Mark-chan's vital stats update
Dec. 4th, 2006 02:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sethrakWe went in for his two month checkup today.
22 inches long, 13 lb. 14 oz., and head circumference of 40 cm. ^_^ The dr. asked me what I was feeding him. "Breastmilk," I said. "What are you eating, butter?" he joked. Hmph. ^_^ I've been eating pretty darn healthy. But I will admit he's a bigger bruiser than, say, the two month old little girl who came in for her shots a few minutes after we did. Her face is still as slender and her jaw as visible as Mark's was last month. Maybe she was smaller at birth.
He was such a calm and happy baby most of the visit. I was so proud. He didn't fuss at all when the two year old triplet girls, who had an earlier appt., started squealing and fussing about something being done to them by the intake nurse checking their vitals. Just normal wiggling and vocalizations, up until the shots. He made the most heart-rending sobs I have yet heard him make, after the shots. But some cuddling and food helped soothe that away.
I was warned he might develop a slight fever and get extra fussy after the shots. I bought some baby tylenol on the way home just in case, but so far the only symptom that might be shot-related is some extra squealing and fussing. Right now he's asleep in his reclined high chair, and he keeps letting out these little screams that sound just like the ones he made after the shots, but his eyes aren't opening or anything. Poor Mark-chan.
Mark has some eczema on his cheeks. The dr. prescribed some hydrocortizone cream, to be applied twice daily for five days, and some eucerin cream, to be applied several times a day as needed. He emphasized that the two creams were not to be applied at the same time. Mark-chan also has a bit of cradle cap, but all I need to do to treat that is be extra diligent about washing his scalp, and perhaps apply some mineral oil if it gets worse.
Aside from that, he is a healthy, happy, bouncy little boy. ^_^ I am so proud of him.
22 inches long, 13 lb. 14 oz., and head circumference of 40 cm. ^_^ The dr. asked me what I was feeding him. "Breastmilk," I said. "What are you eating, butter?" he joked. Hmph. ^_^ I've been eating pretty darn healthy. But I will admit he's a bigger bruiser than, say, the two month old little girl who came in for her shots a few minutes after we did. Her face is still as slender and her jaw as visible as Mark's was last month. Maybe she was smaller at birth.
He was such a calm and happy baby most of the visit. I was so proud. He didn't fuss at all when the two year old triplet girls, who had an earlier appt., started squealing and fussing about something being done to them by the intake nurse checking their vitals. Just normal wiggling and vocalizations, up until the shots. He made the most heart-rending sobs I have yet heard him make, after the shots. But some cuddling and food helped soothe that away.
I was warned he might develop a slight fever and get extra fussy after the shots. I bought some baby tylenol on the way home just in case, but so far the only symptom that might be shot-related is some extra squealing and fussing. Right now he's asleep in his reclined high chair, and he keeps letting out these little screams that sound just like the ones he made after the shots, but his eyes aren't opening or anything. Poor Mark-chan.
Mark has some eczema on his cheeks. The dr. prescribed some hydrocortizone cream, to be applied twice daily for five days, and some eucerin cream, to be applied several times a day as needed. He emphasized that the two creams were not to be applied at the same time. Mark-chan also has a bit of cradle cap, but all I need to do to treat that is be extra diligent about washing his scalp, and perhaps apply some mineral oil if it gets worse.
Aside from that, he is a healthy, happy, bouncy little boy. ^_^ I am so proud of him.
