Connor: Four Month Check-up

      Connor had his 4 month check-up this morning, so we woke up earlier than normal. While I got ready, he layed quietly in his crib.

My poor boy has no idea what's about to happen in a couple hours.

     Aaron was able to get time off work to go with me to his appointment. I am so thankful that his unit is very "family friendly" and allows him to go to appointments with me. 

 Waiting to be seen at the clinic.

      After they called us back, the nurse checked his weight, height, vitals, and went over developmental questions with us. He weighed 8.2 kg, which makes him 18 pounds 1 ounce! He is in the 93% for weight. His nurse and doctor couldn't believe how much he weighs since he wasn't a very big baby when he was born. They told me to keep up the good work. I was worried that I was feeding him too much, but they assured me he is fine.

Putting his diaper back on after he was weighed.

After they weighed him, they measured him to get his length. He was 25 1/2 inches. He's in the 73% for length. He was moving a lot, so I am not sure how accurate his length is.

Daddy helped the nurse get his length.

 Relaxing with daddy while mommy talked to the nurse.

      After we got done meeting with the nurse, we went into another room and talked with his pediatrician. I love her! She is so great with him and answered all of my questions... I had a lot :)

He was very interested in his doctor.

 He sat with me while I talked to his doctor.

      After we got done with his appointment, we had to take him to a different part of the clinic to get his 4 month immunizations. This is the part I hate the most and reason I really like for Aaron to go with me. He holds Connor while they give him the shots and I stand back holding a bottle so he can eat as soon as they are done.

 Before shots- he is nice and happy even though you can't tell.

 After shots- he is exhausted from crying :(

Proof! He has 2 more bandaids on his other leg.

    Besides shots, his 4 month check-up went great! He is right on track and his pediatrician assured me that it's fine if he is a little slower at reaching his milestones (rolling over, sitting, crawling). Bigger babies just tend to take a little more time, and there is nothing wrong with that!