Well, if there was any doubt that Miss Charlotte has had another growth spurt, the proof was in today's impromptu weight check. Of course, I for one had no doubt, given her appetite this past week (can you say constant nursing?). However, I was SHOCKED at her growth this week.
After the preschool drop-off this morning, I took my breast pump to the lactation consulting service that I used when Makela was a newborn. They made sure the vacuum and parts were still in working order. Then it was time to feed Charlotte, so I joined the breastfeeding support group that was about to start.
The first and last thing we did was weigh Charlotte to see how much milk she drank (it was just shy of 3 ounces, although part of her feeding was projectile vomited up all over both of us). I almost fell over when the woman told me her weight: 9 pounds 3 ounces! HOLY CRAP! Of course, Charlotte was wearing her clothes and diaper this time, as opposed to being naked on the doctor's office scale. But assuming that her clothes and diaper only weigh about 4 ounces (so I was told), that still means she weighed in at 8 pounds 15 ounces. That's a whopping 12 ounces since LAST WEDNESDAY -- FIVE DAYS AGO!!!
No wonder we've been calling her an eating machine....
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