Our Little Guy

And he sure is little. At Conner's 2-week check up he weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces putting him in the 9th percentile for weight. He measured 19 inches long, being in the 5th percentile for height. You may have noticed that it appears he shrunk since birth (measuring 19.5 inches) but the nurse at the pediatrician's office informed us that they measure height slightly different than the hospital. I'm not really sure how it could be different, but apparently these measurements aren't quite precise. Our pediatrician said that he did not gain enough weight from week one to week two so we had to go back a few days later for a weight check. Luckily by then he began eating more and gained 6 ounces in 4 days so he is back on track.

We've been having fun taking care of Conner and are trying to adjust to very little sleep. I won't name any names but one of us handles a crying baby at night a LOT better than her husband, who isn't handling night time wakings well at all :) During the day Conner easily falls asleep in his swing, his carseat, his stroller, or anyone's arms and doesn't always wake up to eat. And then at night he wakes up frequently, acting like he is going to starve to death and ready to hang out with us. Its getting pretty annoying and today I've been waking him up just to feed him, hoping it will make the night go better. At any rate, our best sleeping time is from about 5 to 10 am so don't bother trying to get a hold of us in the morning. Here are pictures of Conner with various loved ones.

Cousin Jeter

Aunt Ashley and cousin Tyson

The growing Rodgers family

Daddy

Grandma Rodgers and Great Grandma Mason

Great Grandma Joyce

Good friend Gaffy

First tummy time