We had our two week appointment on Friday and she did great! She's now weighing in at 7 lbs 3 oz and that has our pediatrician very pleased!
Unfortunately, we had a little scare earlier this week when we learned that Leighton tested positive for a mutation of the Cystic Fibrosis gene in her newborn screening test taken at the hospital. We had to bring her in for more testing and thankfully learned that she does not have CF, but is an unaffected carrier. This basically means that if she wants to have children some day she would need to be aware that if her husband is also a carrier, they have a 25% chance of having a child with CF.
That being said, we are just happy that we have a healthy child at this point!
Leighton is an amazing baby. She is so easy-going and doesn't make a peep unless we are changing her diaper or she is hungry. Other than that, she is calm and a joy to hug and kiss and cuddle. She's just so tiny and cute!!!
We are definitely in love with her and can't imagine our lives without her. We also can't remember the last time we slept for more than 3 hours, but we somehow don't care when we look at her sweet face.
We'll continue to update with pictures and can't wait to share her with all of our friends and family!
-C
