Shot Day

I took Hayden to the pediatrician today to get his 8-week shots. He had the best little time at the doctor's office. He got weighed and measured and must have thought that the doctor's office was just beautiful, because he was spellbound by everything in there. He just cooed and laughed and smiled at just about everything and everyone in there...he's a little ham! And, boy, has he grown! He weighed 7 lb, 1 oz when he was born and now weighs 12 lb, 4 oz. He's grown 3 inches in 6 weeks and has gone from the 25th percentile in height to the 75th percentile! That must be why his little 3 month clothes are almost getting too short already!

Dr. Myers, his pediatrician, is just great and was really pleased with how he is doing and how he looks. Other than a case of cradle cap and seborrheic dermatitis (just a little rash that goes along with cradle cap), he looks healthy as can be! Hayden really enjoyed smiling really big at Dr. Myers. Apparently, he didn't know what was coming...because, before he knew it...

In came the shot lady! Oh no! His happy trip to the doctor's office was soon over as he got all of his shots. He really did good, though. He screamed pretty hard when he was getting his shots but calmed down pretty quickly afterwards when he got his pacifier. Since getting his shots, he woke up just long enough to eat and is back to sleep. He cried a lot and wanted me to hold him while he was going to sleep, so he must not be feeling too good. Poor little guy!

The good thing about the 8-week shots is that he can officially now be around other little children in large groups. Oh, we've been getting out and about a whole lot...because I'm not one of these moms that can sit inside all the time. I figure he'll get sick at some point, and we might as well go ahead and build up his little immune system. But, he hasn't been able to go to Sunday School at church or go to Mother's Day Out yet. He'll get to go to his Sunday School class on Sunday (he went with Chris and I to our class this past Sunday), and he'll start Mother's Day Out at First Baptist in Clinton next week. He'll be able to go to that on Tuesdays and Fridays from 9 am - 2 pm to give mom a chance to travel for work or just to give me a little free time to run errands without having to lug around a car seat. Even though it's not like he can really play with little children or anything, I think he'll really enjoy being around other little kids...it will give him some different faces to look at every once in a while.