Our Growin' Gal

Apparently all this eating, pooing and sleeping is serving Miss Joslyn quite well... When we left the hospital on 7/22, she weighed in at 7 lb 8 oz, 20 inches. At her 2 week check in with Dr. Rachel on 8/4 she was surprised us all by measuring in at 8 lbs 8 oz and 21 inches. Yikes, no wonder she's been hungry! Here she is during our evening "porch sittin' time" the day of her check-up--she's looking nice and plump:)

Then, middle of last week, her feeding style changed--our long 20-25 minute sessions all of a sudden were lasting no longer than 10 or 15 minutes tops. It seemed odd, and then I started thinking (ok, call a duck a duck--I was worrying!) about whether she was getting enough of the richer, more calorie dense hindmilk that comes in towards the end of the feeding that she needs to gain weight. So, yesterday, we went in for a weight check. Apparently, I need not have worried! She is kickin' booty at 9 lbs 4.5 oz! I swear as Jos is laying there on the scale she winked at me as if to say "no worries Momma!"

Perhaps, though, it's not just the amount of eating and sleeping helping her grow... I'd like to think that it is also the large amount of time that she spends out in the fresh air as well! Pete and I agreed over the during a walk this week, that Joslyn must spend way more time outside than the average American baby. We go for a walk everyday, sit under the tree in the backyard few times a week, and spend most evenings on the front porch watching the sunset reflect against the mountains. Plus, this week, she has already attended her first two sporting events! Here's the view from our front porch...
The first event this last Saturday when we went to cheer on Papa Pete as he finished the ULCER, which is a 111 mile bike ride around Utah Lake. It was 85 degrees, sunny, and for a good 1/2 of the ride, hampered by a good stiff head wind. Yet he still did a fantastic job, finished with a smile, and made us proud!


The second was to spend the afternoon with me today at the top of Big Mountain between Park City and SLC cheering on the professional cyclists suffering up this disgusting long, steep (aka fun!) climb in the 90 degree heat during the Tour of Utah bike race. Tomorrow night is the criterium circuit race downtown (think the bike version of Nascar), so we'll be heading to that as well. As you can see from Jos's picture below with the oddly cheerleader-like pose that she obviously already appreciates incredibly fit men in brightly colored spandex:)

Hugs!

Kate