6 Month Check-Up

On Monday April 23rd we took Sawyer to his 6 month check up...and shots.  As always it's a little nerve wracking to go to these appointments because of getting shots and the possible side effects, however it is exciting too because we see how much he weighs and how tall he is.  Dr. Haider is so wonderful with Sawyer...and he always says how much of a "cool dude" Sawyer is!  Dr. Haider did say that Sawyer was very strong and extremely alert.  We laughed as Sawyer was pushing away Dr. Haider's hands when he was checking Sawyer's ears...then started grabbing the instruments being used.  We talked a lot over any questions and concerns we had and spent a lot of time discussing solid foods.  Dr. Haider said we could not feed him 5 things (peanut butter, strawberries, honey, seafood, and chocolate) and did say we could start giving some soft table foods (mashed potatoes, ice cream, cake, macaroni & cheese).  I am super nervous about feeding him solid foods mainly because of choking!  We'll see if I am ready for it...but I doubt it though.  He still gets almost all of his nutrients through the breast milk, however we have been giving him rice cereal at breakfast (with milk after) and at lunch he gets a small container of a vegetable and a tablespoon or two of a fruit.  He did receive 3 types of vaccines (1 oral and 2 shots) and he was a trooper!  He never cried!!  I was so shocked!  And daddy leaned down and said "Thank you buddy for not crying because that breaks daddy's heart"....awwwww!  Here are the pictures of our appointment.

Getting ready for all of the various measurements

Checking his temperature

Measuring the head circumference

Getting weighed

So far he weighs 17.9 lbs!

Daddy getting Sawyer's head in the right spot to measure his height.

He' measured in at 25 inches long (or short)...only the 6th percentile!  He won't be a tall man that's for sure!  But that's ok because big things come in small packages!!

Waiting for Dr. Haider to come in....doesn't Sawyer look like a GIANT!  

The 2 loves of my life!!

Dr. Haider is checking Sawyer out...and he commented on how strong  Sawyer is.

I just love this picture!  

Getting his ears checked....

You can tell Sawyer wasn't a fan....he kept pushing Dr. Haider's hand away

Checking in his mouth

Listening to his heart

Listening to his lungs

And all Sawyer wanted was to play with Dr. Haider's instruments!

Taking the first vaccine...of which he is not a fan of taking anything by mouth!  He had conjunctivitis last week and was on Amoxycilin   2x a day orally...and he HATED it!  F aught us tooth and nail!

Getting his 1st shot...as you can see he could care less!

Just finished the 2nd shot!  Then he sat up as if to say "what's going on?"

Daddy letting him know how good he is and how much we love him!

War wounds

Finally mommy gets to hold her little man and let her know how good he was and
of course I gave him a thousand kisses!!!