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6 month doctor report

Last week I took Samantha for her 6 month check-up. She got an A+ all around!  Happy and waiting to see Dr. Walley…

6 month doctor

6 month doctor

Her stats: height 26.5 inches (75th to 95th%), weight 16 lbs, 12 oz (75th to 95th %) and head circumference 16 3/4 (50 to 75th %). That means she grew a full inch and gained a whole pound in only 1 month!

Compared to her brothers at 6 months: Maxwell was 26 and something inches long and 15 lbs, 13 oz. I’m a little surprised that Samantha is a full pound heavier than Maxwell was at this age. Spencer was 27.5 inches long and 18 lbs, 3 oz. (!) All healthy babies!

Samantha wasn’t too happy when I had to hand her over to Nurse Shelly to get weighed, but then she finally came back around and was pretty pleasant for Dr. Walley.

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6 month dr report

We’re always thankful for good doctor reports! I sure do love all 16 lbs, 12 oz of this chunky little baby!

6 month dr report

In other news, that night we gave Samantha baby food for the first time. She had some bananas and liked them…sort of.

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She’s growing up a little more every day!

 

Doctor Update

Samantha had her 4 month check-up on Monday….at 5 months old! We got off schedule but we’ll be back on track for her 6 month checkup. It was a good visit – Dr. Walley said she looks great! Her herniated belly button is healing itself on its own and she’s just a happy, healthy baby!

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She’s 15 lbs, 11 oz (75th to 95th%). Height is 25 1/2 inches (75th %) and head circumference is 16 (50th to 75th %). She’s not leading the pack in noggins like her brothers always did! Although hard to compare since she’s 5 months old, you’ll see below that she’s really similar in size to Maxwell. Spencer has – and I think will always be! – my bigger baby!  🙂

Maxwell at 4 months – 15 lbs, 26 inches long

Spencer at 4 months – 16 lbs, 11 oz, 26.5 inches long

Maxwell at 6 months – 15 lbs, 13 oz, 26.5 inches tall.

Spencer at 6 months – 18 lbs, 3 oz, and 27.5 inches long

The appointment was at 9:30 – smack dab in the middle of her morning nap time! As a result, she wasn’t the happiest camper when Nurse Shelly tried to weigh her! or when I tried to put her down on the table!

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But, she got happy thanks to a paci and did great for Dr. Walley.

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Now, when those shots got stuck in her leg? Not so happy. But, she then fell asleep and when we got home, I tucked her in for a nice, 3 hour nap!

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So thankful for good doctor reports!

 

2 month Doctor update

Samantha had her 2 month checkup last week. The good mother that I am totally forgot about and missed her 6 week checkup. Oops! Oh well, she seems to be doing just fine! Her stats – 11 lbs, 8 oz and 23 inches long with a head circumference of 15.5 cm.

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At Maxwell ‘s 2 month checkup he was very very close to Samantha at 11 lbs, 5 oz, 23.5 inches long with a big ole round head at 15.5 cm! I knew she was taking after her oldest brother!

Spencer’s 2 month checkup here. He was my little chubbo! 13 lbs, 8 oz! He was 23 inches tall with head circumference of 15.25 cm. He’s just his own person! 🙂

She does have a little herniated belly button. Apparently it’s pretty common in girls and should clear up on its own before she’s one. Not a big deal, just something to watch, but it does make her have quite the “outie” until it heals!

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I had to take both boys with me but everyone did great. Samantha was happy for the whole checkup until she had to get 4 shots in her chubby little legs. Poor baby girl. But, she took it like a champ and then took a fantastic nap that afternoon.

Here’s some cute faces I got while waiting for Dr. Walley…

happy!

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achoo!

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whaddya mean shots?!

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yep, I’m awesome!

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We love good doctor reports!

 

Friday!

TGIF! Although, it’s going to be a crazy weekend so I think I’ll actually be even happier when it’s Sunday!

