Ouchhh!

Evan had his 1 year pedi appointment on Tuesday. We were a few weeks late because I switched pedi's. I was hesitant to switch, but I am absolutely happy that we did. Evan's new pedi is Allison Henschel, of Raintree Pediatrics. I've only met her once, but I LOVE her! She is so friendly, easy to talk to and Evan loved her. He was already flirting with her (AND the med student shadowing her.) I heard about Dr. Henschel from an old co-worker. I sure wish I would have had Dr. Henschel as Evan's pedi from the beginning, but it's okay. We'll be with her now for 17 years (+) ... hopefully!

The office is waaaay more convenient too. It's about an 8 minute drive down 150hwy. The best part, is that we walk right into the office. No hunting for a parking spot (like we did at St. Joseph Medial Center) and then walking a mile to get to the building. We were in and out of there in about 45 minutes. It would have been less, but I had to fill out paperwork since we were newbies.

So, on to Evan's appointment...
He weighed in at a whopping 22lbs. Seems like a lot, but he is only in the 50 percentile for his weight. This means he has gained 14 pounds in a year. (Yep, he was a big baby-- 8lbs 11oz!) He is a big boy, but still just at 50%. He is 31 1/4" long, which puts him in the 50-75 percentile for height. He has grown 11 inches! Wow!!!

He had FOUR shots. :( This was extremely hard, for him of course...but for me too. I had to hold down his arms while the nurse gave him 2 shots in each thigh. He screamed after the first shot and then turned bright red and held his breath. :( Then screamed some more after the next 3 shots were given. She put band aids on each injection spot and then I picked him up and held him. He was holding on to me so tightly. I hate shots. I absolutely hate it when Evan is in pain. :( At least he has 6 months of no shots... Then we have to go through the pain all over again. :*(

Here he is, in the tub. Band aids and all!