Nolan had his first appointment with his pediatrician Dr. Walt Buhl this afternoon. Dr. Buhl is actually a Family Practioner who serves as Kolleen, Dave and Kolleen's father doctor as well. Kolleen has seen Dr. Buhl on and off since she was 5 years old.
Dr. Buhl would have delivered Nolan if the final hours of Kolleen's pregnancy had not developed so quickly in such serious ways. Incidentally, Kate, Dr. Buhl's nurse worked in the Legacy Emanuel NICU previous to going to work for Dr. Buhl so we have as strong a sense of family with Nolan's medical team as one could expect.
At his exam Nolan tipped the scales at 4 lbs. 15 oz. which is 2 lbs. more than when he was born 3-1/2 weeks ago. This is a gain of 6 ounces since he was discharged from the NICU 4 days ago. Although Nolan wasn't any longer his head had grown a little, too. Apparently our little eating-and-sleeping-machine is putting his caloric intake to good use!
Dr. Buhl told us to keep up the good work and that we were doing everything right which was a reassuring thing to hear from such a wonderful doctor. Stay tuned for an updated chart showing Nolan's growth since birth - it's vivid visual portrayal of the growth of our little peanut.
Dave
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