One Month Checkup

Bryce and Mommy today. He's gotta a gangsta face in that second picture! Ha!

Lots of stuff happening at today's pediatrician one-month check up:

Weight: 9lbs 1oz! Awesome! This puts him in the 26th percentile. Ironically the size of his head puts him in the 11th percentile. Weird.

Height: 21.5 inches He's officially grown an inch and a half in the last month! Wow!

Shots: 2nd Hep B Vaccine. I'm happy to report that Bryce let out a little peep and showed a really sad face, but DID NOT cry! Way better than me!

Other stuff : Bryce has a cradle cap (A.K.A. Dandriff). It's really annoying because his scalp is so flakey, so she told us to use anti-dandruff shampoo in combination with baby shampoo. I have also been using baby oil and brushing the flakes out, which helps (I got this advice from one of thousands of baby books). Baby acne is taking over Bryce's face! It comes and goes, but there are times when he should have been prescribed a dose of Acutane. I feel so bad for him, even though I'm sure it doesn't hurt. The doc said it could last two months.

Doc's orders:

1-- Tummy time is a must do when he's awake. We should put his upper body on top of a pillow and hold down his back legs so he can learn to lift up his head. She also said to put him on top of a bright and colorful blanket which will keep him entertained.

2-- No falling asleep on mom or dad. Rather, put him down when he's semi-awake. We've actually been trying that with limited success-- he's great at doing this during naps, but night time his worst time.

3-- Start giving more bottles during the day to prepare him for daycare. (He starts daycare in 3 weeks and I go back to work in 4 weeks! Crazy!!)

4-- Mom and dad and anyone around him for longer periods of time should get a flu shot.

And today's embarrassing moments (yes, more than one):

Upon arriving at the doc's office Bryce had a dirty diaper. No problemo-- he has to take his diaper off anyway to get weighed, so changing him is no biggie. Except when mom forgets the diaper bag at home. I felt like an idiot asking for a diaper and wipes. The nurses had one size of diaper-- thank goodness it was newborn size, we lucked out.

And then when getting weighed he peed all over the scale AND the wall AND the nurse. Nice Bryce, real nice. Way to make a good impression.