Two week checkup

"Wow, he looks so tiny. I guess I'm just used to seeing his brother" said the nurse as she ushered us back. Well, Alex is doing his best to catch up. Dr. Quillian came in trailing a medical student. They spent some time going over Alex, who appears to be in the pink of health. She mentioned to the medical student that, at two weeks, babies are expected to have gotten back to their birth weight, which in Alex's case was 7 lbs, 12 oz. And he now weighs? "Hmmm. . . Oh my. Eight pounds, eight ounces!" She paused for a moment and then said "Oh, yes, I remember seeing Jonathan around. Okay. Well done!"