Two Month Stats

Both Emily and I survived her 2 month checkup. She is a healthy, growing baby, and we no longer need to worry about her weight gain. Yay! Here are her stats from today's visit, along with her one month and 2 week stats for comparison (if you are interested in that sort of thing).

2 month: weight 9 lbs, 15.8 oz (24%) length 22 in (30%) head 15.25 in (43%)
1 month: weight 6 lbs, 15.5 oz (6%) length 20 1/2 in (32%) head 14.125 in (26%)
2 week: weight 6lbs, 6 oz (4%), length 20 in (35%) head 13.75 in (22%)

So as you can see, her weight and head circumference have both increased quite a bit in the last month! No wonder newborn clothing and diapers were so tight! The doctor said rapid weight gain like this is normal and expected, and she will probably continue to gain weight rapidly until around 6 months, when it will slow considerably.

Emily has a small umbilical hernia, which makes her belly button be an "outie" for now. This isn't uncommon in infants and should resolve by her 1st birthday.

There were 3 different vaccines Emily received today--2 shots and one oral vaccine. She drank the oral one with no difficulties. The two shots were given by two nurses at the same time, so at least there was just one traumatic minute. When we first got home, Emily seemed her normal self, but a few hours later, she seemed to be in some pain, so we gave her a dose of Tylenol, and will give her another dose before bed.

All in all, we are glad to know Emily is healthy and thriving, and I am glad to have the shots behind us, and now we have 2 full months of not worrying about dr. visits!