2 Week Check Up

We went to the doctor for Marek's 2 week check up and here are his stats
Weight 7 lbs. 2 oz. (39th percentile)
Height 21 in. (93rd percentile)
Head Circumference 33 cm. (13th percentile)

Marek gained 9 ounces in 2 weeks and amazingly grew 3 1/2 inches. When he was born he measured 17 1/2 inches and now he's 21 inches. I think that they measured him wrong at the hospital because growing 3 1/2 inches is quite a lot in a 2 week period. If he keeps growing like this, he'll be taller than Alek soon. He's already passed up Alek by being in the 93rd percentile for height, so maybe the tall gene from my side will come through.
Marek is doing well and is always eating. If his eyes are open, he's rooting and thinks he needs to eat. He's sleeping well during the day and at night he sleeps between 2 and 3 1/2 hours at a time, which is much better than Alek ever slept. Also he sleeps in his crib. Occasionally I'll put him in the bouncer next to my bed so I can easily stick his plug in his mouth if he keeps fussing, but usually he sleeps in his crib. I think he's already slept in the crib more than Alek ever did. Alek is also finally sleeping better, only waking up a couple of times to request milk and then falling right back to sleep. Thank goodness Rafal is a great help and gets up with one or the other. This weekend, he got up and fed Marek every time and I actually got to sleep. It was wonderful. Thanks honey for being so helpful.

Our New Addition

Marek Newton HajdoBorn May 10, 2010 at 12:22 pm
6 lbs 12 oz
17.5 inches
Tons of dark brown hair
He definitely looks like a "Mini Rafal"

Marek is finally here and we are so excited to welcome him into our family. We are so happy that he is a healthy baby boy and doing well. My due date was May 19th, but they decided to induce me early because my amniotic fluid had become quite low from the previous week and since Marek has a lung leision that could require surgery right after birth, they decided to induce me early. We checked into the hospital and they started the platocin at 8:30, broke my water at 9:30, and he was born at 12:22. Luckily this time I only had to push for about 20 minutes as opposed to the hour and a half I had to push with Alek. There were so many doctors and nurses in my room because we had to have the NICU team there to check Marek out right after birth. I sat there watching as everyone gathered around whispering and checking him, praying that everything was okay. His crying was definitely a welcome sound to me since I couldn't see him. After about 15 minutes, they let me finally hold him. I only got to hold him for about 3 minutes and then they took him up to the NICU to monitor him. Rafal was able to go with him and they said they would keep me posted. He was in the NICU for an hour, then brought downstairs to the nursery for his bath. Finally 3 long hours after having him I got to hold him and inspect him. After 2 chest x-rays and check ups by his pediatrician, he was cleared to come home. He is doing so well and I am so thankful that he didn't need surgery and there were no complications. We will see the pediatric surgeon in 3 weeks and decide whether surgery will be necessary then or if we can wait until he's a little bit older. I love having a new baby in the house. He's such a content baby and does not have the set of lungs on him that Alek does. He's been sleeping (mostly during the day) and eating well. Alek loves his "baby Marek" and is very helpful in giving him a bath and feeding him his bottle, but he's not as interested in him as I thought he would be. Instead Alek has been taking care of his doggy and baby, copying everything that I do with Marek. It's so cute to watch him. Rafal loves having his 2 boys and is such a great dad.

Marek has so much hair that he will need a haircut very soon.

Thank goodness Marek doesn't have the cowlicks that
Alek does so he can wear his hair in a mohawk or combed to the side.

Rafal holding his boys.

Almost Done!

I am 38 weeks pregnant and ready to be done. I have my doctor's appointment tomorrow and hopefully they will set up my induction date for next week. This has been a long pregnancy filled with many doctor's appointments and anxiety. The good news is that I was not sick everyday for six and a half months like I was with Alek. The bad news is that this baby has a cystic lung lesion that will have to be surgically removed, but hopefully not until he is a few months old. They luckily found it on my 20 week ultrasound and they have been monitoring it closely with ultrasounds and non stress tests. I had to switch doctors when I was 36 weeks along because I need to deliver at Utah Valley Hospital instead of American Fork Hospital. I wasn't too sad about switching doctors since mine never even touches me or does anything other than come in for a few minutes and type on the computer. Now I am down to the last couple of weeks and I can't wait to have this baby. Alek is also very excited about his new baby brother. Over the weekend, he got his new bed which he absolutley loves and we moved all the nursery furniture to the downstairs bedroom. Alek goes into the nursery daily and rocks his doggy baby and plays in the bouncer. He has been taking such good care of his doggy by feeding him his bottle, changing his diaper, and putting him down for a nap that I know he is going to be very helpful with his baby brother. He told me that baby Marek will be coming out of his belly too. We are all excited and anxious for Marek to come and hope that everything goes well and he is a healthy baby boy.