4 month well visit

Little man had his 4 month well visit yesterday.  In a moment of I what I thought was brilliance and yesterday realized was insanity, I kept big guy home from school so he could get his flu shot at the same time.  To begin with, little man did a great job.  We had just spent an hour at the weight watchers meeting- down 3 pounds!- so he was tired but was still happy and in good spirits.  He officially is 16 lbs 1.5 oz, which is what he's been at for about three weeks.  He is 25.5 inches long.  A lightly bigger than average baby boy.  Nothing in comparison to the giant that big guy was and continues to be, but he's just as awesome!  Dr. W, our favorite dr, was very happy with his size, how good he looked, his temperament, to hear that his reflux was gone, he was sleeping better, and with his head and overall muscle control.  She said that we could start oatmeal twice a day to try to improve weight gain, which I think I will wait another two or three weeks, just so I can get the high chair in order.  She wasn't overly concerned about the weight gain, but it was cool to get the green light for oatmeal.  She said wait until 6 months for starting the process for one food at a time.  oh well, still a start.
Big guy did a great job staying relatively calm and only interrupted me every two minutes.  But he was very sweet telling everyone who his baby brother was and that he's going to be big one day and play with him, eat with him, and go to school with him.  uh, clutching heart, it was so precious.  Dr. W said that we could just start to fatten him up since he's lost some weight from the past pooping issues.  Healthy fats of course!  Anyway, then came the shots.  Little man got two and big guy was getting his flu shot.  I asked big guy if he wanted to get his shot first of little man.  He totally threw little man to the wolves!  Big mistake because he saw little man get that first shot, the blood well up and little man burst into tears.  Big guy promptly burst into tears and backed himself into a corner sobbing about not wanting to get the shot!!

Luckily, our nurse was hardcore and coaxed him into getting it.  He was incredibly moody for about 20 minutes after that.  We went home and everyone ate lunch.  Little man promptly slept for three hours after eating and big guy actually fell asleep watching a movie!  Dr's offices are exhausting.  Upon waking up, everyone had a snack and then we drove over to the toy store and book store for some treats.  We came home to eat some dinner, took a nice long walk, and then got ready for bed.  Overall, a pretty good day!