2
Weeks
With each passing day, Finn becomes
more comfortable with his surroundings. But his vision is still fuzzy. In fact,
a newborn's range of vision is only 12 inches or so, which helps explain why
our faces are the most interesting thing to him right now. While the rest of
the world is a blur, he can clearly see who's holding him. Doesn’t that make you want to come for a
visit?
I’ve
had several people remark that Finn looks like a 2 month old; not a 2 week
old. If I didn’t know better, I’d
probably guess the same. During the
first month, newborns generally don’t stretch out or unfurl much. They’re supposed to like swaddling. Not our big boy. He has no qualms stretching all the way out
and he actually protests when I swaddle him!
Finn
is a really good baby and he doesn’t cry much, but he’s been a little fussy
lately and I can only assume it’s because he’s got pink eye. We’re not sure where he got it but it won’t
go away. I took him to the doctor last
week to get medication for it (he weighed 11 lb 6 oz, BTW), and after the 5 day
course of antibiotics, the pink eye came back.
After some further investigation, I found that about 20% of all newborns
are born with blocked or partially blocked tear ducts. Then, at about 2 weeks when their first real
tears form, it becomes a problem because the tears cannot properly drain into
the nose. So, it all gets blocked up and
then becomes infected. Most likely, this
is what’s happening with Finn. If the
tear ducts don’t open on their own by 6 months to a year, then a minor
out-patient surgery might be in order.
I’m choosing not to think about that right now.
Alright,
I suppose you all want pictures!
My
personal favorites:
Finn’s
Uncle
