Life can be hard for a 2 month old

Zach had his 2 month check-up on Sept. 2 (Labor Day was the exact 2 month mark). He has grown so much in the last few weeks. This is seen in the chubby cheeks and numerous rolls.

The measurements are as follows:

At 2 weeks:
Weight - 7.9 lbs (28%)
Height - 20.5 in (45%)
Head Circ. - 15 in (71%)

At 2 months:
Weight - 13.6 lbs (89%)
Height - 23.5 in (72%)
Head Circ. - 16.7 in (96%)

Obviously Zach loves his food. We've started this week working on extending the feedings from every 2 hours to every 3 hours.

Now for the hard parts:

#1 - Surgical Procedure. The pediatrician noticed that Zach is tongue-tied. The piece of tissue (lingual frenulum) that attaches the tongue to the bottom of the mouth extends all the way to the tip of his tongue. We'd never noticed before that Zach can't stick his tongue out past his gum line. This would cause speech problems later so it needs to be cut. Jason, my twin, had the same surgical procedure down years ago. Sadly for Zach this unpleasant experience will be happening tomorrow morning (Friday). I'm freaking out at the idea of needing to be there without Derrick (he has a class he can't miss at the time). I know I'll have a hard time with the blood and Zach being understandably upset. Hopefully it won't have too much effect on Zach's ability to latch on while he's healing and getting used to a floppy tongue. It sounds like it's a simple procedure so hopefully I'm worried about nothing.

#2 - Immunizations. Yesterday I took Zach to get his immuniztions. He received a total of 3 shots in his thighs. I gave him Tylenal beforehand and he did pretty good. He cried right while receiving them and fell asleep in my arms within a couple of minutes. The nurse thought his cry was really cute because he's got a deep voice for a baby. I could sympathize with Zach getting his shots since I also had to get a Tetanus booster yesterday because of a lovely ankle injury I got when I gracefully fell off a sidewalk curb on Sunday.

Here we are showing off our bandaids. Zach's bandaids are red and blue and can be seen at the edge of his shorts.


It's been hard on me seeing Zach go through these painful processes even though they are for his own good. It's gotten me thinking about how it is for Heavenly Father when we have to go through hard things. Zach doesn't understand yet why it's good for him to get poked (or have his little procedure tomorrow) and we often don't understand why we have to go through hard things. It's gotta be hard on the Lord to watch us as we cry in pain for Him to end hard times but He does all things for our own good. Being a parent is tough at times!