Yesterday, Brooklyn had her well baby check-up. Anthony and I had bets on how much she weighed (Anthony: 13-13.5 pounds, me: 12.5-13). After we stripped her down to her diaper (which she promptly soiled, leading us to change her into another), they weighed her.
My 2 month old baby weighs 12 pounds, 10 ounces. 12. Pounds. 10 Ounces. How did she get so big?! Remember: she only weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces at birth. Insane. She certainly feels that big, and she's been eating a ton, so it makes sense. But, it makes me sad. :( She's growing up so quickly, right before my eyes. Brooklyn is also 24 inches long! Jeeze. She's growing like a weed!
When we finally saw Brooklyn's doctor, Dr. Weill, I was able to ask him some of the questions I had accumulated over the last 6 weeks. One of them being getting Brooklyn to take a bottle. After I explained to him the steps we had taken to get her to take a bottle, he suggested we see a speech therapist to see if there was a reason she's not taking a bottle. I'm not sure what a speech therapist really has to do with my 8 week old baby not taking a bottle, but we'll see. I called and left a message last night to make an appointment. Hopefully they'll be able to do something, so I can go find work, or so Anthony and I can go out by ourselves one night. :)
Then came the shots. She got all the 2 month shots, the oral vaccine, plus the first round of Hep B (we opted out of the shot in the hospital). I couldn't even look at the needles. The nurse was really quick with all the shots, and Brooklyn just laid there...
...and then she cried. Boy, did she cry. She might have been quiet at first, but she was just saving up for the scream that came out of her. I have never heard anything so loud, or anything as heartbreaking. I lost it. I started crying, and feeling bad that we were the reason she was in so much pain. I tried to breastfeed her, to get her mind off the pain, but she wouldn't even have any of that. No amount of cuddling, or anything would calm my poor, screaming baby down. :(
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| 2/3 of the band-aids |
Fast forward 10 minutes. She is fast asleep in her car seat. We get home, and leave her in the car seat, so she can sleep. Anthony takes Gunther on a walk, and I watch Brooklyn. She woke up, crying. I picked her up, and all she wanted to do was cuddle. I was happy to oblige. She fell asleep on me within seconds, and I was happy to just cuddle with her.
And that was our night. Brooklyn was a sleepy, smiling baby for the rest of the evening. I'm so very grateful for that. I was afraid of a fever, and an extremely fussy baby, but she's my little trooper, and took those shots like a champ!
October 12, 2011
Brooklyn's 2 month birthday. She gave us the present of sleep. She slept from 9-12:30, 1-4, and 5-8. I am in Heaven! Haha I actually woke up before she did. As I laid in bed, she started giggling and cooing. I peeked over the crib, and this is what I saw:
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| Can you believe she just had shots, not even 15 hours earlier? |
I love her. She's my entire world. <3
2 Month Check-up Stats
Length: 24 inches------------------94%
Weight: 12 pounds, 10 ounces--90%
Head circumference: 39 cm-----53%
6 Week Check-up Stats
Length: 22 Inches
Weight: 11 pounds, 1 ounce
2 week Check-up Stats
Length: 21 1/4 Inches--------------------77%
Weight: 8 Pounds, 10 ounces----------53%
Head Circumference: 36 1/2 cm--53%
