Welcome Grandma Mary!

Yesterday was a big day in the Sullivan/Wanless household.

Most important, we welcomed Grandma Mary from Wisconsin! Winston fell into her arms and it was an instant love fest...I think Mary held him for most of the night (and Dave and I each got about 9 hours of sleep...yeah!). We are so glad Mary is here -- Winston is still very little and snuggly (still about 4 days shy of his official due date), and it is very special to bond with a baby at this young age. Very soon he will begin to push us away as he declares his independence (an important milestone in development I am reading), so we're savoring every minute of the snuggle-dude.

Dave and I took Winston back to the pediatrician yesterday as well - good news is that he gained a bit of weight (and then peed all over the scale, the technician, and dad - not once, but twice). Bad news is that it is not enough, so we are on strict orders to FEED THE BABY, no exceptions, every three hours, at least 1-2 oz of breast milk/formula. 24 hours into the new regimen, and I can already tell Winston's appetite is increasing as his activity level. So were hopeful he'll be back at his birthweight by Saturday, which is our goal.

Last but not least, Winston had been poopless for nearly 3 days, but that ended last night with a virtual colon blow (Dave took pictures and, I kid you not, emailed them to the Pediatrician). We're relieved and hopeful that he'll begin to have more regular BMs over the next few weeks.

By the way...have we told you how much we love love love our pediatrician? Actually, Winston's real pediatrician (Dr. Lee Sanders) went on vacation the very day that I went into labor, so we've been seeing Dr. Lourdes Forster, the medical director of the practice, and she is just phenomenal. Not only did she request that we email her about the baby's progress at our appointment yesterday, she then called that afternoon to check on his feeding and "BM alert." In this day and age, it really is quite remarkable to find doctors with such a level of commitment, so we feel very fortunate to have been directed to this practice.

Oh one more thing - here's a photo of Winston in his Chicago White Sox outfit...the littlest fan is still a bit too little for his Sox outfit, but he sure looks cute!!