7 weeks - check-ups

brought n for his first hep B jab and physical exam at the polyclinic yesterday. all was good. he weighs 6.19kg and is 59.5cm long. we have another >97 percentile baby here ... thankfully this time no one was alarmed at the size of his head. i still recall too many visits to the doctor to check on h's big head just because the nurse wasn't prepared to accept that we are a family of big heads ... i guess it's better to be safe than sorry but it did get tiresome after awhile when it was clear there wasn't anything wrong with h.

baby n is getting really responsive now ... he smiles and "talks" to us, he is very alert and wants to check out everything around him especially stuff behind him which makes it very hard to carry him! he loves bathtime and is an angel when it comes to putting on 如意油 after his bath. he will look at you with expectant eyes as you rub your hands together and give a pleased look when you apply the oil on his belly. too cute!

need to find a way to put him down for naps though ... he always senses when we are putting him down and will start crying. it can be quite frustrating when you have other things to do.

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had my 6 week postpartum check up today and all's good. the wound is healing fine (think it felt fully alright since a week ago already) and doc gave the go ahead to exercise etc. doc also started me on a scar cream to help the scar heal nicely .... hopefully there are no unsightly keloids!!

brought baby n along and doc said n looked like the hubby and kept saying that n was a big baby when he carried him. 

really glad that we had our doc on this relatively rougher pregnancy journey ... he is good when it comes to giving no nonsense advice and at the same time being reassuring when there's no cause for worry. we were in good hands. guess it's a trust thing ... plus it's nice that our doc has gone through the ups and downs of this journey to build our family since 2011.