After much waiting and a little trepidation, I'm happy to report that we have the results of Nathan's blood work back. Although it required two trips to the lab, lots of tears, and three missed phone calls from the pediatricians office - we've received the ALL CLEAR!
Now, it's not to say we can't encounter problems as we continue on, but it is to say that for the time being I'm not poisoning Nathan by breastfeeding him like I did John. :) OK - so I wasn't really poisoning John, but it sure felt like it at the time.
Nathan is a little superstar. He's continuing to put on weight like a champ and although his nursing sessions only seem to last about 10 minutes - he's clearly growing like a weed. He looks entirely different from John at this age (probably because John was a puny 11 lbs and an unusual shade of yellow). Nathan more closely resembles a 5 or 6 month old.
He has his own little personality and tiny quirks. He loves to cuddle up next to any one's chest in one little bitty ball. He prefers to be held over being in his swing. Nathan is sleeping a 6 hour stretch at night and then wakes up, nurses, and goes right back to sleep for another 2-3 hours with no more than a little fuss - you couldn't even classify it as a cry! Oh yeah - and his car seat might possibly be his least favorite place to be in the whole world....
More on my growing boys in the near future! In the meantime, Nathan is requesting a before bed snack....
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