Baby stats

Owen went to his 8 week appointment this morning. Here's how he did:

• Weight: 14.0 pounds - 95th percentile
• Height: 25 inches - 100th percentile
• Head circumference: 15.5 inches - 50th percentile

This is one big kid - except for his head. Eric and I laugh that two average sized people like us have had two really big babies. I knew he was getting really big because he really blew by 3 month outfits right into 6 month outfits but I was not expecting him to have gained over 5 pounds in 7 weeks!

Owen is doing the just the right things for his age: cooing, smiling and following objects with his eyes. He still favors his right side and has a bit of a flat spot on his head (I hadn't even noticed the flat spot) because he tends to lean to that side more. This is most likely due to residual muscle weakness caused by his birth. His doctor recommended doing some exercises with him to strengthen his neck muscles on his left side.

Owen is very resistent to bottle feeding lately. I will have to work on this so he's ready for Kindercare in about a month. Boy the time just flies by!