She weighs 10 lbs 11 oz, and is in the 50th percentile for weight, and is 22 inches long, putting her in the 25th percentile for height. And her big noggin is also in the 50th percentile - so we have a short chunky little monkey on our hands!!
When it was time for her to get her shots, she had to get 3 of them in her sweet little thighs, 2 on one side and 1 on the other. After the nurse stuck the first one in her thigh she went completely silent and her mouth opened so wide but no sound came out. Then she turned bright purple and started screaming. It was so sad. She cried for a few minutes and I saw her first tear roll down her cheek - one sad little tear on her right cheek :(.
That night she seemed pretty content for about 3 hours or so but woke up from her nap around 7:30 pm and was just miserable. She screamed for almost a solid hour. It was heartbreaking to listen to, even nursing wouldn't comfort her, that's how upset she was and must have just felt so bad. Fortunately my mom was here and really helped us to stay calm and got her to fall asleep and just generally made us feel that it was 'normal' instead of that something was really wrong with her. We've never heard her cry like that before and I hope it's a long time before we hear it again. The next morning she was back to her old self though so luckily her reaction was short-lived. It was really hard though, it gave me my first taste of what it feels like when your baby is in pain or something is wrong. Poor little girl.
Here is a pic of her on our way there (so sweetly oblivious to what was coming)
After the appointment, with bandaids on her thighs and infant tylenol dripping down her chin - poor little babydoll :(
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