2 month check-up
Lil K had her two month check up yesterday. P had the day off so we were able to go together. The lil dumpling is now 11 lbs 1 ounce and measured 22.5 inches. She’s grown quite a bit! She was such a good baby during the check up and she didn’t fuss or cry at all….well that is until the dreaded shots. She had one oral vaccine for the rotavirus and then two shots. She barely winced at the first one but shrieked at the second one. The nurse warned that the second shot is much more painful cause all the babies start screaming with that one. I had P hold her down for the shots cause I couldn’t stand to see her being poked. Poor baby!
She cried for just a bit and was ok. She’s a tough lil girl. When we took her home she slept a lot for the next few hours. I had an appointment to get my hair cut (finally!) so I left for a bit. When I got home P said she slept almost the whole time and hadn’t been hungry. She woke up shortly after I got home and I fed her. She was a bit fussy and cranky and we chalked it up to her probably not feeling that great after the shots.
I would never not vaccinate my kid (or even my dog) because I think the benefits outweight the risks but I do worry what if my kid is that small percentage that has an awful reaction to the shots. I can’t stand to see her in any kind of discomfort. We gave her a lil Tylenol last night because she seemed a little warm and when I went to feed her around 4 AM, she seemed fine. She are well and then went back to sleep. She was wiggling around early but is still asleep now.
I only have two and a half more weeks at home with her. Where has all the time gone? I have never been out of work for this long and I know in those first few days home from the hospital, the days seemed to drag. I wanted her to grow and to be less fragile and now at almost 10 weeks she’s definitly sturdier and I already miss the teeny tiny baby days. We look at the pictures and videos we have of her and she looks so different. Wow, how babies change almost daily at this stage.
As for me, I’ve gotten used to less sleep and less time for myself, hee hee. In my mission to fit into my old pants…I seriously can’t fit into anything that doesn’t have an elastic waist, I’ve started to watch what I eat and I’m running again. I’m almost up to two miles now and even though I enjoy running, at least when I don’t think I’m going to die or fall over into a sweaty heap on the side of the road, its been hard. Each step seems to hurt a bit more than it did pre baby. I know I have virtually no muscles right now and that has got to contribute to how hard its been but it does feel good after each run. I get such a sense of accomplishment. P and I usually have to take turns going out to run cause someone needs to be home with the baby. My mom is coming by from time to time and we’ve been able to go out a few times together to run. I definitely run better when I’m with P cause I don’t want to look like a huge wimp and give up. I end up running longer with him.
Oh and I seriously hate the pouch tummy that is left over from my baby belly. I don’t expect to bounce back and have a flat tummy but its really annoying. It just hangs there all mushy and poofed out. I still feel a little numb right around the C-section incision which adds to the wierdness of it all.
Ok, I really need to be able to fit into my pants when I return to work or else I’ll have nothing to wear. I don’t think it would be appropriate to wear my cropped sweats and stretchy pants to work. Oh and I haven’t worn heels in forever too. Flip flops and stretchy pants….what a lovely sight, haha.
