Henry's 4 Month Check up

Yesterday was Henry's four month check up. Todd and I were very excited to see how much Henry had grown. Henry wasn't in any rush to go to the doctor's. He slept in so much that I finally had to wake him up to get him ready for his big day. I think he was still catching up on his sleep from having his friend Lillian over for the weekend. Henry was very happy to see his doctor. He gave her lots of smiles and showed off his new moves. He was really active on the table both on his back and his tummy. She said he looked great and was right on track. After that point, the visit quickly became less fun for all of us. The nurse first gave him oral medicine that Henry quickly spit up and wanted nothing to do with. Then a second nurse came in to give him his vaccines (four vaccines that were luckily put into two shots). Henry quickly went from a happy baby to a very sad one. As soon as the shots were done, I swooped in to give my baby as much love as I could. Eventually, we were able to calm him down. I'm glad that Henry is too little to remember these shots! After the appointment, Henry seemed his normal self for about an hour. Once nap time hit, he became very upset again. I think his little body was sore. He did go down for a short nap only to wake up again in pain. Seeing him in pain was so incredibly hard for me. Finally the tylenol kicked in and he was able to relax while I was holding him. Eventually, he feel asleep in my arms. For two hours, I didn't move. I wanted my baby boy to get as much needed rest as he could and I didn't want him to wake up feeling sad again. Henry had a mild fever yesterday, but I'm very happy to report that my boy is back today! I'm so glad that his fever broke and he is back to his old too cute for words self! Speaking of Henry...he is up from a nap, gotta go!

His new digits...

weight: 16 lbs 8 oz 75th to 90th percentile

height: 26 in 75th to 90th percentile