Two-Month Checkup

Yesterday was Maddie's two-month checkup and boy has she grown! She's 13 pounds, 6 ounces and 23.2 inches long. That puts her in the 80th percentile for weight and 75th for height. When we were at the doctor for her one-month checkup, she was in the 75th for weight and 25th for height, so we're definitely glad to see that her proportions are becoming more even. This also means that she's grown two inches in one month. We definitely felt like she was getting longer because we had to move her out of all of her 0-3 month clothes because she couldn't straighten her legs in the sleep-n-plays and her pants looked like floods. Looks like she's also catching up to the estimate our OB made during my pregnancy that she would have very long legs (she was always in the 97th-99th percentiles for length during my pregnancy).

The doctor seemed impressed with her head strength--when she put her on the table to test it out, Maddie skillfully held up her head and chest for an extended period of time, and had the doctor not been standing there to stop her, probably would have rolled off the table! We were glad that she was in a show-off mood because it would have been embarrassing after we told the doctor how strong she is if she just face planted into the table.

We asked about her teeth, and the doctor said that sometimes teeth move into position early, but don't necessarily come through quite yet. But, for some kids they do. So we'll just have to wait and see! Otherwise, we'll be investing in teething bib stock.

We also asked about the bump she has had on her neck since birth, and we were referred to a dermatologist who is going to decide whether we should do something about it. The pediatrician thinks it's harmless, so fingers crossed it either goes away or it's an easy fix.

At her two-month checkup, Maddie got two shots and one oral vaccine, and she did great! She was pretty mad after the pokes in each leg, but calmed down pretty quickly once it was over. The only effect she seemed to have from the shots was a bit of fussiness during the day. She also made a whining/crying noise that I've never heard before, and it made us feel terrible. So she got lots of extra snuggles and kisses to help her feel better.