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title = "Pediatrician appointment, including first immunization series"
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slug = "2006-08-29-pediatrician-appointment-including-first-immunization-series"
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published = 2006-08-29T14:14:00-07:00
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author = "Emil"
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(if you want to skip all the crazy pediatrician update, yes, there are
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[more Kathryn pictures on
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Shutterfly!](http://kathrynmarie.shutterfly.com/action/pictures?a=67b0de21b33c9078a4ed))
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It's been a pretty busy time the last few weeks. The family has been
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working on a sleep schedule, preparing for [Kelly's sister's
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wedding](http://www.nickandkaryn.com/), and traveling to
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[Chicago](http://www.cityofchicago.org).
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Now that the excuses are out of the way, Kathryn had her second regular
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pediatrician appointment, which included several shots of the standard
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[CDC recommended immunization
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series](http://www.cdc.gov/nip/recs/child-schedule-color-print.pdf).
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Looking at the PDF file, she got the "2 month" series, which included:
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- Hep B: Heppatitus B
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- PCV: Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
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- Hib: Haemophilus Influenza Type b
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- DTaP: Diptheria, Tetanus and Pertussis
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- IPV: Inactivated Polio Virus
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Wow...That was hard to type. Anyway, it basically 3 actual shots (two in
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the left leg, one in the right), and an oral vaccine. The oral was a
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fairly new vaccine that saved her from a 4th shot. Needless to say,
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Kathryn didn't like that one bit. It was somewhat of a delayed reaction,
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as she had never had a shot before, and she stayed pretty grumpy for the
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next 24 hours. Apparently that's actually pretty good, as some babies
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are grumpy for 3 days, but it still didn't make the parents very happy.
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The fun pediatrician update:
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- Weight: 10lbs, 7.8oz (60%)
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- Height: 23 in (75%)
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- Head: 39 cm (75%)
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The head went from the 25th to the 75th percentile in 6 weeks, so we
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were pretty amazed.
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Kathryn now smiles in the morning pretty consistently and can control
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her head better each day. She's also rolling over a lot more and even
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decided to show the pediatrician her new trick! We've seen lots of
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"mini-pushups", and we think she's starting to grab for (and kick at)
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things. She definitely knows her parents faces and voices now. The
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cutest thing is Kathryn's cooing noises. She loves to say 'gahh' and
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'agoo'.
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As far as sleep goes, she's not yet sleeping through the night or
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anything, but will do 5 or 6 hours at a time (usually from about 9PM to
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2 or 3 AM). After the 2 or 3AM feeding, she will go back to sleep until
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5AM or so, when she'll demand to be held until 8 or 9AM. Naps in her
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crib or pack 'n play are a challenge, but we are working on it!
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