Two-Month Doctor Visit

On December 17, 2012, we took Juliet to Dr. VanLandingham's office for her two month check-up.  I was very nervous about this visit because I knew that Juliet would be getting four vaccines in this one visit.  I wasn't nervous about the vaccines.  I've done a lot of research and feel comfortable with the vaccines, but I was nervous about how she would do when she got them.  When she got her vaccine at her four-week appointment, she cried the most heart-breaking cry for about ten seconds.  And it was the worst ten seconds of my life.  I cried with her.  Hearing your child make a sound that clearly expresses surprise and pain is just awful, and knowing that I'd subjected her to that (even if it is for her own health) just killed me.

Not surprisingly, Juliet did the same thing this time around.  I was very glad Ray was able to be there with me and helped me comfort her.  I was also very glad that they called in two nurses and gave her all the vaccines at once.  I can't imagine having to subject her to four rounds of shots in four separate stickings.  Eek.

But, in good news, Juliet weighed 11 pounds 7.5 ounces.  And she's 23 inches long.  That puts her in the 25th percentile for weight and 20th percentile for height.  The teacher in me, used to thinking of percentiles in terms of test scores, got very worried about her low percentiles.  I asked Hugh about them, and he explained that everything was fine; Juliet is just taking after the VanLandinghams in terms of size, not the Handleys.  Her weight gain indicates that she's growing steadily and that she's eating well. 

Big stretch the morning after her shots... Pink band-aids on each thigh over the injection sites.