Doctor Visit

It was time for Stella's first doctor visit.  With the New Year's eve holiday, we didn't get in until she was 7 days old.  She was not a fan of the carsear those first few days.   The night before was a rough one.  Stella had a bit of a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance that caused her to be really fussy and uncomfortable.  We got the feeding thing figured and straightened out after that.  Live and learn! Needless to say, we were exhausted stressed and I was especially emotional the morning of her first appointment. 

 Dr. Gray at Cooks Childrens in Mansfield is great.  She spent time with us and gave us a much needed peptalk and assured us Stella was looking perfect...not that we didn't already know that. :)  When we got home, Jarrett's mom took Stella for a while and let us get some much needed rest.

Stella weighed 7 lbs 10 oz at her one week check up.  Not quite back to her birth weight, but she was getting there.