Expecting the unexpected

We had our one week check-in at the pediatrician for Colin today. He was born full-term but early at 37 weeks so he was on the smaller side. We were really monitoring his eating and weight gain for the past week to make sure that he was in a good spot.

Turns out the little monster has been on a tear and has gained over a pound. That’s over double the target weight gain of 1oz per day. I suppose it’s no surprise that my son loves to eat. I’m relieved that things are going well in his short life.

I’ve learned a ton about babies and parenting in the first week. At the same time, I feel like I know nothing at all. Perhaps that’s the beauty behind parenting - it’s impossible to be perfect parents and have a perfect baby but they are also made to be adaptable to first time parents.

Of course, I know that when things are going too well, I should be fearful. I’m inevitably going to get sucker punched by some cluster feeding growth spurt or some unforeseen problem that comes up. I’ll do my best to enjoy the process throughout though. As everyone says, it goes by quick.