I brought Sarah to her 4-month wellness checkup at Kaiser yesterday. Lesson #1: Don't schedule baby's check-up during her nap time. Appointment was at 3:00pm; Sarah fell asleep in the car at 2:30pm. She was a little irritated when we got there, but being so nosy, she kept herself awake and quiet. Nurse called us in and we did the usual measurements. Sarah was absolutely fine during this whole time. Brought her back to the room & then the doc came in. Lesson #2: Do not, I mean DO NOT let anyone look baby in the eyes for a long time when she's at the height of her Stranger Anxiety phase. This was an important lesson to learn!! Sarah went hysterical... she cried, kicked, screamed, had rows and rows of tears falling down her cheeks, turned beet red, coughed, the whole nine yards. The entire Pediatric wing heard her cry & probably thought I am the worst mommy ever...
The screamfest lasted forever. (Well, it's maybe for about 10-15 minutes, but it seemed like an eternity). For the life of me, I could not calm her down. The ABC song didn't work. The pacifier didn't work. The hugging, the swaying, the patting, you name it. Nothing worked. She was besides herself... she has NEVER cried so hard before. Doc had to leave the room so I can have a few minutes to calm her without her being present. I finally put her back into the stroller, let her cry it out while pushing the stroller back and forth. This calmed her a little bit although she would still cry out once in a while. Doctor came back in and we continued our conversation. It was so unfortunate that she wasn't able to examine Sarah thoroughly since Sarah was crying so hard during the examination! But her stats (below) are good & she's gaining weight as projected...so doctor didn't have any concerns. Sarah's vomiting seems to have improved since we switched to Enfamil. Before, she would at least vomit once a day. Now, she maybe vomits once a week, if even.
We proceeded into another room for Sarah's immunization shots. I was thinking to myself, "oh no, here we go again..." But surprisingly, she barely cried at all!! She cried when the 1st shot went in, and then by the end of the 3rd shot, she was already pretty much done crying. 30 seconds at most? I was impressed. Got her back to her stroller & into the car without hearing another peep from her. In fact, she fell asleep before I even made it out of the parking structure. Poor baby - probably too tired and sleepy from all the commotion! She's tired?! She sure tired me out!
Growth percentiles (4 months - 1 week)
Weight: 13 lb 14.5 oz (51%)
Length: 25.5 inches (87%)
Head circumference: 16.7 inches (84%)
Here is a picture of Sarah, in the elevator - tired & worn-out. She normally doesn't take the pacifier, but on this day, she did.
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