Fat critter!

Critter is finally gaining weight. He returned to his birth weight (7 lbs 11 oz) last Tuesday. That was a gain of 3 ounces in a week, which we continued pretty good. Then...this Monday he weighed in at 8 lbs 6 oz! Granted that's probably slightly overstated since he peed immediately after, but it is definitely a prominent gain. Hopefully we are now on the road to having a growing boy. Hopefully, though, we are not on the road to childhood obesity.

I'm taking 11 domperidone pills a day. As someone who usually doesn't take any pills this is a crazy lifestyle change. But it worked. My milk is in strong now. (Although we still supplement with the occasional ounce or two of formula, most of that 11 ounce growth spurt is from the mommy's milk.) I'll have to take the pills for the duration of my breastfeeding. We'll see how long that will be. I'd like to do it as long as I can, but I know that it will be hard when I return to work. We'll see what ends up working for me and my critter. For now, I'm happy for the time with my boy.

Shh. He's asleep in my lap. ;-)