1/4 Year Milestone

Today Zara is 3 months old and yesterday we were at the pedi for 3 month shots. All the mom's reading this are saying "what 3 month shots"? We are using an alternate vaccination schedule the spreads out the shots and delays the ones infants really don't need. The point of this being there are fewer risks of side-effects and interactions than the mass shot schedule the AAP puts out. Since the AAP schedule is based on getting the most of general population possible to get them done, it front loads shots for babies before they get older and stop getting taken to the doc as much. A result no doubt from that fantastic health care system we have in this country. She will get all of them eventually since we won't forget and will take her to the doc as she gets older, but the 4 ones really important for infants we do 2 at a time in months 2/3 and then 4/5 instead of all together in months 2 and 4. If you would like to read an actual balanced discussion of vaccines with the ingredients, scientifically proven side-effects and risks(as in not autism hysteria), discussion of the disease being prevented, and generally good information and facts, I recommend "The Vaccine Book" by Dr. Bob Sears. I read it just so I'd know what I was sticking in my child even before I decided to switch to the alternate schedule suggested.

Anyhoo- being at the pedi means updated stats. Baby Zara is now 23.5 inches! She is over the 60th percentile in length and has kept on growing long at a fast rate. She is also 10b 4oz, exactly 4lbs over birth weight and still 10th percentile. So we've stayed on the chart for weight and are tracking the 10th percentile line steadily. For additional statistics, in 3 months she has grown 28.7% in length and 64% in weight. PICTURES!