Two week old Peyton

Peyton had his two week appointment today. He is 8 lbs. 1 oz. and 21 1/2 inches long. (That's one pound and two and a half inches bigger than when he was born!)

We have had lots of fun in the past two weeks. At three days old, he had a blood test for biliruben. He came back a little high, but not high enough to be put under lights. They had him re-tested for it at five days old and it came back pretty low.

He was also circumcised at five days old. I was so surprised how well he did with it. He never cried during the whole thing. I was in the room until they strapped his legs to the table. Then I realized that I wasn't going to make it through and left. Shawn said that they gave him a little bit of sugar water and he LOVED it! I was so proud of him for being so good during it.

In the hospital he had his first hearing screening and he failed in his left ear. They had us come back on Monday (at 11 days old) to re-test him, where he failed in his left ear again. They are giving us one more week to see if any fluid clears out of it before we get him tested again. If he doesn't pass on Monday, we will go in for diagnostic tests to see what's going on there. 

Shawn got to stay home with us for the first week after he was born. It was fun to have him around and it was nice to have the help!

Since then, we have just been hanging out at home. He loves to be cuddled and hates when we set him down. I am getting good at doing things like eating one-handed :) Shawn and I are both so in love with this kid. We both can't believe how much of an addition he is to our lives. 

About Peyton at two weeks:

• He loves: to swing, sitting with mom and dad, to suck on his hand, to eat and to be sang to.
• He hates: Bathtime and being set down for too long.