Robert and Christina Have a Baby: Announcing
Marcus Omer
return to pregnancy announcement page, August pregnancy journal, results of online baby pool, and birth day pictures
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Some Statistics (Because Robert Likes Them):
- Weight I gained throughout the pregnancy: 40 pounds
- My weight just before going into labor: 175 pounds
- My weight a day after giving birth: 160 pounds
- My weight a week after giving birth: 151 pounds
- My weight two weeks after giving birth: 145 pounds (and falling)
- Marcus's weight at birth: 7 pounds 4 ounces
- Marcus's weight three days after birth: 6 pounds 8 ounces
- Marcus's weight five days after birth: 6 pounds 12 ounces
- Marcus's weight twelve days after birth: 7 pounds 6 ounces
- Marcus's weight twenty-six days after birth: 8 pounds 9 ounces (and climbing)
- Amount of breastmilk I've frozen by a week after giving birth: 13 ounces
- Amount of breastmilk I've frozen by two weeks after giving birth: 41 ounces (and rising)
- Number of diapers we've used by two weeks after birth: approximately 150, but this is a strangely difficult number to keep track of
- Total hours of active labor: 16
- Hours of light labor: 7
- Hours of heavy labor but no pushing: 5
- Hours of pushing: 4