Rory has achieved the 8 pound mark, six weeks after birth. A milestone I suppose, considering most babies are born around this weight. At birth she weighed in at a respectable featherweight ranking of 6 lbs. 15 ounces (that's 3.15 kg for our metric friends). She was still bigger than her big brother when he was born, and that kids getting huge. Seems like he eats everything in sight, but thats a story for another blog.
Depending on the resource, newborn babies are expected to gain about an ounce a day, or just about a half pound per week. So Rory's weight gain is obviously on the low side, but no surprise there since she's only been allowed to eat for a sum total of maybe four weeks during her short life. The electrolytes and lipids the docs pulse through her veins are sufficient nutrition to keep her healthy I guess, but they don't do much for packing on the pounds.
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