My little tiny baby.

Nikson was little when he was born, they considered him SGA (small for gestational age) so they had to do a few extra tests while we were at the hospital, but he did awesome and we didn't have to worry about anything. When we went in for his 2 week appointment the pediatrician was a little concerned that he wasn't gaining weight like he should, especially because we were already supplementing with a little bit of formula. At 2 weeks he was 6 pounds 5 ounces (back to his birth weight) and 20.5 inches (1/2 an inch longer) not as much growth as we were hoping for. We had to go back to the dr today for a weight follow up, today's appointment also counted as his 1 month well check up. Today he weighs 6 lbs 13.5 oz and 21.5 inches long. Only 5th percentile for weight but 75th for length (he is going to be tall and skinny like his daddy) and 50th for head. 8.5 oz in a week and a half is more what we wanted, the dr gave us some high calorie formula to supplement with so we can fatten our skinny baby up a little. I am pretty sure Nikson's cousins think that "little baby" is part of his name, most of them call him "little baby Nikson" and I call him "my little baby"' all the time!

I bet you can't guess that these pictures were taken just a few minutes apart. He looks so miserable in the first one and so peaceful in the last one, that peaceful look doesn't happen a lot. He doesn't really know how to relax (he gets that from his mom) his wrinkly face (he gets that from his dad :)). I am so excited for when he starts smiling because from the little sneak peeks we see it's going to be the cutest thing ever!

We love our little baby so much. He is a great baby. He usually only cries when we change his diaper, he absolutely hates that. He has always been a good sleeper, which I am so grateful for, mama needs her sleep. After his bed time feeding he usually goes 4-5 hours before his next feeding. One night he went 6 hours, I almost had a heart attack when I woke up and looked at what time it was.
He is our perfect little baby.