


Today we made our way to Liam's first doctor's visit with his pediatrician. We were excited to go, and after another tiring night, we barely made it in time! We got him all snug in his car seat, and off we went. So, what did we discover? Liam is now 5lbs 8oz! He gained 7oz since Monday! He obviously has been doing a lot of eating. Because he is gaining weight really well, the doctor said we needed to play "hardball" with him and breastfeeding. Basically, he said "Don't give the bottle at all, and he'll start to catch on. Don't try this at night, but start today, and you'll see that he'll start to learn." Because the doctor knows this might concern new parents, like ourselves, he said he'd see us again in a week to weigh him and see how it is going. So, we've been doing it so far for a couple of feedings, and he is doing alright - still peeing and pooping so far, so that is good. In fact, Liam has been holding out to pee when we change his diaper - we still aren't quick enough with the second diaper, and have been peed on a few times. But, we just laugh and learn.
On another note, and since we do live in LA, we are going to be hosting a film crew in our apartment to shoot out a window into our landlord's driveway for a few seconds of the show NCIS show on CBS. So, you ask, how this came about? Well, tv shows always seem to be filming on our street, and I guess our apartment was scoped out to provide the "needed shot" of a driveway. So, yesterday morning when the producer and about 15 others came by the apartment to take a look and okay the location, we learned we are the chosen location for filming for a few hours. Of course, Brian has been super protective of little Liam. They are paying us nicely for this inconvenience, and I will be camped out in the bedroom next Tuesday while they use the living room window. No problem, Brian already lysoled (sp?) the doorknobs when they left yesterday. We will of course keep you updated after shooting is done. Los Angeles is a different place to live, that is for sure.
So other than they, we have just been plugging along on this journey of taking care of Liam. Friends are bringing us dinner every other night, which is definitely a fantastic service to us.
Best go, more to come later!
2 comments:
Dear Liam,
It is obvious that you have your mommy and daddy wrapped around your tiny little finger already. That is wonderful.
We enjoy seeing the pictures of you. You are a beautiful little boy and we look forward to watching you grow.
Don't let your mommy get close to the camera next Tuesday-she is a
performer and she may start dancing!
We look forward to meeting you in November. Keep eating, sleeping (a lot) pooting and peeing.
Love,
Grandpa Bob and Rene
Brian and Sara,
Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful baby boy! He is so lovely. I wish him a good latch and hundreds of milky hours of nursing in mommy's arms over the coming months. I'm so happy to see the 5 lb wonder out of the hospital and back home with mom and pop. -Zara
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