Bo had his 4 month checkup today (he is exactly 16 weeks tomorrow -- and will be "officially" 4 months on the 20
th ) and all is well.
He weighs 15 lb. 3 oz and is 25 inches long. He is in the 70% percentile for weight and seems very healthy. No issues! The doctor says he is 'advanced for his age' since he is already starting to roll over from his tummy to his back and has 'excellent head control.' (
Woohoo! What mom doesn't like to hear that their baby is advanced?) Bo's biggest issue is dry skin but we are already working on that with
this cream after baths.
Bo did great through the entire appointment. He smiled, cooed, and showed off his tummy-time skills. He was such a good boy -- it made Mommy proud.
Bo also had his first round of vaccines today. After doing some research we decided not to give Bo his first shots until his 4 month checkup. A big thanks goes out to Faith at
Keeping the Faith for her advice and the recommendation of this book:
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Vaccines. After all of our research we did decide to go ahead and do the vaccines, just on a slightly different schedule than what many doctors prescribe.
He really did well with the shots. I know I was more upset and nervous than he was! Just a couple of sticks and while he did cry for the actual shots he was just fine once I picked him up. He's a tough boy! I did remind him how many shots Mommy had to go through to make him but he didn't seem to care at that point!
Bo received a dose of baby Tylenol before his shots and we are keeping him on the Tylenol every 4 hours today to make sure that he does not have pain and does not develop a fever. So far he seems just fine -- he isn't even really cranky and was playing and having fun at Grandma's today while I went to work.
The doctor also said that Bo is free to try rice cereal anytime after March 20. I have researched
babyfood (what haven't I researched???) and it seems like Bo is ready. He can sit up with support, watches us eat and seems interested, etc. Dr. J said that the only real benefit of waiting is that it could decrease food allergies but if none run in our family it really isn't something we need to be really concerned about. I haven't made my final decision on this issue yet...
It's been a crazy few days. We were at the in-laws all weekend, which was fun and we enjoyed seeing many of Mike's family members, eating out and shopping, but it feels like we have been going non-stop since Friday -- not to mention the fact that we lost an hour in there somewhere!! Needless to say, Bo's taking a nap and I need one too! Instead, I'm off to fold laundry...
He weighs 15 lb. 3 oz and is 25 inches long. He is in the 70% percentile for weight and seems very healthy. No issues! The doctor says he is 'advanced for his age' since he is already starting to roll over from his tummy to his back and has 'excellent head control.' ( Woohoo! What mom doesn't like to hear that their baby is advanced?) Bo's biggest issue is dry skin but we are already working on that with this cream after baths.
Bo did great through the entire appointment. He smiled, cooed, and showed off his tummy-time skills. He was such a good boy -- it made Mommy proud.
Bo also had his first round of vaccines today. After doing some research we decided not to give Bo his first shots until his 4 month checkup. A big thanks goes out to Faith at Keeping the Faith for her advice and the recommendation of this book: What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Vaccines. After all of our research we did decide to go ahead and do the vaccines, just on a slightly different schedule than what many doctors prescribe.
He really did well with the shots. I know I was more upset and nervous than he was! Just a couple of sticks and while he did cry for the actual shots he was just fine once I picked him up. He's a tough boy! I did remind him how many shots Mommy had to go through to make him but he didn't seem to care at that point!
Bo received a dose of baby Tylenol before his shots and we are keeping him on the Tylenol every 4 hours today to make sure that he does not have pain and does not develop a fever. So far he seems just fine -- he isn't even really cranky and was playing and having fun at Grandma's today while I went to work.
The doctor also said that Bo is free to try rice cereal anytime after March 20. I have researched babyfood (what haven't I researched???) and it seems like Bo is ready. He can sit up with support, watches us eat and seems interested, etc. Dr. J said that the only real benefit of waiting is that it could decrease food allergies but if none run in our family it really isn't something we need to be really concerned about. I haven't made my final decision on this issue yet...
It's been a crazy few days. We were at the in-laws all weekend, which was fun and we enjoyed seeing many of Mike's family members, eating out and shopping, but it feels like we have been going non-stop since Friday -- not to mention the fact that we lost an hour in there somewhere!! Needless to say, Bo's taking a nap and I need one too! Instead, I'm off to fold laundry...