Vitals - Part 1

Here is the latest update from the Pediatrician:

Birth - 8lbs 5oz, 19 inches
One Month - 11lbs 4oz, 22 inches
Two Months - 13lbs 12oz, 23.5 inches

I always have a ton of questions when I take Wyatt to the doctor and my new Ped is extremely understanding, allowing me to ask the stupidest questions, taking more than an hour of her time, and never rushing me. I knew at the two month check up that he was due for some shots. What I didn't realize was that he needed four. Being the inquisitive human that I am, I made her explain each and every shot to me in detail. Being the good sport that she is, she did. Now, I am all for vaccinations. I want Wyatt to be as healthy as humanly possible but is it really necessary to pump him full of diseases this early in life. I think not. We decided to limit his shots to the ones that are absolutely necessary and save the others for later. So, this go around he got Hib (bacterial meningitis) and DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus, and whooping cough). We passed on Rotavirus (vomiting and diarrhea), which is new and excessive, and Polio. He will get Polio at 6-18 months. I am happy with our vaccine cocktail. Of course, Wyatt took the shots better than I did. He cried for about 10 seconds and I was visibly shaken for a good 3 hours.

Sleeping through the night is a stretch but he is doing much better. Wyatt is now on an every three hour feeding schedule which is heaven compared to how it was and usually when he first lays down he will go for 4, sometimes 4.5 hours. I might actually be a human on a schedule like that. However, he has started this new choking thing. Sometimes he will spit up in his sleep and gag on it for a little bit. He usually doesn't even wake up but I sure do. I am at the side of his crib before you can say 'snicker doodle', propping him up, and patting his back. I shock myself how quick I move. Anyway, last night he was crying and started having a choking fit. It lasted a lot longer then normal and I freaked out (or fruk out, the sleep deprived past tense of freak, which I have been using recently). Both Grandma's were here and they can attest to the color draining from my face and near tears. The Ped said its probably reflux, nothing serious, and not to worry unless he turns blue. Great! That's reassuring. Some things I will never be ready for.