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In celebration of Dane's 2 month birthday (today), we went to the pediatrician and Dane got to experience the joy that is vaccine shots. Let it just be said that he does NOT, by any means, like shots. We gave him some pediatric tylenol (grape-flavored drops, which he likes much more than the flavor of his zantac) prior to the shots to take the edge off... they may have helped, but he still screamed for all he was worth starting with the first of the 3 shots. The whole process only lasted about a minute and the screaming only lasted a couple minutes, but it still resulted in him being alternately exhausted and fussy the rest of the evening. The pediatrician did say, however, that he is doing very well. He is growing faster than babies of his adjusted age (1 week old) which means he is catching up to his growth curve. He is currently still on the non-age adjusted growth curve at ~5th percentile for both height and weight, but if you adjust for him being a preemie then his corrected growth curve is more like the 15th percentile for weight and the 30th percentile for height (and the ~50th percentile for head size! That explains why he is having trouble lifting his head during tummy-time...) So he's growing fast and catching up to his peers. Fun to have him growing and looking healthy. :)

Secondly, Dane is gearing up for his first out-of-state trip! After my exam tomorrow (my last exam of medical school, ever!) we will be driving to Green Lake for the next week. We decided this was a good idea for a couple of reasons: a. I won't have many breaks after starting residency on June 10th, b. we need a break from the apartment and futon, and c. our building decided now was a great time to begin a construction job involving jackhammering all day on our section of balconies (they said it would be a "light tapping or hammering"...uh, nope). Hence, we'll be hanging out by the water for a week, which will be a much needed change in scenery, and will also give us a chance to catch up with our families and possibly some friends from Madison. We're looking forward to sitting on the pier in the (we hope!) sun and I may be crazy enough to try waterskiing depending on how chilly the water is. I may have to break out my wetsuit!