4 Month Visit, Shots and Skinny Bi!C#@&

Tuesday was Julia's 4 month check up. My baby is already 4 months...wow.

Weight: 13 lb. 12 oz  50 percentile for weight

Height: 24 in.  50 percentile for height

Head Circumference: 16 " 30 percentile - she gets her small head from Jarred I guess

Doctor said "she's just perfect".

She was in her normally happy mood when we got there. There was another woman there who had a baby about 2 months old and a 5 year old boy...maybe 6. He was running around the waiting room saying he can't wait to get his shot. I assumed he was on crack because what child....wait what human can't wait to get a shot.While I'm talking about this crazy child, let me explain that his mom was already back to her skinny prepreggers body. Who does that after have a baby 2 months ago???? No one that I know or that I like. (There is actually a girl in my bootcamp who had a baby 7 weeks ago and is SKINNY and complains about her weight. SHUT UP! I don't talk to her.)I secretly laughed to myself as she struggled to keep her 2 children quiet and under control. She may be skinny but her kids are crazy. Here's Julia so quiet and entertained by her little zebra and me with my 20 lbs to loose. We're calm and quiet enjoying our day. Then there's her. All skinny and dolled up but kids screaming and going wild. Granted I only have one baby and who knows how life will be when we have a second one but I wanted to find something wrong with her since I still have a Michelin tire to loose.

Julia had to get a shot so she got her shot, gave a squeal, I put her paci in, picked her up and the crying stopped. She's such a well adjusted and happy baby. Who knows how long this peaceful shot receiving will last but lets hope always.

This brings me to wild child boy that was in the waiting room. He was next door. OMG! You would have thought they were giving him electroshock therapy in there. He was screaming for 20 minutes and I am not exaggerating. The whole time we were at the doctor he was next door. He was screaming "please help me. Someone help me." You could hear his mom trying  to calm him but with no avail. He was screaming and screaming and his help me screams turned into "Oh my booboo....ooooohhhhhhhhhh".

Dear God,
When Julia is that age please, please, please let her know it's just a shot and that the world is not coming to an end. If you could make her not cry then great!
Sincerely,
Amanda

Shot days are spoiling days. No rules or restrictions and I will always be that way. Hopefully it will allow her to not be so anxious and crazy when it comes to getting a shot. I have heard plenty of babies/kids get shots at this point but none as crazy as this boy. Usually it's crying and stops. When I left this boy was still going on. They are probaby still there. God bless. That's what she gets for being so skinny already;-)

New Moon - New Adventure

Today Julia and I met my friend Julia and her new baby girl Piper to see a movie. Movie of choice - New Moon. I haven't read the books and am not a swooning teenager so why New Moon- I wanted to see what all the fuss is about. Okay, so I get it. Everyone loves vampires right now and I must admit that I am a huge fan of True Blood on HBO. I could see how this book/idea appeals to so many girls and women. I however, found myself wishing we would have seen Blind Side for a couple of reasons, mainly being I'm sure it would have been quieter.

This was not Julia's first trip to the movies. When she was only 4 weeks old we attempted to take her to see Quinton Terrentino's Inglourious Bastards. Let me stop you there before you ask what was I thinking - I was still on pain meds and hormones were still pumping through my body so I didn't put two and two together. It was super loud and scared the poor baby to the point we just had to leave. Plus we were still new to the whole calming the baby concept. So why did I choose New Moon with all it's loud wearwolves, vampires and theatrical music?

I assumed it was more of a lovey dovey kind of movie. Even those can get loud at a movie theatre. Julia did pretty well considering. She was overly due for a nap upon arrival but I refuse to be one of those moms tied to their child's sleep schedule. I gave her a bottle immediately and then she wanted to play. So here I am trying to "quiet play" with this baby. She let out one loud yell (which was a warning) and at that point I took her outside and walked her to sleep. She did get a 45 minute nap in somehow. I guess "sleeping like a baby" really does mean something. With violent wearwolves fighting in the background she somehow managed to stay asleep. With about 10 minutes left in the movie she woke up and became restless-I-am-so-over-this baby.

I must admit I was so glad when it was over. It was a movie much worthy of watching at the movies but with a 4 month old....not exactly relaxing.

On another note, I am proud of myself for taking her and managing her the whole time. It gives me sense of pride and accomplishment to know that I am figuring out this mother thing. Would I do it again? Maybe if the movie was a complete love story...sure.