2 Month Checkup

Ian had his two month check up today. He now weighs a total of 12lbs 10oz and is 23 inches long. He’s doing really well with both the weight and height. He is in the 75 percentile for his weight and the 50 percentile for his height. His head has definitely grown at 15-1/4 inches. This was also his first appointment with vaccinations – Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Polio, Haemophilus Influenzae (type b HIB vaccine), Pneumococcal Conjugate, his second Hepatitis B, and Rotavirus. He didn’t like them very much, but he only cried for a moment and then he settled back down. We’re told that if he has any discomfort (lots of crying), then we can give him some Tylenol – they gave us a dosage guide to help with this. The vaccines were done in his legs, so if his legs become sore (if we touch his legs and he cries), then we are to apply ice packs today and then warm compresses tomorrow. He may also develop a fever, but we’ll be on the lookout for that.

Overall, Ian is doing really well and Dr. Schnur was happy with his progress. He is remaining on breast milk and formula, so Jesse still has to wait before he can get that food processor. Ian is able to hold his head up for a few minutes at a time, depending on how tired he is. He’s still not stable with it, but he’s getting better. He has also been doing a lot of standing, with our help; and he is able to hold his weight on his legs for a minute at a time, but he is wobbly. Jesse and I are hoping to get him crawling soon, but God help us when he does start crawling. He is already really curious – he likes to be able to look around when he is in new environments and if you don’t let him, he’ll announce his displeasure. :) You can tell when he is happy with something – he has been smiling and laughing a lot (and not all of it is due to his gas).

Ian is still having some problems with gas, but it is a lot better than what it used to be. I checked with the Doc about it and it seems that babies will get it, but the pressure building up can start a chain reaction that isn’t attractive to parents. When the pressure builds, they [babies] will tense up, preventing the gas to pass and causing it to build even more, which causes a lot of discomfort. Basically, when Ian does get gaseous, we have to try and get him to relax and then it’ll pass. We’re told this is just a stage and he’ll outgrow it, but I’m hoping he’ll do that soon.

Some good news on the nighttime activities. For the past two nights, Ian has slept 5 hours straight before getting up again. Saturday night he slept from 8pm to 1am (then he got up two more times before 7am); and then last night he slept from 12am to 5:30am. He’s starting to sleep longer at night, but he’s not there totally yet. More or less, his gas wakes him up more than anything else, so hopefully he’ll be sleeping through the night soon.