Stats:
16 lbs 14 oz (38th percentile)
26 inches long (25th percentile)
44 cm (86th percentile)
My chunky monkey little man has quickly become a not-so-big little boy (except his head...which would explain the 3rd degree tear...). The pediatrician doesn't have any concerns because both his weight and height have a downward trend (in percentile, not the actual height or weight!), but I have a hard time not worrying, especially since until last Saturday I was his only source of nourishment. I thought he was always going to be huge, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
The doctor was happy with his development and said he was head of schedule for large motor since he's already army-crawling. He also said that he doesn't expect babies to start using consonants until about seven months, which he's started to do a bit. It always makes me feel happy when my kids are head of schedule for developmental milestones, even though I have very little to do with it.
At the appointment, Baby Girl also was getting her flu shot. We had talked through what would happen and were reviewing it before the nurse came in. The following conversation ensued:
Me: They're going to give you a little pinch, then put a bandage on it to help it feel better.
Baby Girl: Why does it need to feel better? It won't hurt.
Me: You're right. The bandage helps keep the medicine in your body.
Baby Girl: How does the medicine get in my body? I have skin.
Me: Yep, but the shot makes a little tiny hole to help the medicine get inside.
Baby Girl: ......(you can see the wheels turning).....Will I have to wear the bandage forever?
Me: No, the skin closes up after a little bit of time.
The nurse gave her her shot and she just watched and was happy to get her star-shaped bandage (like below):
Next it was time for Baby Boy to get his shots. We'd talked to the doctor about what vaccinations he needed at this appointment and the pediatrician was going to give him 4 injections (Hepatitis B, flu shot, TDAP (something like that, at least), and leading cause of meningitis) plus an oral vaccination for rotovirus. I asked if there was anything we could delay for the month until we come back for his second flu shot and he said that the Hepatitis B could be delayed, so we did 3 shots plus the oral vaccination, then at the end of November need to go back for a second flu shot and the Hepatitis B shot. Blech.
His sister held onto his arm while I held his hands and looked at his face. I felt awful for him when his head turned bright red and he was screaming, but he stopped crying pretty quickly after I picked him up. He whimpered a little, but was generally okay. I took Baby Girl for her sticker (she chose Mickey Mouse) while The Hubby got Baby Boy dressed. I then nursed Baby Boy in the car in the parking lot of the pediatrician's office because, as expected, he passed out on the way to the sitter. We dropped off the kids and went to work.
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