Two Months!

Calvin had his two-month visit to the pediatrician yesterday. I have to say, the administration of shots was not quite as traumatizing as I'd feared - primarily because he was easily distracted pretty quickly, so we only had to endure about 30 seconds of crying and screaming.

The worst part, though, was definitely the moment right after the nurse administered that first shot - he was cooing and smiling and flirting, and then the needle went into his chubby little thigh. There was another second of flirting - and then a moment when you could see the pain register on his little face - and then a red-faced scream the likes of which we hadn't seen since he was first born. Poor little man!

As I said, though, we managed to get him calmed down pretty quickly, and he doesn't seem to be having any reactions after the fact... apparently some babies are extra fussy for 24 hours afterwards. Given that he was being extra fussy for the 48 hours prior to the appointment, though, we probably wouldn't have known the difference.

As for his two month vital stats:
Length: 23.75 inches, 75th percentile
Weight: 11 pounds 9 ounces, 50th percentile
Head circumference: 39.6 centimeters, 50th percentile

Happy two months, Calvin!

Random Thoughts

It's amazing watching Calvin take everything in - as his little eyes focus on new and different objects, I can't even imagine what it is like to experience all these things for the first time.

I find myself wondering what it will be like for him when he starts becoming more self-aware. My first thought was that he might be surprised not to have glasses - after all, the two big people he sees every day both have plastic lenses over their eyes, why shouldn't he?

But then it occurred to me that there's no reason he should necessarily identify with us - after all, we are many, many times larger than he is, and there's someone else here who's just his size.

So now I think he's going to be surprised when he doesn't turn out to be orange and furry.

Calvin at 1 Day Old

So a very clever photography studio, Bella Baby, entered into an agreement with Prentice to have roving photographers take photos of newborns. And then suckers like me and Marc purchase photo packages - in our case, a package that allows us to reproduce said photos in any way we see fit. Woo! Full set at Snapfish.

Monstro Hands!

Obligatory Family Portrait