You’re awfully small for a human.
Filed Under (Accounts, Kith and Kin) by Sarah on December-13-2005

Evelyn had her five month check-up yesterday at the pediatrician’s. I decided to take her a month late because when I took her for the two month (for which they had me come in when she was only one and a half months old) they gave her the two month vaccinations. And of course, if you look at her adjusted age, she was only half a month old when she went in. And those are, according to my very sensible feelings, way too many needles for a baby.

She had so much fun playing on the examination table. Her new thing is sticking her tongue out. All the way. It’s this soft little, thin, pink tongue that, for some reason, is very triangular. It looks like a spearhead. She needs to join the KISS reunion.

She did admirably. It seemed like it took the nurse forever to complete the shots. Four injections, and in-between she’s taking the paper wrapping and cap after the next syringe, and Evelyn’s eyes are getting wetter and wetter and her face redder and redder. Her ears filled up with tears. Afterwards I nursed her to sleep and she and I drove back home. She then went out shopping with us to look for formal dresses for Nathanael’s work’s Christmas party this weekend. She smiled and rode around in her stroller. What a sport.

Our daughter is petite, the doctor says. At five months she weighs 14 pounds 4 ounces which is the 30th percentile and is 25 1/2 inches long (Evelyn prefers that we say ‘tall’) which is the 60th percentile.

She’s awake!

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Comments:
Brittany on December 13th, 2005 at 11:12 am

my, Evelyn is looking very tall these days. Most people laugh at me when I tell them their baby is “tall”-they say “oh silly Brittany with no children, he/she is ‘long’ not tall you crazy jerk (chuckle chuckel)” I am glad Evelyn prefers the term “tall”

Dad Jones on December 13th, 2005 at 2:32 pm

Oh wee E!
We can’t wait to see you and your parents!

Love,
GrandDad Jones

becca on December 13th, 2005 at 5:06 pm

i must say, she and her lovely KISS tongue were quite distracting during church. i think i should feel bad that i was paying more attention to her sweet little tongue than i was to the pastor, but i don’t really. ah well, maybe it’ll kick in later. once she started licking my fingers, though, i was a goner.

GrandDad Jones on December 14th, 2005 at 9:19 am

N & S,
We recieved about 3-4 inches of snow during the night, it is expected to get as much as 9-10 before it stops.
Its a “Winter Wonderland”!
Dad

Sarah Faith on December 14th, 2005 at 10:44 am

what a cute little bean! what a fun stage. by the time my kids are that old i’m ready for a newborn - they are now persons with personalities, and (gasp) opinions!!! Where did my baby go?!

re: the vaccines, please be sure you feed yourself very nourishing food while you’re nursing for the next few days after the shots, and when she is eating solid food make sure it’s stuff like chicken soup. they need the immune boost to help their little systems fight those germs. i recommend reading naturally healthy babies and children by aviva jill romm and keeping it on hand as a reference. while you’re at it take a look at her book vaccinations: a thoughtful parent’s guide.

Sarah Jones Mosley on December 14th, 2005 at 9:11 pm

Thanks!

Archer on December 15th, 2005 at 5:44 am

Evelyn is so cute! I can’t wait to squeeze her over the Christmas break!

TulipGirl on December 18th, 2005 at 5:36 pm

Oh, I miss that age sooooo much.

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