Well actually 10 weeks.\u00c2\u00a0 But Brady did have her 2 month doctor’s appointment yesterday.\u00c2\u00a0 We got all of her measurements and her shots.\u00c2\u00a0 The good news first.\u00c2\u00a0 Brady is knocking on the door of 8 pounds!\u00c2\u00a0 The pedi wants her to gain 1\/2 to 1 ounce a day and it had been 21 days since her last appointment.\u00c2\u00a0 Best case scenario the pedi was expecting Brady to gain 21 ounces – she gained 26 ounces bringing her to a grand total of 7 pounds 15.5 ounces!!!\u00c2\u00a0 She probably would have weighed even more but didn’t eat a full bottle before we left.\u00c2\u00a0 And she’s up to 20.5 inches long!\u00c2\u00a0 Now I mentioned in an earlier post that because she was born premature she would be on an adjusted development chart since being born early doesn’t mean she would grow any faster.\u00c2\u00a0 So based on her gestational age of 1 week old her height and weight she’s in the 75th percentile!\u00c2\u00a0 This means that 75% of babies are smaller than she is.\u00c2\u00a0 Based on her actual\/chronological age she is only in the 3rd percentile for height and weight.\u00c2\u00a0 This is because she was so tiny when she was born and her height and weight don’t even show up on growth charts.\u00c2\u00a0 The pedi is still sticking by her statement that sometime between 6 months and 2 years she’ll start falling in a more normal range on the growth charts.\u00c2\u00a0 Hopefully sooner rather than later at her current rate!<\/p>\n
Now the bad news.\u00c2\u00a0 Brady got her 2 month vaccinations yesterday.\u00c2\u00a0 While the pedi had told us at her last appointment this meant only one shot and one oral vaccination (Rotavirus to prevent against viral infections), it ended up being 3 shots and then the oral.\u00c2\u00a0 At Robin’s suggestion, I gave her some Tylenol before her appointment but all of those shots in her little thighs was still pretty traumatic for both of us.\u00c2\u00a0 She did really well and other than crying immediately afterwards and until I got her dressed she did really well until later in the evening when she had a meltdown.\u00c2\u00a0 I think the stress of the day just got to her and she bawled and bawled.\u00c2\u00a0 I started crying just listening to her.\u00c2\u00a0 When she woke up for her 3am feeding she was back to herself and you wouldn’t have even known she had shots.\u00c2\u00a0 I gave her some more Tylenol just to make her feel comfortable and so she could go back to sleep (the pedi said giving her Tylenol for 24-48 hours was fine) but it didn’t seem like she needed it.<\/p>\n
After that, I was planning on holding off on her next dose until closer to time for her Synagis (RSV) shot.\u00c2\u00a0 The nurse came as scheduled and was really nice about everything.\u00c2\u00a0 She is a former employee of the hospital where Brady was born and I used to work and was very personable.\u00c2\u00a0 Everything went very smoothly and Brady only ended up crying for less than 30 seconds afterwards.\u00c2\u00a0 I gave her a little dribble of sugar water on her tongue (advocated by the NICU and the Washington Post) but other than that I hadn’t given her any Tylenol again since her last dose and she did so well!\u00c2\u00a0 Once the nurse left we decided that since it was pretty nice outside today (about 67) we would take Brady for her first walk.\u00c2\u00a0 I asked the pedi about this yesterday and she said it was fine since we wouldn’t be around other people that could possibly get her sick and that now was the perfect time with the “heatwave” we’re having.\u00c2\u00a0 Brady ended up falling asleep promptly after we left the house but we still enjoyed getting out of the house and I know the dogs did too!<\/p>\n
That’s about all that’s been going on with us right now.\u00c2\u00a0 Enjoy these recent pics!<\/p>\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Well actually 10 weeks.\u00c2\u00a0 But Brady did have her 2 month doctor’s appointment yesterday.\u00c2\u00a0 We got all of her measurements and her shots.\u00c2\u00a0 The good news first.\u00c2\u00a0 Brady is knocking on the door of 8 pounds!\u00c2\u00a0 The pedi wants her … Continue reading