Shots, Round 3

Macy had a well baby visit on Thursday, 08/27. We didn't even attempt to take Jadon. We're just playing with fire taking him into a doctor's office, when we always seem to have to sit around in the tiny room for a minimum of 30 minutes. Ummm...they do realize we're dealing with babies/toddlers here, right???

Anyway, now that Macy is nearly 7 months old, she can be quite the little handful herself! She squirmed more than she ever has, going from sitting to crawling position on the table every 10 seconds. She went to war with the sterile paper too. The paper most certainly lost. I was ready to yell out the door and tell the doctor, I may lose my mind, if he took another five minutes! Good thing she's cute as a button :)

Here are her stats:

Weight --- 16lbs. 5 oz. (55th percentile)

Length --- 27" (90th percentile)

Head Circumference --- 17" (75th percentile)

I suppose it's sort of a tradition now for me to video my kids getting their shots. Hopefully there are no emotional scars later on...images of Mommy with a camera, as they lay on an exam table kicking and screaming :/ Ah well...here's the clip.

Just as we knew, Macy has "thinned out" lately. Each week seems to offer it's own varying degree of baby chub, depending on how much she's eaten and crawled. We were surprised to see that her head was so large because her face looks so tiny, compared to other babies. The nurse said it may be because she is more in proportion than other babies. Could be. We're happy. She's healthy, cute, sweet, smiley, growing, etc. We are thankful to God for all of these things, and ask for His continued provision. What more could we ask for than healthy, happy babies? Life is good :)

Tag Teamin'

We were so fortunate that our doctor's office was able to schedule both Jadon and Macy for back-to-back appointments today...Macy for her second round of immunizations and Jadon for his 2-yr-old well visit.

Thankfully (as we assumed) both of them are doing very well :) They are physically, intellectually and emotionally where they are supposed to be. They don't ask about the spiritual stuff, but we're working on area too ;) Parenting is one tough, all-consuming, 24/7 job, folks! Wow! The rewards are endless though and far better than ANY material possession, I assure you.

Here are the stats for Miss Bleubelle:

Weight --- 15lbs. 5oz. (75th percentile)
Length --- 25 1/2" (90th percentile)
Head --- 16cm (20th percentile) Beetle Juice, Beetle Juice, Beetle Juice!


I was a little worried about Jadon's reaction to being back in the office, before we left. He threw a minor fit, when he simply had to be weighed the last time. I'm sure it was odd for him to strip down to his underwear in front of complete strangers in an office with all sorts of weird equipment around. He did get a little clingy a few times, but overall did great (no tears at least!).

Here are the big man's stats:

Weight --- 28lbs. (50th percentile)
Height --- 35 1/2" (65th percentile)
Head --- 20cm (95th percentile HUUUUGE!!!) We definitely knew this one because we bought him a hat for summer a two months ago, and now it is too tight :/ Big brains, right? All the better to learn with, my dear ;)

I'm so in love with these two little people!

And what kind of mother would I be not to post a video of Macy getting her shots? Aweful, I know, but you never know, she might want to see them one day...when she is a mommy herself. I'll have to say, "I know it's hard, but see? I made it through all of this stuff with you and Jadon and (___fill in names of 3rd and 4th kids)." Haha :)

She actually did AWESOME! I was prepared for the same reaction as last time, but she SMILED at us, during the 1st shot and only cried for a few seconds with the 2nd (and that is the one that "burns").