1 month well-baby checkup

Hudson's 1 month well-baby check up was Wednesday morning. We had the usual weight check, they also measured his length, talked to us about any concerns, took his vitals and he got his 2nd Hepatitis B shot.

His growth is doing great now that we have him on a good feeding regime. His stats from this appt were:

Weight: 7 lbs 10 oz

Length: 21 3/4 in

Head Circumference: 15 in

He is in the 5th percentile for weight (but his gaining is still more than he even needs to have!), 50th percentile for weight and 50th percentile for head circumference. So he's doing great! :)

After the Dr. listened to his heart he told us that he heard a heart murmur. My heart sunk when I heard this wondering what it could mean and hoping and praying it was nothing major. The Dr. said it's a fairly common occurrence in newborns that is often heard at birth (although his wasn't present until now). He said it was probably nothing to worry about but he wanted us to see a pediatric cardiologist just to be sure. As soon as we got home I called the Dr. he referred us to and was lucky enough to schedule an appointment for today (Friday).

We arrived at the pediatric cardiologist's office around 11:15 am. We got checked in and they took us back to a room and hooked Hudson up to monitor his heart. After the technician got that all printed up for the Dr, he came in and talked to us a bit and listened to Hudson's heart on the stethoscope. He said he could hear the murmur that our pediatrician found so he wanted to get an Echo cardiogram done to make sure there were no abnormalities found.

Another technician took us back to the Echo room where she performed the echo cardiogram. It was interesting to watch his little heart beating like crazy on the ultrasound screen. This test took about 15 minutes and Hudson did great, he was a little fussy but not too bad at all! The Dr. came in to share the results after few minutes. He told us they found no abnormalities or problems with Hudson's heart, the murmur is just an 'innocent' murmur. PRAISE GOD!!

After 2 days of worrying this was just the news we were hoping and praying for. As hard as it was to worry for these 2 days we were glad to have it checked out and feel at ease now knowing it is nothing we need to worry about.

1 month photos by Keren Fenton

My friend Keren wanted to take some more newborn pictures of Hudson for us, so the day before his 1 month birthday we went to her studio and she got some great shots!! Here are some of my favorites:

1 month old already!!

On Thursday, April 15th (Tax Day!) my baby turned 1 month old already!! I can't believe how fast the past month has flown by. We have had such an amazing month with our baby boy. We couldn't ask for a better baby either. He rarely cries or is fussy, he will let everyone hold him and he's so dang cute!!

His 1 month check up is on Wednesday since we were just at the Dr. last week. I will post with all his stats then!

We've had a busy first month and I can just imagine how much busier it is going to get! I can't wait to watch my little one keep growing :)

Here are a few photos from his "1 month birthday"...Enjoy!!