Maci's 2 Month Check Up

Bad Mommy here who was so anxious about Maci's shots that I didn't take any pictures of her at the Dr's Office for her big 2 month Appointment!

We had the appointment on Tuesday, just a few days after the true 2 month birthday.  Maci weighed a solid 7lbs and 15oz, just shy of the 8lb mark that I guessed she would be.  This is great weight gain since she has gained 2 lbs in one month since her first month of life was spent just getting her back to birth weight of 5lbs 15oz - YAY Maci!  She is also 20 1/2 inches now, up about an inch from birth.  Her head was also bigger which is a great sign of all her brain development :-)  Maci's size is in the lower quartile but the Dr was happy to tell us she is on the charts so there are other babies at her age and size, she is just petite and good things sure come in small packages!!

After the standard weight, height etc.  I ran through my long list of questions and as usual the Dr did an awesome job of answering them and not making me feel like a crazy lady - man I love our pediatrician!  After we had fun hearing how cute Maci is, how advanced she is by her alertness, cooing and strength (she almost crawled during her tummy time check) we had to get ready for the shots.  Thank goodness Clint was able to leave work for the appointment because I could not be the one holding down those lil thighs for the shots =(  Maci had to get three shots and an additional one orally.  She was a real trooper but man did she scream her little head off.  It sure pulled on both mommy and daddy's heart strings.  Little girl was a total hot mess!!  She bled quite a bit from the one shot because the nurse may have hit a vein which I guess is common in the little legs but OUCH!!  In addition, little Maci peed when she got the shots but peed and wiggled so much that it all came out of her diaper.  So there was little Maci on a Dr office table with three band aids that were too big for her legs and pee soaked bloody tissue paper on the table - what a scene!

We are hoping for a less dramatic 4 month check up and hopefully Clint and I will be a little less tense as well!!  Maci and I are getting ready for bed and we have Mommy and Me lunch outing tomorrow!  Then when we wake up on Friday morning Nanny and Grandpa Mondell will be here!!!  We cant wait to spend the long weekend with Clint's parents to celebrate Easter, Clint's 35th Birthday and Maci!!!  Travel Safe Mondells!!

Lots of Love,
C, K & M