The Daily Hailey

Since I’ve started watching a few families on YouTube, I’ve heard them talk about taking their babies to “well baby checks.” Makes sense to me, but I’ve never heard them called that. Most of the people I watch are from the states, so I figured maybe that was it. However, today Rowan has his first ever well baby check! Pretty thrilled to be included with the Americans 😉 Just jokes. I may have just missed the boat in the past. Anyhoo, I checked myself in for my appointment (10 days postpartum) this afternoon, and I also checked Rowan in for his well baby check. Our clinic has a little computer where we can go check ourselves in, and I got a real kick out of putting in his birthday and having his initials, RB, pop up on the screen. He’s real!! I love that he’s real.

Brady came with us, and my mom actually met us in the city and hung out with the kids in the van. It sounds awful, I know, but she was more than willing, and came with snacks and some toys, and they didn’t miss us for a second. Brady and I were really happy to be able to go in for Rowans first appointment, just the three of us.

Dr. Guselle was running perfectly on time, and we were called back in great time. The tech who hangs out in the back was eager to get a peek at Rowan. He weighed in beautifully at 8 lbs 9 oz, which means he has surpassed his birth weight! A week ago, he had done the common newborn weight loss and was down to 7 lbs 13 oz. Thats a good amount of weight gain for one week!!! Also, maybe no one wants to hear about it, but just for curiosity’s sake, I asked if she would weigh me as well, and I’m incredibly pleased to say that I am only eight pounds away from my pre-pregnancy number!!! Granted, I kept ten pounds from Laela’s pregnancy, but I don’t have a desire to get all the way back down to that number. I’m not sure I was healthy then. Anyway, I feel really good knowing I’m losing some of my baby weight already, and I don’t feel like I’m making tons of big sacrifices or changes to get there. Sorry, enough about me, but I’m confident there are some of you who will be able to relate to me, and how good it feels to know what you’re doing is working.

Our appointment was smooth and comfortable. So far, Rowan is checking out perfectly. He had a cry about being undressed, but she checked his throat in those moments. Then, once most of his exam was over, he closed his crying mouth and just opened his big eyes and stared at Dr. Guselle. Always on the ball, she whipped her light up and checked his eyes in that moment, so he really didn’t have to be poked and prodded all that much. My one and only question about him was in regards to his belly button. His is SO different than our other kids, and I was concerned at first that he had an umbilical hernia. Dr. Guselle is confident that it isn’t, and that was good to hear! She said it looks perfectly normal, and that while some kids (like Dekker and Laela) have belly stumps that separate seemingly right on the surface of the tummy, others seem to fall off higher up, and can till shrink down to be innies. It can actually take up to a year before all the muscles make their decisions and decide where to be. Either way, I just want that yucky stump to fall off. I don’t care if there’s an innie or outie underneath it. I’m just happy he doesn’t have a hernia.

We booked our six week check and were out in good time. It seemed a shame to break up the fun in the van so fast, but my mom had other things on her list, and so did we. We did visit a little bit more though, and feed Rowan some milk, before parting ways. Mom, again, thank you for watching the kids! Those recorders were a hit for them. I repeat – for them 😉

A surprisingly fun trip to Home Depot was next, and the kids rocked it. Dekker didn’t get spooked when people talked to him, and Laela sat in the cart and danced up a storm all on her own. And Rowan slept, because he’s chill like that. We spent just less than $200 and came out with new entrance flooring, a few length of trim, a new tub faucet and drain stopper, sink stopper, some weird lightbulbs, plumbing shims, and a toilet flapper thing. I think I forgot to mention, our toilet broke in the middle of the night last night. Big win when you have to flush your toilet using salad tongs. Don’t be afraid to eat salad at our house. We will be throwing them out the second they are not needed as plumbing repair. So, all in all, Home Depot was a success.

I ducked into Target as our last stop, since once again, sales got better, and I really want these specific blankets. But bedding is still pretty high priced. I think I need it to be 40% off before I can justify it, and while its getting closer, its still a bit too much to buy those blankets just to have them. But I did buy a toy for Laela for a birthday or something down the road, as well as a really beautiful, beefy notebook that kind of matches my fancy pants day planner, a new pack of pretty pens, some graph paper, and a cute little newborn hoodie for Rowan. I know he’ll only be in newborn stuff for so long, but as such a low price, and having passed by it so many times, I just went for it. It was all cheap cheap cheap, which feels good.

A quick stop for coffee, and we left the city. We ducked into a friends place on the drive home, where she gave us a box of size 1 diapers that she is officially finished with. What a wonderful gift!! I don’t have to tell you guys how nice it is to receive the gift of diapers, especially when all three of your children wear them! Plus, we usually put our kids in Kirkland diapers, and their smallest size is size 1/2. With Rowan being so much littler than the other kids, I’m actually weirdly excited to have real size 1 diapers to put him in. His tiny little bum says thank you!!

I won’t lie. Upon arriving home, the you know what hit the fan and that hour or two was quite a stretch for everyone. Thankfully, Dekker and Laela are both in bed with their heads still attached to their bodies. Parenting win?? Hope so! Now, a tub is running, Rowan is starting to doze, and Brady is making he and I some supper so I can be in bed, blogging.

It was an incredibly successful day, and while there is still lots to do around our house, its nice to know that we have a lot of the stuff we need to get it all done, or at least get a healthy start on it all! But we won’t start just yet. Brady is back to work tomorrow, and I am about to learn how to be a mommy to three kids at once. All three, just for me 🙂 I’m curious how it’ll play out, maybe the teensiest bit nervous, maybe? But mostly anticipating a new kind of day, and just getting in all the cuddles I can.