Unfortunately, this week we had to make a trip to the doctor…

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For the record, Maxwell was 36.4 lbs and Spencer was 34! Maxwell had a cold last week with some congestion but was largely over it. However, he was complaining that his ear hurt so I took him in and he has a double ear infection! Spencer now has the same cold and is a snotty, wheezing mess.

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All we can really do for Spencer is a steroid and the oh so fun breathing treatments. Poor guy. One funny thing – I was rocking Spencer in the middle of the night when he was coughing so so so bad. He actually finally coughed up some of the junk all over me (gross) and then, in his half asleep state, said “Goodness!” just like I always say whenever one of the boys is coughing a lot. He then said, “Giant mess.” and I had to agree – and laugh. Sweet boy.

Another cute Spencer story I don’t want to forget…  Last week I was drying my hair while Samantha was asleep in her room and Spencer was playing with his trains downstairs. When I turned off my blow dryer, I heard Samantha crying so I went into her room only to see that Spencer had left his trains downstairs and had come up to her room to put the paci in her mouth when he heard her crying. He was kneeling beside her, sticking the paci in her mouth. I just about melted. Sweet boy indeed.

And a funny thing from Maxwell…on St. Patrick’s Day, we were playing outside and all of a sudden he said, “Look Momma! A clover and it has THREE sides! I think a Leprechaun must have come and planted it here last night!”  Ha!

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Also, Maxwell came home from school on Wednesday saying “Momma, I decided that I’m now going to marry Blair and let Max marry Lila. I was smiling at Blair all day today. Can she come over and play?” What????? Young love…

I guess I’ll give a little update on Samantha too. She had her first bottle this week when Susan kept her for a bit and drank it all down like a champ! Basically, she’s perfect.

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She’s also definitely doing better in the sleeping department. She’s really only waking to eat one around 3am and is doing much better sleeping in her chair. Not perfect yet but we’re getting there. I guess I should start letting her sleep in her own room. All in good time…

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Sorry, that post kind of went all over the place but those are some updates from around here! Hope you all have a great weekend!

Dermatologist

Happy Monday. A little follow up on our visit to the dermatologist last week…

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I got everyone all bundled up to head out in the 23 degree weather and we got there right on time…only to wait a full 30 minutes to see the nurse.  We then got to wait another 15 minutes to see the doctor. So, we finally saw the doctor around 11:00 for our 10:10 appointment. That is frustrating regardless, but even more frustrating when you have 3 little kids you’re trying to entertain and keep quiet!  Luckily, they did have a little “kid” area in the waiting room that kept them occupied for a bit…

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But, by the time we got back to the room, everyone felt about like this…

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And when the doctor came in, let’s just say that Spencer did NOT want to take his shirt off. Not at all.  Sweet Maxwell happily took his off to show Spencer it was ok but Spencer was having none of it. I basically wrestled him down and ripped it off – literally ripping the shirt I think – while the doctor watched. Good times. The diagnosis? Mild to medium eczema just as I expected. Here’s the protocol for anyone else dealing with this…

– Only use “free” detergents (Tide Free & Gentle), dryer sheets, and shampoos.

– Bathe as often as possible and don’t use liquid soaps. Dove bar is best. Use the soap at the very end of the bath. Only use “free” shampoo and conditioner like Free & Clear.

– After bath, pat him dry and – within 3 minutes!! (she really stressed the importance of 3 minutes!) – get them covered in the medicine and a good cream. Not lotion but cream such as Cetaphil, Vanicream, etc. Apparently the lotions in pump bottles have alcohol in them which are obviously drying. For the medicine, she gave us 2 different prescriptions – one to put on the spots when they are mild and then a steroid cream to put on the spots when they are bad.

We’ll do our best and hope it clears up once and for all! Even though Spencer threw a fit at the doctor, I did still take the boys to Moe’s – they deserved a treat!

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See you tomorrow!