Well, we might not call him Dunstan the Monkey anymore, but Teague is definitely a "Chunky Monkey". Of course I say that with all the affection in the world! But my little chunker is 2 months old and weighs 15 pounds, 7 oz. He is 25 inches long and has a 15 1/2 inch head circumfernce. So for those of you keeping track, he has gained 5 pounds, 7 oz., grown 2 inches length-wise and his head has grown 2 inches since birth (his brain is getting so big because he is SOOO smart)! So all in all, he is in the 95th percentile for everything. What a big boy!
The shots went about as well as can be expected. He definitely DID NOT like them, but I didn't expect that he would. He SCREAMED bloody murder, but the second they were done he was fine and went to sleep. So he slept from 11:30 until 2:30, got up and ate, and is sleeping again. WOW! That's the most he is slept for a nap since he was a newborn! I am getting stuff done today! So I think he did pretty well.
Some things we did learn today: he has a herniated belly button - which I guess is normal and on most infants it will close on its own in the next year. That's good - we don't want surgery! Teague also has acid reflux, which I suspected as he was spitting up a lot, has a raspy voice and his spit up smelled a little acidic. Teague doesn't act as though it bothers him and again, he should grow out of it, so I opted out of doing any medication for it at this point. And lastly, he has a slight case of thrush that just won't go away, so he got his mouth "painted" with this medication that should make it go away. The first stuff he was on about 2 weeks ago made it better, but it didn't completely go away. Jen, his nurse, said he just looks like he has school spirit now (you know, Melrose Dutchmen colors are purple and gold - just like the Vikings)! Here is a picture of how terrible it looks after getting your mouth painted with that stuff:
So all in all, his 2 month birthday wasn't too bad. And even mommy didn't cry about the shots, so we can call it a good day because of that!
2 comments:
Hey--at least Teague will always have a chunky friend. And Milo's even shorter!!! But they both weighed 15lbs at 2months, fat babies are the way to go.
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Poor little man. Shots hurt. Glad to hear mommy didn't cry too.
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