2 Month Appointment

So Nikos is exactly 8 weeks today, and we took him for his two month doctor's appointment. Which means he got shots, and lots of them! :( Poor little guy! He had to get four injections into his little legs: DTP, polio, pneumococcal conjugate, and Hib (Haemophilus influenza type b), and they made him drink the rotavirus vaccine. Luckily, we gave him a little bit of pain reliever before the appointment, and he handled everything surprisingly well. He face turned brick red during the injections, but calmed down fairly quickly afterward. He went to sleep the minute I started the car engine, woke up to eat once we got home, and then went right back to sleep. I'm not sure if it's the result of the shots or if it's because he has napped poorly all day (or a combination of the two), but I'll take it! (So nice after yesterday-- he was fussy and wouldn't let me put him down most of the day. My back still hurts!)

At any rate, our baby boy continues to grow nicely. His head circumference and length are both around the 50th percentile, and his weight is at the 75th (12 pounds, 12 ounces!). His pediatrician says he's doing very well and looks really healthy. She asked if he was smiling back at us yet (yup), tracking objects as they move (yup), and if he was lifting his head (he's been doing that since day 1, to an extent!). So he's hitting all his developmental milestones right on target, which is awesome! Go baby go!

Anyhow, time for me to go and watch some TV for the first time in days... Time for a rest! In the meantime, enjoy this photo of the little munchkin that I took this morning! His outfit is a little big for him, but he's still the cutest baby ever! :)