What A Trooper!

OUCH!!!Jackson had his 8 week appt. today (sigh...where has time gone?), which included his first round of immunization shots. We handled them quite well (yes, I'm including myself because I was a little emotional), with only a few tears on my end (which I tried to disguise as a runny nose so the nurse wouldn't think I was a wimp) and a few short (loud) screams on his. The nurse was really quick, and he stopped crying as soon as she finished with the shots. My little man...he's such a trooper. Shots have never phased me...not even the epidural aka the "big shot" as our little cousin Morgan called it...but seeing those shots go into my baby's tiny little legs was not easy for me! I wished he was old enough for ice cream because I soooo wanted to give him a treat when we left the Doctor's office!!! It won't be too long before we can do that...=)

He's in his bed now...sleeping peacefully. This was perfectly timed out because now I can get ready for our company this evening while he's conked out.

And now for his 8 WEEK STATS:

Weight: 12-2 3/4 (50-75%)
Height: 22 1/2 (25-50%)
Head: 38-7 (10-25%)

I know what you're thinking...he's chunky, short, and has a small head...but our little man's not done growing just yet! Give him some time!

Dr. Knapick said since Kyle's height and mine are a foot apart, it's hard to tell from those measurements how tall Jackson will likely be. Generally you add 5 inches to the mother's height to get the average height for her son, but with such a huge gap between Kyle and I, it could go either way. His guesstimate was around 6'. We'll see...but either way, we'll keep him!