Two Months

Juliana turned two months old on Tuesday and she had her two month pediatrician appointment today. Here are her stats....

Head Circumference: 38cm (16th percentile)
Length: 22.5 inches (34th percentile)
Weight: 9lbs 3oz (5th percentile)

So she is still a tiny thing, but making gains now that I've adjusted my diet to exclude the common allergens. Eventually we'll figure out exactly what she wasn't tolerating, but for now she is healthy and happy.

We talked to the ped about her reflux since the dietary changes haven't seemed to help that at all. It isn't a huge surprise that she has reflux troubles since I have reflux and so does my Dad and sister etc... the ped started her on Axid two times a day. Hopefully that will help her be more comfortable.

I also had a long talk with the ped about vaccinations. I was really nervous to give Juliana the five vaccinations she was lined up for today considering she is just now finishing healing from the food protein allergy related colitis. In plain words, her poop just got back to normal and I didn't want to shoot her up with goodness knows what (really, you should never read a vaccination ingredient list). I had done some research beforehand and I was very concerned with the potential for allergic reactions to vaccinations given that my kids apparently like to be allergic to things. Anyhow, the ped was so great about talking this through with me. As a breastfed baby that doesn't go to daycare Juliana is at pretty low risk for contagious diseases at the moment. Our doctor pointed out the three vaccinations that she thought were most important so we are starting with those and only administering them one at a time for now. That way, if she has an adverse reaction we'll know exactly what it was. Things like Hep B can wait a bit. I'm pretty sure we have awhile before she starts becoming promiscuous or using intravenous drugs. Did I mention that I LOVE our pediatrician? "Dr. Sarah" is so wonderful and talking to her about vaccinations really proved that she is willing to work to treat our children according to their individual needs.

Dr. Sarah noted today that Juliana is a strong little girly. While was checking Juliana for developmental milestones she put her on her tummy on the exam table. Juliana of course started pulling her legs up to her tummy and digging her toes in so she could attempt to scoot herself across the table. Dr. Sarah looked at her and said, "If you are crawling before I see you at four months I am going to cry for your parents." Should I be concerned by that? With the second one you aren't exactly quite so enthusiastic for them to gain mobility. I'll admit I was a bit wary when Juliana starting rolling over from tummy to back at three weeks, but when your pediatrician says "This one will be your mover" you start to envision a very busy future for yourself.

Juliana is smiling and cooing now. She is very interested in this business of talking. She watches our lips very intently and then tries so hard to move her mouth the same way. Eventually she'll get some good noises out and be rather pleased with herself.

It is hard to tell in pictures, but Juliana's hair is a rather strawberry blond color, with more or less gold/red tones depending on the light. The last few days I've been asked several times, "So where does she get the red hair from?" I wouldn't call it red myself, but I do love her hair color (which could certainly be subject to change at any time.) I assumed the blond was from Jonathan, but it does seem to be a different tone than his in his baby pictures. Jonathan's biological grandmother has strawberry blond hair, so maybe Juliana will get to keep her pretty hair color. Right now we joke that it is our Scottish roots coming out in her (Jonathan's maternal biological family has some Scottish ancestry and now that my brother has taken up genealogy he has discovered a lot of Scottish ties in our family as well.)

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