We had Ben's 9 month well-check yesterday. We were there for almost 2 hours...it was a little longer than I had anticipated, Ella was getting a little restlless by the end of it, and Ben was just plain "done" after about 30 minutes of it. We had the standard check-up and then then sent us to the lab. He had his first shots in Korea, and usually there isn't any problem with their shots...but to be sure, they need to check for the antibodies here in the US. What that means is a big needle in the arm to draw blood. That is never fun...for an adult! When you have to do this to a little baby, it's stinky! Well, as luck would have it, they poked the needle around until I told them they had to take it out...they never found the vein. UGH! All of that for nothing! Poor kid. The doctor told us that we would have to get another dose of shots then to make positive sure that he was protected. Ben came home with a total of 5 band-aids. One on the right arm, one on the left finger, two on the left leg, and one othe right leg. I felt horrible for him. To top everything off, he had a short afternoon nap due to having to leave for the doctor's office. All of that on little sleep makes for one upset little baby boy.
On to the good news...Ben is now 20 pounds, 12 oz. ...that means that Mommy is building up quite the muscles from carrying this big guy around. Ben is now 29 inches tall too! The doctor seems to think he may just be a tall boy by the time he is done growing. He has grown over 5 inches just since he came home. That's about an inch a month! It's such a blessing to be able to see him grow and thrive. I love the addition he has made to our family. We simply wouldn't be the same without him.
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