2 Weeks Old

Today, Jack turned 2 weeks old.  We headed to the doctor for a check up and here are Jack's stats:

Height: 21 inches - 63% (he either didn't grow any in 2 weeks or someone - doctor's office or hospital - measured him wrong)
Weight: 8 pounds 12 ounces - 51% (he's gained 7 ounces since birth)
Head: 14.5 inches - 44% (his head is definitely smaller than Molly's was in those comparison photos and her head always measured small)

What else is there to report?
His heart, lungs, ears, etc. all look great.  The only negative thing Dr. Havlik mentioned is that his head is not symmetrical when looking down on it from the top.  Jack definitely favors leaning his head to the left, so we need to make sure we are forcing him to the right as well.  I've been trying to rotate his head every time I put him down to sleep, but perhaps we need to stay more tot he right for a while.

Dr. Havlik is also concerned about Molly and wondered how she was coping with Jack.  I think she genuinely likes Jack, but is definitely a little stressed about the new situation and has had some beauty temper tantrums lately over nothing.  Oh well.  We'll figure it out, I guess.

Insta-Grass!

Beautiful!

Thank you very much to all of the people who helped us put it down on Saturday.  It got a little windy, but we did it!  Thank you!  Thank you! . . .  Dad, Mom, Willie, Chris, Jerry, Karen, Wade, Paul, Melinda, Annie, and LaRon.

Side by Side

Side by side comparison.
Top photos:  Jack (left) and Molly (right) at the hospital
Bottom photos:  Jack (left) and Molly (right) on their first days home from the hospital

Do they look alike?  Molly was definitely bigger.  A pound difference is huge in baby days.

Yard Progress

While I was hanging out in the hospital last week, the sprinkler/landscaping crew was digging giant trenches in our backyard and eventually spreading lots of beautiful dirt down.  Today we had the curbing guys come.  Sod is next.  It's coming along!

James is also working on his garden.  He has a few peppers already.

New Pictures

Here are my failed attempts at taking a cute photo of my 2 children last night.  One was spastically and uncontrollably giggling while the other one just slept.

 

So, I settled for individual portraits instead.

Then today, I thought I would take some peaceful naptime photos to add to the mix.  Jack is really good at sleeping.  Molly is not only a little spastic while awake, but in her sleep as well.