Ethan's 1 month Checkup

Ethan went to the doctor on 11/6 for his 1 month checkup. We got him weighed, measured, head circumference, and we talked lots about him!

Ethan's Statistics as of 11/6/09
Weight: 10 lbs 0 oz. ---- 25th percentile
Height: 22" ------50th percentile
Head Circumference: 14 3/4" --25th percentile

The Dr. didn't yell at me like I thought she would about his weight. Well, I guess that's because we didnt see his regular pediatrician. We saw another Dr. in the office, cause Ethan's Dr. was booked out pretty far for well visit exams. Dr. Wallace was really nice. I guess it wasn't concern because the child is in the 25th percentile for weight. Its not like he is in the 75th or higher. She listened to what was going on with him, and had some good advice of what we could try to help poor Ethan and the acid reflux. We got a prescription for Prevacid while we were there, and spoke about the Zantac he was currently on. The Plan: to start him on both daily, and then slowly wean him off the Zantac and keep him solely on the prevacid. Dr. Wallace said his head strength is great!! He is very strong! We were to also start on 5 minutes of tummy time a day. That would help him continue to grow in his strength. So far, its worked!!

Ethan got 1 shot this last visit. Hepatitis B shot. Poor buddy-- I always think they hurt Mom worse than baby. He cried for 3 seconds, at the most. It was super quick. I am not looking forward to his 2 month visit, where they will give him 4 shots, and 1 orally. I think this time around with my 2nd, its alittle different. I can actually watch them get the shots, where as with Zach, it hurt me too badly, and I always had to turn away. My little tough guy!! Mommy was so proud.