Zoe goes to the doctor

Zoe had her 2 month check up on Dec. 26. Perhaps being weighed, prodded, and receiving a series of vaccinations was not exactly her most welcome gift. She has grown almost 2 inches and now weighs in at 13lbs 7oz. She is in the 97th percentile for weight and the 88th percentile for height. Basically I have given birth to a wannabe sumo wrestler. I suspected she was aiming for the 100th percentile after her 2 week appointment and it looks like she is well on her way!






Zozo was also due for 4 vaccinations. I hadn't seen her first vaccination since they took her way in the hospital and did it behind closed doors. The needles were surprisingly long and all the injections were into the thigh muscle. It is probably equally traumatizing for the parents to watch four needles being plunged in quick succession into the fat little baby thighs of one's child. Zozo squeezed her eyes shut and started howling after the first injection. Tears leaked from the corners of her eyes and she became so upset that she actually made no sound. Silent baby screams are somehow worse than regular baby screams. I picked her up after her ordeal and she began nursing like a fiend - the baby equivalent of a stiff drink after a horrible day.