Going Out

On April 7, Caleb had his first outing out of the house. He had an appointment with his pediatrician to follow up on hs bilirubin level. The doctor wanted to make sure Caleb continued to make progress. He was at the same weight, 5 lbs 14 oz., as when he left the hospital on Saturday.

We were also concerned because nighttime had been very rough. After eating at night, he would only sleep on his Mom's chest...not in the bassinet. His doctor suggested putting him in the car seat to sleep. This is a great idea...for daytime. However, it did not work so well at nighttime.

Overall, the visit to the doctor went well. Caleb's doctor was impressed with his neck strength. He tries to hold his head up and can keep it up for several seconds. She also walked him across the table and she is impressed with his leg strength. Needless to say, Caleb is a prodigy. ;)

After the visit to the Doctor, Dad, Mom and TuTu spent a large part of the day sorting th clothes that have been given to Caleb. As I previously mentioned, Caleb was wearing some premie clothes he had been given. The vast majority of the clothes were in the three to nine month range. He has a few Newborn sizes, but those things pretty much swallow him up. He wore one of the smaller newborn onesies to the doctor. You can see that the "smaller" onesie is still pretty big on his little body.

BONUS PICTURE

Emma is very apprehensive about Caleb. She checks him out often, but can't figure out what he is. She generally steers clear of him, but occasionally works up some bravery to try and get a sniff. In this picture, Emma makes an approach before deciding she should steer clear.