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Sania had a doctor's appointment this week, and things are going swimmingly from a medical perspective. The doctor says that the goal for newborns is to return to their birth weight by two weeks of life. Then you add an additional ounce for every day past two weeks. We were at the doctor on Sania's 18th day of life, and her birth weight was 8 pounds, 8 ounces. That means our target was 8 pounds, 12 ounces.

Sania weighed in at a comfortable 9 pounds and 11 ounces. The doctor said she's eating fine.

Other things proceeded normally. On Sunday last week the nasty little doodad on her belly button fell off, which is a relief to Reid and several of our friends who were freaked/grossed out by it.

I'm preparing a mega-post of all the folks who've visited Sania, so if you've been around, look for yourself in the next few days. I've also got to put the day-Sania-was-born post together, but it's been busy around here...

Luckily, Reid was available to give me some pointers on holding the baby. I don't know what I'd do without him.