Little chunky monkey had her 2 month well check on Monday, Aug 26th which means she got her first round of vaccinations. Boy, that was very hard on the both of us. We first got weighed and measured. Child has put on some weight! 3 weeks ago she weighed 9 lbs even, well she's up to 10.4 lbs! I couldn't believe it. I thought she was around 9.5 lbs. Child loves her milk!! She measured 21.5 inches long and she's in the 25th percentile. Little bit is definitely growing! I mean, come on, how can you not love little baby fat rolls!! Oh, I could kiss them all day long.
As for the vaccinations, that was a hard one for the both of us. The nurse first gave her Rotateq which is a liquid grape medicine given to her orally. She liked that! Then came her 3 shots...DTaP, Prevnar and Hep B. They laid her down on the table and had me to face her holding her tiny little arms beside her head. HATED having to hold my child down like that. Boy, I haven't heard her cry like that since the day she was born. Poor thing. She just cried, cried and cried. Thankfully, the shots were quick. I couldn't imagine being the one doing that.
Vivian slept on the way home, but didn't sleep after getting there. Poor little girl was fussy the most of the day. Luckily, she didn't run a fever. By 4 pm she finally fell asleep in my arms. We got on the couch and curled up...Vivy in my left arm and Brody on my right side (he had is head resting on her feet. so sweet!) and we took a two hour nap. She slept a little longer and when we woke her for her bath around 7:30 pm, she was not happy. They are right, DO NOT WAKE A SLEEPING BABY!
After all the crying, we finally got her to bed. Poor thing cried during her changing, she cried during her bath, she fought us on her feeding. She just didn't feel well and she was disturbed from her sleep.
Yesterday she was still a little fussy. She didn't even want to eat much. Only thing she wanted was to be held. Heck, times holding her she was fussy. Hoping for a better day today!
Things that she likes:
- Eating, obviously. Before bedtime she can put away 6 oz of milk. Her pediatrician couldn't believe it. He said as long as she wasn't spitting it up, then that was fine. That's what she wants.
- Being bounced. LOVES IT! If she's fussy, just start bouncing her and she will calm right down. A lot of times she will fall asleep. She does like sleeping straight up.
- Cooing and smiling. Its so fun talking to her. She'll stare at you and we'll making howling noises and she'll talk right back. We'll do it then stop, then she'll start. Then she will start smiling and try and laugh. She's done a couple of giggles. SO CUTE!! She will also try and mimic me when I stick my tongue out. It takes her a little while, but she gets it. Melts my heart. I really need to video her.
- Being outside. Another way to calm her. I don't know if its the heat or the sounds, but she can sit outside for the longest time and be content.
- Being held. I think that's a favorite for all little ones, but she just really enjoys it. Doesn't take her long to fall asleep either.
- Her hands and feet. Well, her hands mostly. She loves sucking on them and making lots of noises with them. She has loved her hands since she was in my womb. Every ultrasound I had, her hands were in and around her mouth. She just recently discovered her feet. She'll sit in her chair or in the stroller and watches them while she kicks. She's trying to figure them out.
- Bath time. Child loves a bath! Definitely calms her and she likes her daddy spraying water into her mouth. She'll stick her little tongue out and try and lap it up. It's so funny.
- Blake Shelton. If she's fussy, I'll turn on You Tube and she will sit there and watch his video and listen to the music. I don't know if she recognizes it because I listened to him a lot in the car while I was pregnant.
- Licking her bib or outfit. I guess she enjoys the texture of the material. I have a feeling she will be putting anything and everything in her mouth!
Things she dislikes:
- Being strapped in her car seat for a long period of time. Boy does that girl get fussy.
- Going to restaurants. She'll start crying and I always have to get her out of her seat. I don't want to be the parent that has a crying child in public. You know people always stare out you and thinking, "Can you just make your child be quite!" Although, we went to Brixx Pizza Friday night and she was content. Didn't whine or wanted to be out of her seat. She was happy. Maybe we are making progress.
- Not getting what she wants right then. Which means she wants to eat ASAP. She will start crying like crazy, then you stick the bottle in her mouth and she's happy.
- Wiping her face in the morning with a bath cloth. She doesn't mind it in the evening, but does not care for it in the morning. Strange.
Overall, she's a GREAT little girl. Can't complain too much. I just love watching her grow and change almost daily. She is so much fun...and times exhausting :) She's the BEST!!!
