4 Month Check Up

Here are the numbers from C's check up

Height: 26 1/2 inches; 97th percentile (off the charts, says the nurse!)
Weight: 13 lbs 14 oz; 50th percentile
Head: 42 cm (50-75th percentile)

I was able to leave work (staff day) and met Jason at the doctor's.  Cordelia loved the doctor's office.  She stared at the giant fish tank.  She had a huge poop when we got into a room, so we changed her on the exam table.  Then she rolled over on her tummy.  She lightly bonked her head against the mirror, but we centered her on the table.  The paper covering was making all these loud crinkling sounds and Cordelia was nuts for it--- she started laughing hysterically at the noise.  Then she drooled so much and the paper ripped and she was trying to get it in her mouth with her tiny fists.

The doctor looked at her tilty neck and said she does have a very mild case of torticollis.  She said it might be good to follow through with that PT referral.  But a while into the appointment she reassessed after seeing Cordelia's head strength and neck support.  She said they'd decide at the 6 month appointment.  She also said we should Aquaphor her neck at all times to help with the redness.

Cordelia got 3 shots and a drink.  They didn't have the Dtap, we are on a wait list for it.  As it turns out, I'm glad she didn't have to get one more shot on top of the rest.  She cried pretty hard, but not as bad as the first time, when there was that shrill scream of pain with her crying.  Then we nursed and Jason took her home and I went back to school.

She started running a fever a few hours later, so Jason gave her some tylenol around the time I was heading home.  She was a little fussier, but still able to play and laugh.  But she was feeling warm still so we gave her a bath.  Last week we started bathing her in the bathtub.  I loved using her baby tub, but she is just getting too long for it and when she kicks with her powerful legs, it was splashing like crazy. Right from the start, Cordelia has loved baths and didn't even mind getting water on her head or barely even objects to droplets on her face or eyes!  But it seemed like she was almost shivering, so we made it a fast bath and got her swaddled.  I fear our swaddling days are coming to an end as Cordelia has been rolling over so much.  I have no idea how she or us will sleep without one, but the night after shots did not seem like a good time to start experimenting.

She was in bed by 10, me around 11.  She was up at 1 with a huge fever, 103*.  It was a little scary, she was cooking!  104* or higher is considered dangerous.   We took her out of her swaddle and covered her with a light blanket while she nursed.  She was awake or fitfully nurse/sleeping for hours.  I tried putting her to bed at 4, but she was up again a short time later.  Jason slept with her on the couch until 8, when I fed her again.

He took her through the rest of the morning; they went on a walk while I got some sleep and a shower. her fever is down to 99/100-ish now.  Hopefully she will feel better soon, we're going to a wedding in an hour!  She is napping on my shoulder until we hav to leave.  We're listening to Dolphin's Lullaby on repeat.