'all!!
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Dr. Cox-so sorry your father gave you those bad feet genes! Not taking the credit for that one! But so glad we have Miss Kaki-pants. Love you all!!
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