Baby Lucas has been here for two months and he is constantly changing. He started out looking very plump but this is due to the water retention while in the mommy's womb and slight swelling from the delivery. He was a 8 lbs baby and his face does look very big but he was actually very small and seemed somewhat fragile. Within a few hours, his face shrunk a bit and we found out he lost some weight. By the third day he lost a whole pound which was about 13% of his body weight. That's like me losing 18 lbs in two days, very scary. We found out he was dehydrated since he had trouble suckling milk from mommy due to tongue tie. We put him on formula and got his tongue clip and on the fourth day, you can see his cheeks plump up a bit.
He has a tendency to smile while he is asleep which is actually a muscle reflex and not because he is having wonderful dreams. The sleeping smiling is shown on day 24 and 31. While awake he likes to make a O-shape with his mouth seen on day 4 and 8. Three weeks ago, he developed baby acne all over his face shown on day37, bottom left corner. Last week he started smiling while awake shown on day 40 and 48, the last two pictures.
From a parents perspective, these changes were very apparent especially when he carry him around. His height and weight gain is very noticeable as well as the face change. He changes so fast, we really have to cherish this time with him.
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