Tuesday, March 2, 2010

2-Month Well-Baby

Claire and I had our well-baby visits today; her belated 2-year and my 2-month. She went first, and then I was laid out on the table. My numbers:
  • Height: 23.75 inches (70%)
  • Weight: 11 lbs 8oz (50%)
  • Head: 14.75 inches (10%)
I guess the peanut-head Pees will continue to run in our family (this line of it anyways). What's interesting is that Claire's head was the exact same size at her 2-month, but her percentage was 20%. Hmmm ... I wonder if it's different for boys than girls. As for the rest, I guess the reason why people always declare what a big baby I am is because I'm long? Or maybe it's the chipmunk cheeks. :)

Yes, I realize the bear will always be smaller.
Question is, how MUCH smaller?

After checking me out (everything looked great), Dr. Frank had rolled me onto my tummy and was just telling Mommy and Daddy how in the next 2 months I should start lifting my head and looking around and ... "oh!", he remarked when he saw me gazing around. "Boys do often hit their physical milestones more quickly". Freakishly strong neck, I'm telling you!

More on heads, the last few days Mommy has been forcing me to look towards the left more because she thinks I favor looking to the right. Whenever she holds me upright, I want to owl-turn my head to the right to look around. Well, Dr. Frank confirmed that my head's shape favors one side more but probably won't need a helmet as long as they continue to alternate how they hold me (right-handers naturally favor their left arms so that their stronger arm is free to do stuff), roll-up a blanket to tilt me when I sleep, and stretch my neck to the left more as exercise. Sheepishly, Mommy also realized that she'll need to turn the direction I face in the Ergo since I spend so much time in there when she's chasing Claire around. Guess I'll be getting a new view soon!

When it came time for shots, the nurse asked whether to have me or my big sis go first. My parents decided her, which was probably a good idea because I had no idea what was going on when it was my turn, and my "ouch! that hurt!" exclamation was enough to distract Claire from her boo-boo and stopped her crying.

Am I any taller if I stretch my arm up like this?

Our March photo album has been posted, so make sure you visit it often for new pictures!

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