the 2-month check-up and the dreaded round of shots

i finally had my 2 month checkup at 11 and a half weeks. i know, they dont match. that's how pretty booked my pedia is.

we were seen by dr. womack once again on wednesday. and everyone who saw us at the clinic were all surprised at how much i've grown. yeah, i am a chunky one. with an official weight and height (measured that day) of 11 lbs 10 oz and 22 and 3/4 inches, i was placed at the 50th percentile for both (which used to be 25th and 10th, respectively, from my 2-week chkup). mind you, they are charts for big american babies so i really am getting at par with them blue-eyed lil ones. well, my head is still on the lower percentile but it still increased in size. hey, ambabies really have bigger heads.

from dr. womack's usual routine, everything was a-ok. she even complimented me on my growth development going on at a higher slope, and my good neck support. she encouraged me to love tummy time more. she said i can rollover pretty soon if i will just be religious with tummy time. oh well, i will try, i said TRY, to not cry during that time. and as usual she loves my killer dimple and she made me smile a lot that day to see that.

the smile faded away though when this mean lady nurse took me and had me take this liguid yucky medicine orally (and who said they taste sweet and good?!). i gagged most of them out! that's actually the first time that i took something that is not milk, and not coming from my mom or a nippled bottle. yakers! i took a little bit though and she said that it's ok as long as i took some.

then the most dreaded part came... the vaccinations! there were 3 shots to be done, and seeing how long the needles were, dad looked away and stepped back. "di ko kayang tingnan... nakakaawa ang anak ko e", he said. and i thought that would be coming out of mom's mouth. she watched bravely though and the nurse did a good job in administering all 3 shots really quick! i cried loud and hard, but as soon as dad carried me, i stopped at an instant. then i was a happy baby once more.

here's a video of how i was telling dad about how i felt and how mean that lady was!

the whole day i just slept coz i was so exhausted! i didn't catch a fever but i really felt tired. my parents were actually surprised that i didn't mind being in my carseat. yup, no tears. i just slept.

when i woke up, we were at sears. apparently, they want my picture taken for my passport application. at sears studio, i didn't mind being photographed. and because of that, they scheduled our christmas family portrait session on the 22nd. mom's all excited, looking at the infant's formal dresses at sears so that i will look really lovely on our session. they were eyeing this one particular christmas dress but nothing in-stock fits me. so they ended up buying 2 casual ones instead (50% off, that's why). mom said that they'll just look at other stores for cute formal dresses. yeah, this is why mom is grateful for having a daughter! haha.

alrighty, signing off til my next update!