Thursday, January 17, 2008

Back from the doctor


Henry and I have returned from a quick visit to his pediatrician. The last 3 days have seen several instances of inconsolable crying/high-pitched screaming lasting 30 minutes to an hour or more. This on top of overall general crankiness made me worried that he may have another ear infection, so to the doctor we went.


The good news is that Henry is in perfect health! Ears are clean, belly is good, no congestion, etc.


The bad news is that there is (as of yet) no real explanation for what he has been going through. The poor thing is obviously in some sort of distress. I keep imploring him to learn English so that he can tell us what is wrong, but to no avail. Also, this is now the THIRD time in Henry's life that I have taken him to the pedi absolutely convinced something was seriously wrong only to be told he is perfectly fine. I secretly think the pediatrician thinks I am an extremely insane mom or else have Munchasuen-by-proxy syndrome going on. I have debated taking video of Henry during one of his screaming fits to show her that I am not crazy (since he is always an angel at the pedi office), but Mike pointed out that doing so may actually make me look crazier. :)


Anyway, Dr. Zuckerman basically said what she always does - Henry has an "intense" personality. Essentially, he is a big drama queen! He is extremely loud and vocal when he is in anyway upset or uncomfortable (now....where on EARTH could he have gotten this from?????). In other words, the karma bus hit me, and Henry is most definitely his mother's son.


He may be getting some more teeth - there is no real evidence yet except maybe some puffiness on his top gum. In the meantime, we are keeping an eye on it, giving him Motrin when he gets really fussy, and are stocking up on frozen items for him to chew on (a frozen waffle at dinner was a big hit). Right now he is cozy in his PJs and fast asleep, so we hope the poor little guy has a good night's sleep.


In other news - Henry is becoming quite a champ at "cruising". He can easily navigate up and down the sofa, and can go all around the bed (usually as I am in the middle of making it!). He is now attempting the daredevil trick of cruising from one piece of furniture to another - verrrrry tricky. Some falls have occured, some bruises are evident, some tears have been shed, but he is a champ and gets right back up to try again (after a hug and kiss, of course). This evening Mike put together Henry's new Radio Flyer "walker wagon" that he will be able to push around the house - we'll try to get some fun pictures if him trying it out! He has also become a little motor-boat, blowing a continuous stream of raspberries as he crawls about. This is helpful for me because I always know exactly where he is - kind of like a bell collar on a cat! He is loving bath time and is becoming more interested in his books (both having them read to him and eating them). His new favorite thing is crawling WITH something. A board book, a coaster, a magazine, his lovey... he likes to keep it under his hand and see how far he can drag it as he moves about the house.


As for me - I still have this darn cold, but it is getting a little better. I no longer feel like I have been hit by a bus, which is a good thing. Monday and Tuesday were pretty rough, but I was able to take advantage of our nanny on Wednesday and spend the afternoon napping, so that helped. Hopefully all will be better by the weekend.

Lastly, I want to send a big congrats to our friends Tiffany and James on the birth of their son Henry David!!!! We can't wait for the two Henrys to get together soon!

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