The one month checkup (oh, and another graph!)

Well, here’s the graph of Maya’s fourth week of feeding…

Total consumption was down 12% from the week before.  So, maybe, the growth spurt that was supposed to occur at two weeks occurred at three weeks instead (which is why the total dropped after that).  Or perhaps I’m trying too hard to draw reasonable-sounding conclusions from too little data.  Nah, that couldn’t be it. :)

Maya had her one-month checkup today.  The pediatrician said she’s in excellent health, which Rebecca and I were both delighted to hear.  She’s up to 10 lbs 12 oz in weight, and is staying at or above the 50th percentile in this and the other baby growth categories.  She cried lustily when she got her second hepatitis B vaccination injection (the first was given at the hospital when she was born), which made her Mommy very upset. 

I don’t know if this is some form of vanity (well, yes, I do, and it is), but I feel a strong sense of pride when people comment on how cute/beautiful Maya is.  It’s as if she’s something I accomplished.  While that’s technically true in a biological aspect, I really had very little to do with it, and certainly had no control over the process, which is why I think it’s strange I feel this way.  I do think it has something to do with feeling manly about taking on the responsibility (along with her mother) of making this little girl the very best that she can be.  The looks are a bonus which I’ll gladly accept, but, really, it’s about helping shape the life that’s ahead of her, and enjoying our time with her along the way.  We already feel pangs of regret that she’s growing too quickly, and she’s only been out of the womb for a month!