Doctor Visits
Tuesday March 10, 2009
Hospital Visit:
Her temperature went up to 103 tonight and we couldn't get it down so we took her to the ER. We waited 3 hours and decided to call it on account of a baby being there that hit his head in the tub and was throwing up and couldn't walk hadn't been seen for over 5.5 hours. Yay Emergency Rooms!!!!
We did manage to get her temp down around 100. That's where it stayed all night.
Tuesday March 10, 2009
Sick Visit:
She had her shots yesterday and she just wasn't acting right today. She was warm, coughing and had a hard time standing up in her crib this morning so I took her back to the doctor. They dismissed it as a reaction to her shots yesterday.
Monday March 9, 2009
Age: 1 year 3 months 1 week
Length: 35 inches
Head:
Weight: 24 lbs 8 oz
Well Visit:
She got more shots today and she cried like they were cutting her leg off with a butter knife!!! They say that she won't need anymore shots for a while, thank goodness! I don't know how many more I can handle. The doctor said she is growing well, but she's in the 90th percent tile for height. She's a tall little one!
Tuesday January 27, 2009
Age: 1 year, 1 month, 28 Days
Length: N/A
Head: N/A
Weight: 23 lbs 13 oz
Sick Visit:
Well, we made it through the first 13.75 months without any colds/flus/ear infections etc. Today we took her to her doctor because she was coughing and had a stuffy nose. He listened to her chest and lungs and looked in her ears. He said it is just the common cold and told me to pick up Ocean drops. Grandma Gina suggested steam showers and a vaporizer, which seemed to help her a lot.
Friday January 9th, 2009
Age: 1 year, 1 month, 10 days
Length:
Head:
Weight:
Well Visit:
Today she got the second half of her flu shot and her Chickenpox shot. She cried again :(
Friday December 5, 2008
Age: 1 year, 5 days
Length: 30.5 in
Head: 43.5 cm
Weight: 21 lbs 8 oz
Well Visit:
Today she got a flu shot and an MMR shot. She wasn't at all happy with the shots . . . unlike when she went with Daddy last time :( She has to go back in January for the second half of the flu shot and the chickenpox shot. The doctor released her to eat normal food and drink whole or 2% milk.
Monday June 16, 2008
Age: 6 months 2 weeks 3 days
Length: 26.5 in
Head: 43.5 cm
Weight: 17 lbs 7 oz
Well Visit:
She received her third round of shots today but it was the first time daddy was there (I think he's scared now). Her shots included Hepatitis B, DTP, PVC7, and Rota. The doctor told us we can feed her stage one and stage two foods now. He recommended cereal once a day, meats and/or vegetables twice a day and told us he'd see us at 9 months old.
She ran a bit of a fever after the shots so we gave her some Tylenol and it brought it back down to normal.
Friday April 11, 2008
Age: 4 months 1 week 5 days
Length: 25.25 in
Head: 41.5 cm
Weight: 14 lbs 7 oz
Well Visit:
This was her 4 month check-up which means the second round of shots :( She did well though. The first one was fine, after the second she frowned at me and then when the third hit, she screamed. She was fine though once they started giving her the oral medication. Shots today were DTP, HIB, PVC7, and Rota.
February 7, 2008
Age: 2 Months
Length: 23 inches
Head: 38.5 cm
Weight: 10 lbs 15 oz
Well Visit:
All is well!! She received her first round of shots today and was not at all happy with it. Grandma Donna came with to make sure Mommy could handle the needles and the crying. (Bella may have done a little better than Mommy). She received Hepatitis B, DTP, Polio vaccine, Haemophilus (HIB), PVC7, and Rota Teq.
Friday January 4, 2008
Age: 5 weeks
Length: 21.5 inches
Head: 38 cm
Weight: 9 lbs 13 oz
Well Visit:
This was her third well appointment. It was also her one month checkup (pushed off a little because of the holidays). The doctor said that she had a healthy weight gain and she is still a healthy baby. He wants to see her again in four weeks for her two month checkup at which she will get some shots (which makes it a daddy appointment).
Friday December 7, 2007
Age: 7 days
Length: 20 inches
Head: 34 cm
Weight: 7 lbs 8 oz
Well Visit:
Today was Bella's second well appointment. The nurse measured and weighed her and then the doctor came in and did his thing. He said that she was gaining weight well and that her frequent diaper changes were good. He doesn't need to see her now until she is 4-5 weeks old so her next appointment is set for January 4th, 2008!
Wednesday December 5, 2007
Sick Visit:
We took Bella into the pediatricians today because we've been up for the last two nights. We thought that it was just gas but we wanted to make sure that nothing else was wrong.
They measured and weighed her and then the doctor came in and did his thing again like Monday. He felt her tummy and said it was a little hard so the only thing he could see was wrong with her was a little gas build up.
Yeah, it kind of stinks to go to the doctor just to find out you were right and you were doing everything you could for her and she was still fussy, but at least we know that she's okay and for new parents, that piece of mind is worth the trip!
Monday December 3, 2007
Age: 3 days
Length: 19'4 inches
Head: 33 cm
Weight: 7 lbs 2 oz
Well Visit:
Today was Arabella's first doctor's appointment. Her pediatrician wanted to see her today since we were released less than 48 hours after she was born.
The nurse measured and weighed her and then when the doctor came in he pushed on her shoulders and hips, checked her eyes, ears, and mouth, and looked at her coloring. He said that she was just slightly yellow, but not nearly enough to be considered jaundice so she won't have to have the billy ribbon tests done! :)
The pediatrician wants to see her again on Friday for a weight check up. He said that weight loss is common in the first days because the baby is tired and not use to feeding on its own.