Thursday, June 24, 2010

I've never been so covered in Body Fluids

This post could also be entitled Camden's Revenge!

Today was Camden's 2 month well child visit, which included innoculations. The apointment interrupted his nap, so he was rather fussy before the doctor ever came in. His current stats are:
Weight: 9 lbs, 13.5 oz, which puts him in the 10th percentile
Height: 23in, 50th percentile
Head circumfrence: 39cm, 25th percentile

Camden bore the indignities of being weighed and measured moderately well, but he demonstrated a pretty good range of his vocal technique while the doctor checked him over. We discovered he has a very tiny hernia in his belly button - it sticks out a bit more when he is screaming. I have to say though, because he was already crying before they jabbed him, it wasn't so horrible for me when he got the shots. Although he did reach a pitch I haven't heard before and that was rather heart-rending. But as soon as I picked him up, he snuffled a bit and snuggled my neck and was quiet. Probably too traumatized to cry.

I decided I should apply myself to soothing his lacerated feelings, so I fed him in the exam room (the nurse suggested it). I thought I was so clever to burp him on my leg where any possible eruptions would project harmlessly on the floor. Unfortunately, his bubbles came out the other end and he completely and forcefully blew out his diaper. I hadn't put his clothes back on yet. But, goody for me, my very cute blanket (that I just made for him last week! don't be too impressed, I just hemmed an edge of a cute print) was in the right place at the right time and, well, the blanket took the hit for the team. Then as I was hoisting the boy to my shoulder, to free a hand to reach the necessary items, Camden gushed his most copious and chunky urp yet. All over both of us.

I've never been prouder of my son.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

WOW!!! I hope you had a change of clothes for yourself in the diaper bag. If not, I imagine you have put some in there by now. :)