Levi had his 2 month checkup at the doctor yesterday and Dr. Perry (whom we love!) gave him a hearty clean bill of health!
Here's his recent stats:
Weight: 11 lbs. 8.5 oz - 35%
Length: 23 in. - 40%
Head: 15.75 in. - 45%
We were a little concerned that the percentages were low, but Dr. Perry assured us that he's growing just fine. He was born in the 20% in all these areas, so for him to jump up to these percentages shows he's doing great! Mike and I decided some of our paranoia was due to the fact that all the babies we know recently are big and top out the charts on percentages.
We told Dr. Perry that Levi is visually tracking past the midline (he follows objects to 180 degrees) and he said that's actually a little more advanced for his age - most 2 month olds can only go 90 degrees, so his visual abilities are developing nicely.
Then came the hard part. The poor little guy had to endure his first set of immunizations - Five, yes FIVE, shots in the legs. Mike referred to it as a "baby mugging" because 2 nurses came in and poked him with 5 needles in record time - it was over within 5 seconds. Poor guy screamed like there was no tomorrow! I'm certainly glad they did it quickly because it was just as traumatic for Mike and me. He had two doses of tylenol to help the pain throughout the day and they warned that he might be fussy, but he just slept and slept. Today he seems to be back to his happy self.
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Big, big man! That's all outstanding news. Congratulations on making it through the first set of immunizations - those suckers are the hardest.
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