Doc says....

Mikey left for a work trip this evening - his first since I got preggers with Kayla. It's going to be hard taking care of the little one all by myself but thankfully my mother-in-law's coming over to help out the next couple of days. I still haven't figured out how to give her a bath myself!

Anyway, we went to the doctor's this morning and found out, to our horror, that Kayla has dropped to the 25th percentile in weight! I think it means 3 out of 4 babies are heavier than she is. She barely gained a pound since her last trip to the doc's three months ago, but her paediatrician says it's alright, so we'll see. Her height and head circumference, on the other hand, are right on target. She also got her flu shot today and when her leg jerked, I thought the needle broke! Kayla obviously didn't like it and wasted no time in showing her displeasure. I don't think she's looking forward to her second flu shot in October.

As usual, we went to the paed with a long list of questions swimming in our heads, but only remembered to ask a couple:

1. Should we feed her breakfast since she's losing weight?
Ans: No, it's alright. Feed on demand and if she has no appetite for breakfast, you can stick to two meals.
2. Should we be concerned that she tosses and turns and sometimes sits up suddenly in the middle of her sleep?
Ans: No, babies do that.
3. She seems hyperactive. Should we be concerned?
Ans: No, it's a just phase. She'll get over it.

Paed asks:
1. She's still not sleeping through the night?
Ans: No. (I wish!)
2. Have you installed child safety gates?
Ans: Err...no. ( He must think we're the worst parents!)

Questions we forgot to ask:
1. Should we start brushing her two little teeth?
2. When can we start feeding her what we eat?
3. When will I get eight hours of sleep since Mikey gets his today? (Seriously...)