2 months

Courtney went in for her two month check up on Tuesday (before the Inauguration, which we both watched for hours and hours) and I was a bit of a mess. I don't have a problem with the doctor or anything but my girl was getting her first set of shots. First of all, in the 2 weeks since our last visit, Courtney had gained 1.2 pounds and grew an inch!!! That's amazing - she grows so quickly. Anyway, the nurse gives the shots so I didn't feel overly comforted when the doctor told me it would be fine. I mean sure, she's not even in the room when my baby girl gets stabbed 3 times, she's already moved on to another screaming baby. Courtney handled it like a champ though. She had two immunizations in one leg and one in the other (the other one was oral) and would have been fine if there'd been only two shots. She seemed mildly irritated after the first 2 but let it rip after the third one. It took all I had not to completely fall apart. I felt a little comforted when the nurse told me I handled it better than most.

I don't know if it was the shots but that night and the following night, Courtney slept for 8 and 8 1/2 hours respectively. We were very excited!! The 3rd night she only slept until 4am but it was still 5 hours or so.

I was fortunate enough to be invited to my first Mom's Night Out last night! I feel so fortunate to be a member of this very special group of people.