Cora had to go to the doctor last Thursday for her 2-month checkup and shots. The doctor said that she looked perfect! Her measurements were a little out of proportion - she measured 21.75 inches (26th percentile), 10 lbs 12 oz (47th percentile), and her head circumference was in the 60th percentile! We've decided that she must have a very large brain. :)
She most definitely did not enjoy her shots. She was screaming when the nurse was holding her legs down before the shots even took place. So, you can imagine she was none too happy when she was holding her legs down sticking her with a needle. I didn't enjoy much myself either. I'm really glad that Jeremy was there with me. I had to nurse her to get her to calm down afterwards. Eating always makes me feel better too!
We went over to visit with Sharon and Jonah Willmarth afterwards. I fed Cora, and then we went to feed ourselves. We ate at Ramsey's - our first sit down restaurant visit since Cora Leigh's arrival! It was delicious as always and Cora slept the whole time. On the way home, she started to wake up and was pretty cranky. By the time I got to Leestown Road, she was crying. In the next 5 minutes it took to get home, she went from crying to screaming! It was time for her to eat, so I fed her as soon as we got home. She would eat for a couple of minutes and then start screaming again...it was just awful! Jeremy gave her some Tylenol and then she spit up about 2 minutes later. We eventually got her to calm down with some rocking and singing. Apparently she's a fan of Christmas Carols. :) By 12:30 that night, she was acting a bit more normal and actually smiled at us before we put her to bed. The next day she was acting much happier which made me happy! Thankfully, Jeremy is going with me to the 4-month appointment too. From what I hear, they usually get more upset at the 4-month shots than the 2-month shots, so I'm not looking forward to that.
She had a big weekend! We went shopping Saturday morning. It was her first trip to the mall...and her last until after Christmas! She did really well. She only got upset once, and it was because she was hungry. I fed her in a fitting room at Dillards. While she was eating, she took a big nasty dump in her diaper! In such a small space, it smelled quite gross. So, if you were trying on clothes at Dillards on Saturday and thought your fitting room smelled, it could have been because of us. It was also the first trip where we had to change her diaper in public.
Saturday night, Jeremy had a ballgame in Knoxville, so just the two of us gals went to our Sunday school Thanksgiving social. It was a lot of fun! It was unreal the number of babies in attendance. :) It was really good to get to catch up with people we hadn't seen in ages and meet some babies we hadn't met before!
Sunday morning, Cora Leigh went to morning church for the first time! We got there a little early to feed her. We got to go to Sunday School, and Cora was pretty well behaved. She was wide awake the first time and not too noisy. She was just looking around taking everything in. She was really enjoying standing up in my lap. At the end of Sunday School class, she took an audible dump and then continued passing gas. Everyone got a kick out of that. During worship, she slept through the entire song service. She woke up during the sermon and was ready to eat shortly thereafter, so we left to go feed. We finished up just as church was letting out. Everything worked out really well.
We're looking forward to our first trip to Tennessee this weekend for the holiday. We're going to head down on Thursday morning. We'll be sure and take plenty of pictures of Cora Leigh's first Thanksgiving! This will also be the first time she's gotten to meet several family members. Hopefully she'll get to meet her cousin Hayden. She due to arrive on Thanksgiving Day, but she seems to be very comfortable in her mommy's tummy. Hopefully she'll come in time for us to meet her. I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
