Week 9

Last Tuesday, Adam had his 8-week check up and vaccinations. The check up went well. He weighed 13.0 lbs and measured 23 in in height. We were not surprised by his weight gain since we are the ones who carry him around everyday. We know our little guy is growing fast!

His growth is quite amazing. Here is his growth and percentile history to date:

--- DATE -- ----- AGE -------- -- HEIGHT -- ---- WEIGHT -- ---- HEAD ----
02/01/2010 4 days 19.5 in 33% 6 lb 5 oz 10% 35.0 cm 28%
02/04/2010 7 days 6 lb 9 oz 10%
02/08/2010 11 days 19.5 in 18% 7 lb 1 oz 15% 36.0 cm 34%
02/11/2010 14 days 19.8 in 19% 7 lb 8 oz 19% 36.8 cm 44%
03/03/2010 4 wks 6 days 10 lb 1 oz 52%
03/30/2010 8 wks 5 days 23.0 in 54% 13 lb 0 oz 80% 41.3 cm 81%

Percentiles are a growth comparison of babies/children of the same age. The percentile is how many of an average hundred would the baby out-measure. So, if baby's height measures at 20% or 20th percentile, that baby is taller than 20 babies out of a hundred. It's to help chart a baby's growth.

So, the remarkable thing that I wanted to point out was how Adam was born into the 10th percentile in weight and is not in the 80th. Whoa, Baby!

Adam at 8 weeks old and wearing his size 6 months bug suit

Adam was not so happy when it came time for his shots. We had to wait for a while for the doctor, then again for the nurse to administer the shots after his exam. Adam was past his normal feeding time, so we were really trying his patience. And wow did we not win any favors when he did get the shots. He screamed and turned red and then gave us a mournful sobbing that said, "How could you let that happen to me?"

Afterward, he was worn out. We fed him and tucked him in at home. I had to drive into work, so it was just Matt and Adam alone at home. Apparently, the fussiness that was expected started about 3 hours after his appointment. He was inconsolable. Matt finally soothed him and got him fed and back to sleep, but when I got home a few hours later, he was upset again. Infant Tylenol and extra cuddling from Daddy and Mommy helped. A couple of days later, he was back to normal.