Who says big girls don't cry?

Gianna had her two month check up on Wednesday, March 23rd, and as predicted there wasn't a dry eye in the place...besides the doctor, of course. For her this was routine, 7 vaccinations in the form of three shots and one liquid given orally, which I was assured tasted like lemonade. I had my doubts. The shots were put into her thighs. She screamed and cried while I held her in my arms and cried right along with her. I couldn't help it. It's amazing the amount of pain you feel when your child hurts. Who would have guessed it? I had imagined that I would feel terribly for Gianna, but I never thought I would want to rip the doctor's face off. I wish I were joking.

Before being given the shots, Gianna was poked and prodded and checked out. She handled all of this very well and was her usual happy self. The most exciting part of the check up was when the doctor placed her on her stomach to make sure she was developing normally, and was able to do her mini push-ups. It was then that Gianna turned herself over from her stomach to her back. I guess I didn't seem excited enough and so the doctor said, "You know, most babies begin turning over at around 4 months, this is great." So I smiled and said, "Wonderful!" I know I should have been really happy, but to be honest all I could think about was that now I had to worry about her turning over onto her stomach in the middle of the night when I wasn't watching. I swear, I worry when there is nothing to worry about...I may need to work on this. However, I definitely think this solidified the need to further extend the time she spends in the bassinet next to our bed. This should make Travis happy.

When Gianna was born she was 7 pounds 8 ounces and 20 3/4 inches long. However, the fact that I pushed and pushed for quite awhile before the doctor finally decided that my pelvis was too narrow for Gianna to descend and that I would need to have a c-section, produced one cone-headed baby. So when I went for her first check up at two weeks, it was no surprise that she was 7 pounds 12 ounces and only 20 1/4 inches long. At that time she was at the 25th percentile for weight and the 50th percentile for height. Currently, she is 10 pounds 7 ounces and 22 inches long. She is at the 50th percentile for both weight and height. She's getting to be such a big girl! Our next adventure is forthcoming. Hopefully it won't include any doctor's visits or shots for awhile.