The 2-month "well check"

Leo and I have said for a while that there is nothing glamorous about pregnancy and childbirth. It's beautiful and special, but totally un-glamorous!

Well, I've decided the same is true for infancy. Today at the doctor's office, we arrived 15 min. early, and got called back for our appointment on time. First thing I had to do is undress the little one except for the diaper. The nurse asked some questions and then weighed him TOTALLY naked in front of everyone at the nurses' station. (How embarrassing!) Then, we had to wait about an hour (baby still almost naked) for the doctor. By this time, little Leo was crying and trying to nurse frantically. I had no idea when the doctor would be in, so I nursed him in the exam room, much to his delight and comfort.

Oh, the indignity.

What do you know, the doctor came in right after I burped him. She then put him through a series of acrobatics to test his reflexes and strength, and handed him directly back to me, where he promptly puked all the milk he just drank, all over my clothes.

As if poor baby hadn't been through enough, the nurse came back in with some nasty tasting stuff and 3 needles. After the sticking and screaming, I carried him out to the waiting area, and, both of us tired and dejected, nursed him again to calm him down. (He must also have been hungry since he puked up everything before!)

Vital stats: 2 months 2 days, 12 lbs., 15 oz., 23 in. Healthy! 75th pct. on his weight and 50th for height.

Doctor said since he's slept 7 hours at night before, he probably should be doing so consistently soon, and I can help it along by not nursing him if he wakes in the middle of the night. (I'm skeptical he'll go back to sleep if I don't, but we'll see, huh?)