We had her latest ped visit on Friday, and she was up to 7lbs even!! Grow baby, grow! She was healthy in all other ways, and may have gained a bit in height too, though she wiggles so much that she messes up the measurement every time. : ) She also had to have her second set of labs done for the PKU, etc. testing that our state requires. I haven’t heard anything from the first set yet (done in the hospital), but maybe they just combine it all.
Her next ped appt is at two months, which seems like a really long time away! We do need to get her in for a hearing test in the next two weeks, though. I don’t think I ever mentioned it on here, but she failed the screening test in her right ear at the hospital. Her left was fine, but they tried four times on the right over three days, and nothing. About 95% of babies who fail the screening are perfectly fine, and I’m almost positive she can hear in that ear, so we’re not really worried. It’s just another appt!
She’s been doing the reflexive smile – where they smile for no apparent reason – pretty much since birth, and she’s also responded to me a couple times with smiles that I’m pretty sure are genuine, since a few days old. I was just reading in What’s Going on in There that the difference between a reflexive smile and a real one is the eye muscles move in a real one. It looks to me like she crinkles her eyes up a bit, though I’m not entirely sure. Anyway, I finally got one on camera the other day! It’s not the best pic (I had to snap it very quickly with no flash) but it’s so cute! You can also see her double chin and chubby little cheeks:
