Today, Miguel and I took Syler to the doctors for his 2 month Child Wellness Exam and his vaccines. Well, things are looking really good. Syler weighs 12 lbs 3.5 ounces. He is 23 inches long and his head circumference is 15 inches. His doctor says Syler is right on target; he is average in all areas. We also had the doctor look at Syler's belly button again (because it still weirds us out). The doc says that his belly button is going to stick out like it does for a very long time. Possibly until he is 3 or 4 years old. He again reiterated that as long as we can push his belly button back in he is okay. But, the doc also said that he will most likely have to have corrective surgery later on in life (again around age 3 or 4). We will continue to keep an eye on his belly button. To be honest, it is really hard not to keep an eye on it. It is huge and sticks out so far.
Anyways, Syler received his first round of vaccinations. This wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be (with the idea that people say "Its harder for the parents than the child"). Well, I think this was harder for Syler than for us. Granted, it was not pleasant to see Syler in pain and cry as much or as hard as he did, but it wasn't too bad. So, Syler's doc came in first with bubble gum flavored mortin, which is suppose to help with the pain afterwards. Then the 'evil' nurse came in to give Syler 3 shots and a oral medicine. She did the oral medicine first. Syler drank it all down and then within a minute he threw it ALL up and then some. So that wasn't pleasant. Then came the shots. He took 2 shots in the right thigh, and he cried at the administration of both. But, it wasn't until the 3rd shot did Syler cry the hardest. This shot was in the left thigh and as soon as she put the needle in Syler's face became extremely red, mouth wide open but no sounds. Then seconds later, he wailed so loud it was heart breaking. Afterwards, he was comforted by Mom and Dad and his teddy bear (seen in the picture).
So, all in all it was a good doctors visit and Mom and Dad are doing a great job!
4 comments:
Oh poor baby. Glad to hear you all handled it well.
The third shot was probably the mix of 3 vaccines (I can't remember the name). The nurse at our 2 month said that's the one that burns. If Syler's doc's use the same vaccine schedule as Kelly's, he will get the same shots at his 4 month well child visit.
It sounds like you handled the shots very well...I was a mess with Courtney, but knew what to expect for Kelly. Good job Mom & Dad!
Yeah that last one was likely DTap. Colin had a similar reaction, our dr said it stings more than the others. Being NICU experienced parents vaccines probably are nothing for you guys. You've seen and dealt with worse.
Great job. Love the pic he looks so big now!
It sounds like he's very healthy. As far as the belly button thing goes, I wouldn't worry. It may be large, but it's just an outie. It's a cosmetic thing and surgery isn't needed.
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