Two Months Old!

 

Praysalyn my girl you are two months old now! I love you more and more every single day as we discover new things about each other.

You do NOT like to wake up, it takes you awhile to get the kinks out. But once those pretty blue eyes open we have a grand old time. You are able to see so much better and love to look outside, at lights, and fans. You forget sometimes that the fan is there and then rediscover it all over again, it is so fun to watch you get all excited!

We took you to see Dr Dews today for your two month wellness check. Here are the exciting stats, you’re doing so well!

Height: 24 1/4″ (97th percentile)

Weight: 13 lbs, 4 oz (97th percentile)

Head: 39.3 cm (70th percentile)

You also had to get your first round of shots today. It was tough, on both you and Mama! I’m so glad Daddy was there, he held you and talked to you while I sat in the chair and cried.

After I read what could happen if you didn’t have these I’m so glad you did though!

Diptheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis: Diptheria causes a thick covering in the back of the throat. It can lead to breathing problems, paralysis, heart failure and even death. Tetanus causes painful tightening of the muscles, usually all over the body. Pertussis (Whooping Cough) causes spellsso bad it is hard for infants to eat, drink, or breathe. These spells can last for weeks. It can lead to pneumonia, seizures, brain damage, and death.

Comvax (HepV/HIB): Hepatitis B can cause loss of appetite, diarrhea and vomiting, tiredness, jauntice, liver damage, liver cancer, death. This is the first anti-cancer vaccine because it can prevent a form of liver cancer. Haemophilus Influenzae Type b (Hib) can cause pneumonia, severe swelling in the throat, making it hard to breathe, infections of the blood, joints, bones, and covering of the heart. Before this vaccine about 20,000 children in the United States under 5 gov severe Hib and nearly 1,000 people died.

Polio: Polio used to be very common in the United States. It paralyzed and killed thousands of people a year before this vaccine. Although it has been 20 years since being reported in the US it is still common in other parts of the world.

Prevnar: Streptococcus Pneumonia is a leading cause of invasive and non-invasive bacterial disease in children of the U.S. Each year it accounts for 7 million cases of ear infections, 500,000 cases of pneumonia, 50,000 cases of bloodstream infections and 300 cases of bacterial meningitis.

So, I think a few tears are worth even the slim chance that you could get any one of these terrible things. Remember, Mama loves you!