Shots

I think I’ve lost count how many weeks old Katie is. Being a parent will definitely kill a few brain cells or replace it with, “…is she hungry, is she hurt, is she too hot...” It never ends.

Last Monday, we took Katie to her 2 month appointment. The checkup went very well. All of Katie’s measurements are normal and she’s a completely average baby. Then, she had her first set of vaccines, three shots (two on one thigh and one on the other thigh). It was more painful for Yogi and me to watch than actually getting the shots ourselves. Once the pain from the shots registered, she screamed as loud as we’ve ever heard her. Yogi held her immediately after and she quieted down almost instantly then fell asleep in Daddy’s arms as we walked to the car. She ran a minor fever the rest of the day but her thighs were painfully swollen. Every time she moved them, she would scream at the top of her lungs and was unable to sleep until we held them down. Poor baby… In the few nights after the shots, her schedule was back to when she first came from the hospital. She woke every 2-3 hours for attention but it’s slowly getting better. Yay!!

Lately, we noticed Katie has been napping lightly. Either she sleeps in our arms or not at all and even when she does, it’s no more than 20 minutes at a time. So, Yogi figured the other day to lay Katie out under the play mat to fiddle with her toys and release all of her energy before nap time. So far, it’s been working pretty well. She’s definitely pooped out and will nap through any noise. There’s no doubt she is growing with energy and we’ll probably have to enroll her into karate next month to keep up with her naps :o)



We continue to be out and about with her any time we get especially in this beautiful Fall weather. She’s getting uses to the carrier (usually attached to Yogi) and enjoys looking around at all the new sights and sounds outside of our house. One night we had dinner downtown with a couple of friends then took a stroll for yogurt afterwards. And yesterday, we shopped around Folsom Outlet to take advantage of the outdoors before the weather really cools down.

We’re looking forward to our first Halloween on Friday. We will be spending it with friends in the pocket area. It has crossed our mines to visit some of you on Halloween and if no treat then we’ll leave Katie’s diaper as a trick…hehe… We haven’t quite decided what Katie will be but there will definitely be pictures. HAVE A GOOD ONE!!