Poor Kay... Yesterday was Kay's two month doctor appointment. She had to get the standard immunizations plus Hep B and a blood draw. She screamed during the shots, but seemed to recover quickly. I thought everything was 'OK' until we got home and she woke up. I was unable to get her to eat or sleep, her left leg was swollen, and she screamed in pain for the next 5 hours. My dad came over so he could hold her in one room and I could call the nurse in the other so she could hear me. I finally decided something was not right and took her back to the doctor. The doctor confirmed she was having some kind of reaction to the shot. Her recommendation was to split up the shots next time (one of the shots had 3 immunizations in one). This means she will get three additional pricks next time :( The doctor gave us the instructions of keeping a very close eye on her leg. If there was ANY more signs of redness, swelling, fever, or did not start eating to call them immediately. After about 8 hours we finally got her to calm down, eat, and get some rest. Poor little thing. I hope the next round go smoother...
On a happier note... Kay is now 5% in weight (8 lbs 11 oz), 20% in height (21.5 inches), and 8% in head circumference. Craig and I feel like she is HUGE now compared to when we brought her home. We are reminded at how much growing she still has to do when we think about how 3 of her 4 cousins on Craig's side were all born larger than she is now. The doctor gave her a well check-up and told us to keep having her eat, sleep, and grow! Is anyone surprised that she had the biggest growth in height??
Kay also learned a new trick. Craig says I am not allowed to say "learned" because it was clearly an accident. So... Kay "accidentally" accomplished a new trick. My friend Anna and I were watching Kay and she was on her tummy clearly struggling with some gas. All of a sudden she rolled over! I think we were as surprised as she was. She clearly did not know what just happened, but was happy with the outcome! I am sure it will be awhile before she "learns" to roll over :)
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