Avery is now 2 months old and continues to amaze us with each passing day. Avery had her 2 month well visit on Monday and she did amazing. She is still on the smaller side, although she did climb to the 50% for weight, weighing in at 10 pounds 7 ounces. She was still in the 25% for height and head size measuring 22 1/2 and 15 inches respectively. The doctor checked to make sure Avery is hitting all of her milestones like smiling and picking up her head up when she is on her belly. We were not worried about the first milestone at all as all you have to do is talk to Avery and she will smile and sure enough the doctor talked to her and Avery immediately smiled, laughed and tried to talk to the doctor. The doctor said it was the easiest smile she has gotten from a baby as she normally has to work for it. We warned the doctor that Avery is often very lazy during tummy time and likes to just lie there without lifting her head. Well did Avery ever make a liar out of Chad and I. Not only did she lift her head, but she basically did a baby push-up using her hands to lift up her chest as well. She held it up for a long time and even had her legs moving a ton. So much so that the doctor said she looked like she was trying to crawl. The doctor kept saying that Avery was perfect and although we already feel that way it was great to hear :O)
On the negative side Avery did have to get 4 vaccinations. One was oral and three were shots. She did great with the oral one, but as was expected she did not enjoy the shots. As soon as the first one went in our little girls face turned more red than I have ever seen it. She screamed out in pain which broke our hearts, but once it was all done she calmed down in less than a minute. She slept a ton after the shots, which the doctor said she would. The nurse suggested I give her infant Tylenol as soon as we got home so I went out and picked some up. I did not give it to her because she seemed to be doing well.....that was a huge mistake on my part. Around 4pm she woke up screaming. I tried feeding her thinking she was hunger and she would not take it. I could not even hold my poor baby because her legs hurt so bad. I gave her the Tylenol and after a half hour of heart wrenching screams she calmed down. You better believe I gave her the Tylenol every 4 hours after that. The next day she was fine and back to her happy self.
Avery's next visit will be at 4 months!!
1 comment:
Awww. Shots are the worst, but they keep them healthy. Next time you can try giving her the Tylenol when you're in the waiting room. They still cry, but I think it helps. You're such a great mom. I love reading about your adventures.
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