Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Six Month Check Up Stats


Hello all! Henry had his 6 month check up yesterday and the doc said he looks great. He weighs 15 pounds 4 ounces and is 27 inches long. The weight measured against other 6 month olds only puts him in the 10th percentile, but measured against 5 month olds in the 35th. The height is in the 30th percentile for 6 month olds and 50th for 5 month olds. He got two vaccinations yesterday - DTaP and Hib. The DTap is for diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough) and is the first of three he needs for him to be fully protected against those diseases. The hib is for a really common flu-like disease that causes vomiting and diarrhea and does kill children in other parts of the world, but here is typically treatable. Miserable to have, but treatable. The DTaP vaccine contains aluminum but the Hib does not, so I felt good about him getting those two together. He actually didn't react as much as I thought he would. Of course he screamed and cried as she was giving him the shots, but she was super fast and I nursed him right afterward and he stopped crying quickly. He was a little more fussy than usual last night but no fever or any other noticeable side effects.
I have a picture to post along with this so stay tuned! Ok, here's the picture...you can just barely make out his battle wound - the little bandaid on his left thigh where he got the shots!

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