Two Month Check-Up

We took Sam to the doctor on Wednesday for her two month check-up. Sam has grown so much! She was an average size baby - 19 inches long and weighed 7 lbs 14 oz. Now she is in the 90th percentile for both her height and weight! She is 23 1/2 inches long and weighs 12 lbs 9 oz. She's barely fitting in 0-3 month clothes and some of the 3-6 months stuff we have fits!

You can see that she's getting the baby fat folds in her legs - it's so cute! The doctor didn't really appreciate our sense of humor and didn't like the fact that we referred to her as "Chubs" and "Fatty". He told us that, because she is in the 90th percentile for both height and weight, she is proportional and healthy - not overweight. He also said that it's good to have a bigger baby at her age because, if she does happen to get the flu or some other sickness, she has some weight to lose without worrying too much.

The doctor was really pleased with her development and said that she is reaching all of her milestones. As you can see, she is very alert. She loves to look at you when you're talking to her. She grabs hold of things pretty firmly and doesn't like to let go. Her favorite object is Kirk's chest hair! When the doctor put her on her chest, she pushed her head and chest up off the table. He warned us not to leave her alone on any raised surfaces because he thought that she could roll over at any time. She's always been able to kick her feet and get herself over from back to front but it was never intentional. The pushing herself up off her chest is intentional and she'll be rolling around before we know it! She's also able to support her own weight on her legs if you hold her upright. In fact, her favorite thing is to stand on your lap.

Also at our 2 month appointment, Sam got her first vaccinations. Here's the before shot, getting ready for the first poke:
And here's immediately after:

You can see how much she liked that! She cried for a few minutes but I was able to nurse her and she calmed down pretty quickly. Apparently Kirk and I are heartless parents though. As we were walking out, everyone was asking how we were. We responded that Sam had cried some but was doing okay. They then asked how we, meaning Kirk and I, were doing. Another person asked if "mom and dad" had cried. Nope, we were fine. Guess a lot of parents have a really tough time when their kids get vaccinated. Kirk and I were fine. Girl needs to learn to be tough anyway - might as well start her early!

Unfortunately for Sam, she's going to have to get used to getting shots. Kirk and I are following a modified vaccination schedule instead of going with the standard schedule (much to our doctor's chagrin). Basically, instead of getting 4-5 shots every 2 months, we're taking Sam to the doctor every month to get 1-2 shots at a time. This way she gets all of her vaccinations but she is not exposed to as much each time. It means Sam has to get shots more often and we have to pay more co-pays but I think it is worth it to spread out her exposure and give her immune system a chance to deal with things in smaller doses. For those who are interested in more inforamtion about alternate vaccination schedules, check out "The Vaccine Book" by Dr. Sears.