Anyway, Connor had a great 4 month check-up today. Here are his stats:
Length: 25 3/4 inches (67th %)
Weight: 17 lbs (77th %)
Head Circumference: 42 1/2 cms (38th %)
Connor is still not as heavy as his uncle Dan was, though his Marmee was encouraging him to chunk up and beat him. Hahaha. Dan, you win the prize as a 17lbs 15ozs 4-month old. We all know the chub didn't last for you. :)
I should mention that Connor also moved on up into size 3 diapers - the size 2 were not holding up any longer. Thankfully, when I made that decision last week, there was already a giant box in the closet that my parents had gotten for us just after Connor was born. Apparently they knew it wouldn't be long before we'd put them to good use. Thanks, Mom and Dad!
I mentioned in my last post that Connor had gotten a cold, which he's still battling, and then of course two days later I got a stomach bug. This is the 2nd time in about 5 weeks. What gives?
I won't elaborate but let me just say the worst part of it was that Saturday morning ended my 12 year glorious streak of not throwing up...the last time it happened was Superbowl Sunday 1999 - I was at dinner with my high school swim team and had to have my mom come pick me up (hello 10th grade I couldn't even drive yet) about 7 minutes before kickoff and then we didn't even make it home...I was puking on the side of the highway. I really do hate throwing up and would do anything to avoid it...but there are much worse things in life so I'm done reminiscing/wallowing now!
Back to Connor's doctor. Thank GOD the cold was not in his chest or ears, so no big worries. I had to fill out a questionnaire about all the delightful things he does or does not do at this point in his little life. At the beginning it says, "Please take the time to try each activity with your child before marking your answer." The survey looks a little like this...
"Does your baby chuckle softly?" __Yes __Sometimes __Not Yet
I was told I should fill it out while waiting for the doctor. There's at least 25 questions like this. I'm supposed to make Connor "chuckle softly" before I can answer that? Gee whiz!
So I ask the nurse, "Am I supposed to really try these things with him before answering?" (while he's in his diaper at the doctor's office either in my lap or laying on the crunchy white sheet?). She laughs, "No, no, you can just answer if you've ever seen him do those things." She must've thought I was a total bimbo...but listen, I'm a pretty good reader, and I tend to follow instructions, and that is clearly what it said to do. Maybe they need to make a slight adjustment on those forms!
Okay I'm getting a little long-winded here sorry. So we saw our awesome pediatrician and she asked me if he was rolling, tracking, etc. etc. and then she asked if he reached for or batted at anything over his head and of course I tell her that he loves those arches and how I put him down for 5 seconds and he grabs the monkey off and bites it and she makes this face and says, "He grabs and puts things into his mouth?! That's a 6 month skill!" So in my mind I think, "Psh, he's been doing that for a month...and...Go Connor go Connor go!" but I just say, "Yeah!" Just watch though...he won't walk til he's 2 but he'll be the best kid in town at putting things in his mouth (hehe kidding kidding)! Then while the doc was trying to look at his nose, eyes, ears, etc. he's grabbing her shirt, her stethoscope, her look in the ears thing (Jill! Are you reading this?! I need the only doctor in my family to tell me what that is called!)...pretty much anything he can get his hands on. It was all I could do not to burst out laughing but he was giving her a hard time and finally I had to hold his hands while he lurched his head away from her - she is super gentle and was just trying to check his ears but he was not thrilled at all.
He calmed down after that episode and then the nurse came in to do his immunizations and one of them was given orally in a little squeeze tube (I wish all of them were). She said, "I'll just try a little first, I know it tastes bad." So she squeezes a little into his mouth and next thing I know he grabs her hand with both of his hands and pulls it towards his mouth like, "YUM! Lemme try some more of THAT!" and she said, "Whoa! Okay! I'll let you do it, I'll just squeeze!" Hahaha he cracks me up. Unfortunately then she gave him a shot in each adorable thigh and it was an immediate 180 from smiles to screams. Oh well, like I said, those awesome shots stink.
If you scrolled down to find a picture I don't have any today. Connor and I send you hugs and kisses instead, come back another day! :)
