Just wanted to update friends and family on Baby's vitals, since she had her 6 month appointment today! She is 28 inches tall (98th percentile for height), 19 lbs 2 oz (95th percentile for weight), and her head circumference was 45 cm (average for her ht/wt). I'm told she's doing great, very healthy, and developing as she should!
She also had to get three shots today (DTaP, Hep B, and Polio in one; PCV13, and the flu), plus Rotavirus orally, and that was no fun. It gets less fun as she becomes more aware too, since she is upset for longer :-( But seeing her cry for a few minutes is far better than seeing her cry for days or weeks from being really sick, and of course better than any of the horrible outcomes associated with those diseases! The nurse also used longer needles this time so the vaccines would go into her muscle rather than under the skin. I think it was probably more painful initially, but the reason is that the first couple rounds of vaccines gave her some painful, localized swelling, which is more likely when the vaccine lies just under the skin.
Obligatory vaccination opinion post to come...
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