2 little milestones

Last night during his evening (sponge) bath, Mr. Rhody and I noticed that Baby Rhody's umbilical cord stump looked like it was barely hanging on. Before the night was over, the stump was gone. Yay! I'm excited to be able to give him a real bath, I'm excited to not have to fold over diapers any more, and I'm excited just that Baby Rhody is now sporting the cutest belly button in the world.

Also, we went for another pediatrician weigh in this morning. Our little guy is now back up to his birth weight! The pediatrician apologized for making us come in that often; he said they just like to be super-cautious with breastfed babies. He did say since we're doing so well and since Baby Rhody is looking so good, that we can skip the one-month appointment if we want. Mr. Rhody and I decided to keep it, since we figure we'll have questions by then, but we're happy that things are looking good!