mr. man and his shots

Escher had his 4 month well baby check up yesterday! They were all suprised to see how much he has grown! They said his weight is perfect, and he is very long for his age (tell us about it! We have a hard time finding onsies that fit! He is going to be tall like his daddy!) Our little dude weighs 17lbs, he is 27.5 inches long, and his huge noggin is a little over 18 inches. Apparently his head circumference has increased pretty significantly over the last 2 months, so they want us to take Escher to Saint Mary's Hospital (they have an advanced pediatrics unit) for a CAT scan. I'm guessing the main thing they are looking for is hydrocephalus, which is when there is an excess of fluid in the brain, causing a bigger head, and even more severely, nerve damage. Both Matt and I think this is absolutely ridiculous, and are considering getting a second opinion from another pediatrician. Escher is meeting all of his milestones, and he is a happy and busy little boy. I think we would have noticed by now if there was something wrong with him. Considering the family history of huge heads on the Mundell side of the family, we think that he is just fine. They must not think that it is too severe of a case, because we have to wait until December 3 for the appointment!

Anyways, Escher took his shots like a little champ, just crying after the last, most painful one. He was fussy for a few hours after I got him home, and he would cry out in his naps. But after a nice long nap in the afternoon, he was so excited to have Daddy home, and he giggled and played until he went to bed. Last night was rough, it seemed like nothing would settle him from the hours of 230am until about 6am. As of right now, we are still fully swaddling him (we weren't sure how he would react to the shots) but within the next week or so we are hoping to go back to leaving one arm out of the swaddle. I'm really looking forward to this, because I hope that if he has one of his hands out, he can suck on that when he wakes up in the middle of the and learn to self-soothe. I think that would help immensely with the middle of the night wakeups. I have this great book about learning to help your children learn to self soothe. Now, if only I had the time to read it...

Happy Friday the 13th everyone! We hope you all have a great weekend!

I caught him "talking" to the baby in the mirror :)