Your home is an investment in living as well as in savings. If neglected, it will pay no dividends. If properly maintained and improved, it will pay a high yield in comfort and usefulness for your family and in avoidance of costly repair bills. Home improvements also tend to raise neighborhood standards and, as a result, property values.
Most full term babies weigh between 6 and 9 lb. at birth. Expect your newborn to lose a little weight in the days immediately following birth. The American Pregnancy Association advises that a 5 percent weight loss is normal for formula fed babies, while a 7 to 10 percent loss is average for breastfed infants.
At about the tenth day of life, the newborn regains the lost weight and starts to gain about 28 grams per day. Although the mass of the newborn's brain is about 25% of its final adult brain mass, the mass of the newborn's body is only about 5% of its adult mass. Obviously, a newborn's mass increases with age.