Two Month Doctor's Appointment & Shots

Monday August 3rd, 2009
Today was the babies' two month doctor's appointment. We did their normal routine of getting weighed, temperature taken, head circumference and length measured. Logan is now 12lbs 2oz and 22 inches long. Emma is 10lbs 12oz and 21 inches long. I cannot believe how much they've grown!

We talked to the doctor about Emma's acid reflux and also that Logan was exhibiting some of the same signs, so she put him on Zantac as well. They both take zantac twice a day and have to sit up for at least 30 minutes after they eat.

After Dr. Cade did her "checkup", the nurse came in to give them their dreaded two months shots! Daddy had to leave the room for this :) I got to help hold them while the nurse gave them the shots - lucky me! Emma did really well - just had her big cry and then we handed her off to Daddy to comfort her. Logan let out one of those breath holding, blood curdling screams and then he was good. I was proud of myself for holding it together!

When we left the doctor's office, I thought we were doing pretty good. Both babies seemed to be doing just fine! We started them on tylenol as soon as we got home and gave it to them every 4 hours for 24 hours. Little did we know that at about 7 PM (about 4 hours after their shots) that Emma would have a meltdown. She cried uncontrollably for a couple of hours which is so NOT like her. Daddy was finally able to console her by humming to her. Logan didn't really have any issues other than just wanting to be held a little more than usual.

The Doctor said that some babies react differently than others and we saw that first hand today. They will get shots again at their next appointment at 4 months, so we'll do tylenol before we go and be prepared for another long night! Hopefully Emma will do better next time!