6 Month Dr Visit

Baby Spartacus had his 6 month wellness appointment the other day. Every appointment I fill out a questionnaire that tallies up on a scale to see how well he has developed in different categories such as: Problem Solving, Fine Motor, Gross Motor, Communication etc.  Jason scored in all categories to be on schedule. He grabs both of his feet, he tries to sit up- in fact he pretty much can hold a crunch position for several seconds (I should be copying him to get a good core workout in). When he is in a sitting position he can stay there with a little bit of a wobble. He loves to bounce in his doorway Jumpy Seat.

Spartacus weighs 17 lbs 13 oz and is 26.75 inches tall- he is in the 52% for both measurements. The Dr. says he looks great and has no concerns with him.

Matt was able to get out of work and come to this baby appointment and meet Jason's doctor. Matt is very eager and hands on with Jason. He comes to help with his shots which takes away some pressure from me. Jason had 4 shots, 2 in each leg. He definitely does not like being poked. He cried hard for 30 seconds, but as soon as the 4th shot was done, Matt picked him up and he calmed down immediately. The last set of shots he didn't calm so quickly, so this was a major relief.

Baby Spartacus was back to a happy baby right away and stayed his normal self all day. When we went to put him in bed I brushed my cheek across his forehead and noticed that he felt much warmer than he did a few minutes ago. We took Jason's temperature I swear at least 10 times between an ear thermometer and a pacifier thermometer. The first reading was 102.2 with a others reading around 101.6. I had baby Motrin and baby Tylenol on hand, but I called the ER to make sure he didn't need to be seen. They ER couldn't give me medical advice over the phone so I called the nurse hotline. Since his temperature wasn't over 103.9 and he was in his normal happy mood, not lethargic, or anything out of the norm an ER visit wasn't necessary. We gave him some Motrin and waited until his temperature dropped down to 99 before going to sleep that night.

Let me tell you, baby having a fever is a tad bit terrifying. I know fevers mean that his vaccines are working properly, but he was toeing the line of a high grade fever and that is just scary! Jason fortunately was back to normal in about an hour and haven't had any problems since.