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Pediatrician Appointment
Dec. 30th, 2008 10:17 pmWe had an appointment with Dr. Mike this morning. It went pretty well - the only slight problem was that Tai's ginormous head has gotten even bigger. For the first time Dr. Mike paused about its growth. There was mention of hydrocephalus, though Tai's soft spot was too small to check through that. But Tom pointed out that he had a big head as a baby (and still does), and my cousin Jim also had the big baby head. Fortunately Dr. Mike pointed out that Tai didn't seem to have any of the other symptoms, and said, "This is me, not worrying." But of course I'm a first-time Momma and I'm still slightly concerned.
Tai's growing like a weed - he's 26 pounds, 4 oz and 30 inches long. His head is 40 cm. He had to get his second vaccination as well - should have had more but I was lazy about making appointments. I'm still a little worried about the long term effects of vaccination ingredients, like aluminum, so it's not only laziness. It's also procrastination and the desire to really allow time to pass between injections. He got the pneumococcal vaccine (he was also supposed to get the HIB vaccine, but apparently the office had run out). He only cried for a few seconds during and after the injection and Tom was there to hold him so I didn't have to. (Next month will be my turn, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.)
The hardest thing for him was when he had to have his blood drawn for the lead test. It's standard procedure, and Tom wanted him to be tested anyway, since our house is old. We had to wait for nearly an hour at St. Luke's, but Tai didn't mind watching all of the people who were also waiting and he also pushed his stroller around the hallway for a bit. Poor kid has my veins with their tendency to hide somewhere deep in the recesses of our arms. Tom said the lab guy had to poke around in there for a bit to get one. He also seems to have my stomach for needles; Tom said he just watched while the blood was drawn. He cried a little, but Tom said that was because he had to hold his arms immobile. I was, of course, hiding in the hallway. I can take whatever procedure being done to myself, but it's a whole other story when it comes to Tai. I know it's for his own good, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
Tai didn't seem to suffer any ill effects from the vaccine, though he was a bit grumpier than usual. Though that could be because his naps were screwed up. To make it up to him we went to Balboa park for a little while this evening, so he got to play on a whole new set of playground equipment. Actually the park was pretty cool. They had rock climbing walls and a little school bus to climb on and a swing that looks like a chair. I can't wait to take him back when he's older and able to walk and climb. We're going to have the best times.
Tai's growing like a weed - he's 26 pounds, 4 oz and 30 inches long. His head is 40 cm. He had to get his second vaccination as well - should have had more but I was lazy about making appointments. I'm still a little worried about the long term effects of vaccination ingredients, like aluminum, so it's not only laziness. It's also procrastination and the desire to really allow time to pass between injections. He got the pneumococcal vaccine (he was also supposed to get the HIB vaccine, but apparently the office had run out). He only cried for a few seconds during and after the injection and Tom was there to hold him so I didn't have to. (Next month will be my turn, but we'll cross that bridge when we come to it.)
The hardest thing for him was when he had to have his blood drawn for the lead test. It's standard procedure, and Tom wanted him to be tested anyway, since our house is old. We had to wait for nearly an hour at St. Luke's, but Tai didn't mind watching all of the people who were also waiting and he also pushed his stroller around the hallway for a bit. Poor kid has my veins with their tendency to hide somewhere deep in the recesses of our arms. Tom said the lab guy had to poke around in there for a bit to get one. He also seems to have my stomach for needles; Tom said he just watched while the blood was drawn. He cried a little, but Tom said that was because he had to hold his arms immobile. I was, of course, hiding in the hallway. I can take whatever procedure being done to myself, but it's a whole other story when it comes to Tai. I know it's for his own good, but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
Tai didn't seem to suffer any ill effects from the vaccine, though he was a bit grumpier than usual. Though that could be because his naps were screwed up. To make it up to him we went to Balboa park for a little while this evening, so he got to play on a whole new set of playground equipment. Actually the park was pretty cool. They had rock climbing walls and a little school bus to climb on and a swing that looks like a chair. I can't wait to take him back when he's older and able to walk and climb. We're going to have the best times.
