At Grant's four-month pediatrician appointment this morning, I learned that his head is a bit above average (67th percentile). His weight isn't surprising for anyone who has held him recently: 19 lbs, 96th percentile. His height was the kicker. He is over 27 inches, which puts him in the 99th percentile!! Only one percent of babies measured are taller than him!!! Huh. Don't even know what to say about that.
I've decided that women have it harder than men, if only because we are generally the ones responsible to hold down our little babies while they are jabbed with needles--the worst part being the abrupt look of shock and pain, followed immediately by high-pitched, gut-wrenching screams. Today, Grant gave me this look like, "Mom! Why are you letting them do this to me?!? Why don't you stop them from hurting me?! I trusted you!" I'm sure it was all in my mind, but it was still rough. He's been whimpering in the most pitiful way all day, and since he also has a cold, his sleep has been choppy, at best. But I let it all happen because I love his chubby little guts. :*)
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Well at least you won't have to worry about getting beat up at school! And it sounds like his weight is at least proportional to his height! Cute Grant :) P.S. I love the new background...
Yeah, I wasn't much of one to deal with that either. Keith had a short autism scare, and so I read up on vaccinations. When he got so sick (103 fever for 3 days) after his 6 month shots, I already wasn't thrilled with them. But then to read how many shots they get now compared to how many you and I got... disappointing! So, now we WAIT! They put the same amount of vaccine at the same strength into you no matter if you're 5 lbs or 500 lbs. I just think it's too much for their tiny bodies. So, we delay them and at that, we don't even do all of them. It might be something you might want to consider, having experienced the pain of letting them jab needles into my child, too. Good luck! Pray about it!
Note for your next Dr. Visit. I spoon dipped in applesauce or something sweet helps surpress the screaming. Dr. Husband of mine says good nurses give new borns a little drop of sugar water before giving shots. Now that my kids are older, I give lollipops, M&Ms, or other small treats before the shots. No tears, no crying, just cute phases like "just a little poky" or "Uh, ouch."
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