Later That Night

After the shots had been in B's system he developed a fever. I'm going to brag for a moment...Braxton is a very easy going child. The only time that he lets out a cry or a scream is when he is hungry. That night no matter what we did for him he was not a happy camper. By the morning you could tell that he was tired of not feeling well. We had been alternating Tylenol and Benadryl. Yeah, we had reached the crapiness trifecta...shots, allergies AND teething.

Four Month Checkup

After our visit to cj, Braxton had his four month check up.

We had Braxton in his Halloween costume and the staff LOVED it!

The first vaccination went well.

Now if only the other three went as well.

Braxton got vaccinated for:
Diphtheria
Tetanus
Pertussis
Hepatitis B
Polio
Haemophilus Influenzae type b (Hib)
Pneumoccal Conjugate
Rotavirus

Four Month and Six Days Stats:
Height (well it's actually still length, right?): 25 inches
Weight: 14 pounds
Head Circumference: 43 centimeters

If you are a percentile person here you go:
Height: 49%
Weight: 28%
Head Circumference: 66%

At this visit everything looked good and so the doctor told us that we could start Braxton on baby food. Wait a moment!! Didn't we just start ceral a week ago? Braxton is growing up so fast! Well, fruits and veggies here we come.

Another Doctors Visit

I'm going to try to give details without giving too many gross details....I took yesterday off because Braxton had an upset stomach. We realized that his tummy was upset when we went and picked him up on Monday at daycare. There they told us that we had 5 "dirty" diapers. Yeah, I said 5 and all within a 9 hour period. When we took him home he would pass gas and "stuff" would come out the sides of the diaper. After he passed gas he would let out a sigh of relief. We decided that I should take him to the doctor to just make sure that it wasn't something worse then a stomach bug.

We were taken back to the exam room pretty quickly, but once we were there we had to entertain ourselves for a while. We had tummy time, we read books, we played with toys and of course Braxton nibbled on his hand.

When the doctor came in she looked at B's ears (clear), throat (clear), groin area (clear). Since everything was cleared the doctor decided to also do a hearing recheck on Braxton. He needed a follow up after three months so she thought that this was a good time to do it. Braxton needed the hearing test follow up since there was a history of deafness in the family: Jeremy's father wore a hearing aid in one ear his entire life. I am happy to report that Braxton passed his second hearing test and that we wont need another one until is his ready to start school (unless there is a concern).

Somethings Not Right

Braxton has been changing up his cries on us lately, but he wasn't acting "sick." However, my mom instincts knew that something just wasn't right. So on Saturday morning I took B to the doctor's office and sure enough, after only a few short weeks at daycare he had his first ear infection. Here comes the pink stuff!

Two Month Check Up

After lunch with Daddy we went to the library where Baby B and I hung out until it was time for his Doctor's appointment.


Now onto Braxton's Stats...
Two Months One Day
Weight: 11 pounds and 4 ounces
Length: 22.5 inches


For those of you who want to know all about the percentiles here you go...
Height is within the 41%
Weight is within the 47%
Head Circumference is within the 44%

To see how far Braxton has come since his last check up click here.


Despite what the picture above shows, Braxton did very well with his shots. He recieved the Polio, Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis, Hepatitis B and Pneumococcal Conjugate vaccines.

On a side note: On Braxton's growth chart there was a section for Body Mass Index. I just can't believe that obesity is such an epidemic that Pediatricians now have to measure it.