shots and stats

Today was the big day. Today Harper got her shots.

Her immunizations included:

Hepatitis B
Diptheria, Tetanus & Pertussis
Polio
Pneumococcal Disease
Hib [NOT to be confused with HIV] :)
Rotavirus

When we saw this list a little over a month ago we was amazed at all the vaccines they wanted to shoot our daughter up with. We thought it was a little outrageous and wanted to research why and if they were all necessary.

We went to the Center for Disease Control website and read up each vaccine. We discovered they have made great strides in developing the vaccines and they can now give a minute dose for each vaccine. Her total viral protein intake is less than mine or John's was when we were babies and we received less vaccines. To state it simply, they have increased the vaccines but decreased the amount needed to fight the disease.

After a lot of research and reading, we decided we would let her receive all of her immunizations.

She did an amazing job. John held her and hummed to her while she got her 3 shots. She let out quite a scream and many baby tears fell. We even heard a new cry. A quivery one, accompanied with a bright red face and holding her breath before letting it all go. After they were done, John held her and soothed her and she fell asleep. She only cried for about 5 minutes and I'm pretty sure it was harder on me than it was on her.

I was pretty stressed about it all day and a good, wise friend of mine told me "This is one of the greatest lessons in parenting: Giving them what it needs, even when it hurts."



She also had her 2 month appointment today!

Her new and updated stats:

Weight:
10 lbs 8oz (42%) a teeny bit below average

Height:
23.5" (89%) above average!!!

Head Size:
15" (51%) right on average

The doctor gave her an A+ again!!! He said Harper is tall and thin, but that's ok, and they like to see that. :)


[Not so fun] Fact:
Did you know 1 in 5 preschoolers is obese??? I read that while waiting for the doctor today...