Superstar!

Rose had another check up today. When she was born she weighed 7#10oz, and when she was discharged she was only 7#2oz - which is totally normal, since most babies lose 5-10% of their birth weight. By their one-week check-up, however, they should have regained about 1/2 to 1 oz per day, but Rose was only at 7#4oz when she was 5 days old. So, we had to go back again today, hoping and praying that she'd be back up to 7#10oz again.

But before I get to the exciting news about today's weight, let me first recount this weird conversation I had in the waiting room with another mom:

(Enter the nice lady carrying her newborn. She proceeds to sit right next to me.)
Her: What a cute baby boy!
Me: (A bit annoyed, because even though Rose wasn't in pink, she was dressed in very gender-neutral clothing.) Actually, she's a girl.
Her: Oh.
Me: Do you have a boy or a girl? (trying to model politeness)
Her: A girl.
(pause)
Her: Her face is all scratched up!
Me: (A little more annoyed) Yeah, I need to trim her nails again. They grow so fast! (attempting to laugh off my discomfort)
Her: So is this her first doctor's appointment?
Me: No, we were in last week but now we're back again to check that she's growing okay.
Her: (slight pause) So there's something wrong with her?

At that point I was super relieved that she and her daughter got called back to see the doctor. Seriously, what weird questions!

Anyway, back to Rose...

So we were praying that she'd get back up to 7#10oz by today. And guess what our little milk monster weighed in at.... 8#5oz!!! Woo-hoo! Our little superstar gained over a pound in just one week!! The best part of this? Now that she's surpassed her birthweight, we don't have to wake her every 3 hours anymore! Double woo-hoo!!  Way to go, Rose!