immunizations

Evan and I took Iris to the pediatrician yesterday afternoon for her 8-week immunizations. She is now almost 11 weeks old, and so was a bit late in getting them. She got her first immunization just after birth and it was totally awful for me. I held her when they gave her the Hep-B shot and then started crying when I saw her little face register the pain of the shot. This time around I was slightly apprehensive because she would be getting many more shots but turns out that her cries were nothing compared to what we had heard during her time in the hospital. We gave her baby Tylenol in the evening and has been fine today. So, no sweat, really.

All growth signs are looking good -- she weighed 10 lbs 7 oz (4.73 kg). Her head is growing, though it's still small. And she's still very tall. We're eager to find out whether she is left-handed like her parents.

An update on medications: we've taken her off Zantac and simethicone so her med schedule is getting simplified. She now gets meds at 7:30am, 11:30am, 7:30pm and 3:30am.

The mornings have become increasingly normalized for me - I have been able to get runs in or other types of exercise (yoga this morning). I am hoping to do a half-marathon in October so the runs will have to become increasingly lengthy. Evan has been cycling to work but is still not getting the exercise he'd like to be getting. He has plans to explore the jiu-jitsu gyms in town but has been unable to figure out how to fit that in to his work schedule.