1st Pediatrican visit in 2012

Today Brinleigh went to the Pediatrician to get her next Synagis shot and have her follow up appointment to make sure she's still on the right track! Today she weighed in at 10 pounds 6 ounces!! Wahooo, she is still on the upward climb of gaining weight!! I'm so glad that she is such a great little eater. The Doctor is happy with her weight gain, and will allow us to go two weeks between her visits! So, like I said she also got her 2nd Synagis shot that she will be getting monthly through the RSV season. The Synagis shot does not prevent her from getting RSV, it just helps that IF she does happen to get it, it will help her to fight it and hopefully it won't be as extreme. Because of her Chronic Lung Disease, she is extremely high risk with the RSV virus. Most premature babies that get it end up back in the hospital, and WE DON'T WANT that! Her airways are much much smaller than a regular babies, so when she gets a respiratory infection they close off, where ours just get a tad smaller. So that's why we have to be EXTREMELY careful with who she is exposed to. And SICK people just MUST stay away. Yes I am paranoid, but I think I have every right to be! A new germ-a-phobe has been created, that's ME!

These pictures were of Brinleigh's reaction to knowing she was going to the doctors and going to have a shot done! (ok, ok you got me, she didn't know at the time) but boy do her facial expressions crack me up had to share!!!

So happy that she is gaining weight if you haven't notice those cheeks of hers that she's worked so hard to get :)