Two Month Appointment

We had Evelyn's two month check up today. Even though she was two months over a week ago, our pediatrician does regular classes for all parents of children the same age, so we wanted to attend that along with her individual check up. I (again) really enjoyed the experience. The doctor met with us for over an hour, discussing where they were at developmentally and what to look for in the next few months. He answered a lot of questions and had some great suggestions. What other doctor's office do you get that much time? Plus, it was nice to see the other parents/babies of the same age. We talked a little about sleep habits and I'm glad to say Evelyn is kicking butt! She sleeps so well at night, I need to remind myself of that more often! Then we had our individual check ups. She is 23 and three quarters of an inch long and weighs 12.7, pounds, which puts her in the 90th percentile for height and weight! I had her weighed last Monday, closer to her actual two month birthday, and she was 11.11. So she gained almost a pound in a week! What a remarkable baby : ) This explains why she all the sudden fits her 0-3 month clothes and now has grown out of her newborn onesies, which makes me sad and amazed. When the nurse came in she remarked on how vocal Evelyn was - which was great to hear, but not surprising considering who her parents are! She also commented that she couldn't believe how smiley she was, which of course I loved hearing as well. So up to that point it was a wonderful experience and I was quite proud. Then she had to her shots-three of them at one time! I've never heard her scream that loud, but fortunately she calmed down really quickly so my heart didn't break too badly. She hasn't been too fussy, just a little more tired than usual, we'll see how the rest of the day goes.

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Well, that was three and it is now five. Something definitely kicked in because she started crying and was fussy, which is really unlike her. So we got out the infant tylenol and that seemed to help. She has been sleeping pretty much since then. Poor baby!