Today was the day for doctor's appointments. Barrett had a 2 month appointment and Brody had his 2 year well-check. We arrived at the dr's office at 9 am (15 minutes before the 1st appt since Brody is a new patient and I knew there'd be lots of paperwork to fill out). They called us back to a room by 9:25 and we didn't get back to our car until 11:20! Even though either a nurse or Dr. Prater was in the room with us most of the time...it was a looong morning!
Barrett was first. He weighed in at 10 lbs 4 oz and was 23.1" long. (Brody was 2 lbs heavier and 1 1/4" longer at 2 months). He got 2 shots (4 different vaccines) and an oral vaccine. He cried, of course, when they gave him the shots, but he calmed right away when I snuggled him. During his well check, we found out that Barrett has an inguinal hernia. She told us that it will require surgery, but that we should be able to wait until after Mike gets a job and we have better insurance again. If it starts causing him pain or becomes inflamed, we'll have to do surgery right away. It was a little discouraging to hear that our little baby will have to have surgery. We'll wait until he's a little older before we meet with the urologist, and until then we'll pray that God will heal him.
Brody weighed in at 26 lbs and is now 35" tall. He got 2 shots and took them like a champ! He started to cry a little, but the tears came to a halt as soon as the nurse offered him a toy car. He didn't even flinch when she pricked his finger and was fascinated as he watched her get the blood out of it. I was glad they had a bin of toys in the room. The balls and the dump truck kept Brody entertained during our long visit!
Barrett will have to go back for more shots at 4 months, but Brody won't get anymore until it's time for him to start kindergarten!!!
5 comments:
Yay for sleep! Keep it up, Barrett!
I'm sorry to hear the little B will need surgery. I will be praying for him!
I am happy that you all are getting to sleep longer. Sorry about the surgery, but I have been told this is quite common. So happy that both are progressing so good. They are a joy.
Hey, sorry to hear about Barrett needing surgery. Preston had blocked tear ducts and had to have surgery when he was 18 months old...anesthsia and everything. It was really hard on me, but he did great. Coming out of anesthsia can be rough, but they get over it quickly and they're young enough they won't remember a thing. It will be harder on you than on him. I'm here for you if you need me and I'll keep in my prayers.
What a big day! How precious that they are growing so big and strong! Hugs!!!
Wow! What a long morning. But, so glad you could do both appointments at the same time! Lafe just had that same surgery. He had hernias on both sides. It went really well, but I wish we had discovered them and had surgery before he was 3 1/2 years old. Hopefully, it will be a little easier recovery since he's not up walking and running around yet. Keep us posted on that.
JB
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