Well, we had our second set of shots for Jill yesterday and boy oh boy was that not a popular thing! The appointment started out great; the doctor and his nursing student were ALL OVER our baby, picking her up, pinching her cheeks, smiling at her...we even heard them talking about how cute she is when they left the room and were standing out in the hall.
Jill weighs 16lbs. 9oz. now, is 24.75 inches long, and her head is 16.5 inches around. She's in the 97th percentile for weight, and just above the 75th for length. She's going to stay on her acid reflux medicine for now, but we've been given permission to try stopping it when we feel she might be ready. We're holding off on solid foods until she's closer to 6 months old so she can continue to get the full benefit of her milk. I'm thinking maybe around the beginning of December we'll give them a try.
So, the shots...Mommy, big chicken that she is, left the room but could hear the poor little Bean crying all the way from the waiting room. Jill received 3 shots yesterday and 1 oral vaccine, but has to go back in 2 weeks for one more shot because the office was out of it yesterday. Daddy will be responsible for that one as well. Mommy doesn't do shots, she does the post-shots rescue! After wailing most of the way home she fell asleep and woke up her happy normal self. One of the sticks on her little leg is red, but the other two are just fine and she shows no ill effects whatsoever. We go back to see Dr. Dong on December 29th for another check up and more shots when Jill is 6 months old.
Waking up after my shots...see my red eyes?
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