I Need Some Prozac!!!

Wow, what an eventful day today! It was Claire's 2 month appointment this morning. I was such a ball of nerves leading up to her appointment because of the vaccines she was going to be getting. Yes we decided to get her vaccines. I know there are a lot of controversy with vaccines right now but like my friend, Lacey and I were talking about a couple months ago, I'd rather have an autistic child than a dead one from one of those diseases. And now researchers are saying there isn't a link, so who the heck really knows?

She was weighed and measured; 13 lbs 5 oz and 24.25 inches long. That puts her in the 98th percentile for height and 95th percentile for weight. Geez, I'm beginning to wonder if my breastmilk is pure protein; our little baby is beefing up fast! Luckily most of her 0-3 month clothes still fit; they're too cute, I'm not ready to box them up yet. Her head was 39.5 cm which is the 71st percentile. The doctor checked her out and all looked good. Next came the vaccines, cue dramatic music. The nurse gave her sugar water (does anyone know why it's an antistetic, that still amazes me) and then started with the oral vaccine for Rotavirus. Claire was coughing and gagging, it must not have tasted too good but she got it down. Then came the part I've been dreading for weeks. I had to hold her arms while the nurse gave her three quick pokes. Claire screamed, but thank goodness it was for less than a minute. I gave her some Tylenol and she made a pretty funny face with that one too. I put her in the carrier and she had fallen asleep by the time we got to Walmart which is like a 5 min drive. So obviously it wasn't as tramatic for her as it was for me. We also went to Toys-R-Us and she didn't wake up until we got back home. All that and it wasn't even noon yet! She has been a little fussy this afternoon and evening so I've been giving her Tylenol. Hopefully we're not in for a long night.

It is so fun watching her develop. She is becoming more and more alert and observant ever day. She is looking towards the sound of our voices and following our faces. She has gotten so good at ripping her binky out of her mouth but then she gets flustered that it's out. Silly baby girl!

Well I think that's all for now. I really, really need to work on the lesson I'm giving in church in less than 2 days now!

This picture is one we took at Christmas, it's my fave and I forgot to post it last time I blogged.