Flanagan Clan

On Monday I took Sammy to see a new pediatrician for his 2 month checkup. My decision to change doctors came from feeling not totally comfortable with his current doctor. In the same practice there is a different doctor who is a friend of my dad’s. He is also the person who introduced my family to Faith Presbyterian Church, so I knew that we would share similar beliefs. I don’t think other doctor was a Christian. I wasn’t disappointed with the change. I really enjoyed talking to doctor about how to share our faith with nonbelievers in simple ways. This doctor talked about how he drove a beater car in order to witness to people. How many people do you know who do that?

Sammy is doing well. He is in the 50th percentile for weight and 25th for height. He now weighs 11 lbs, 11 ounces! He’s growing so fast, and he is nice and plump. The doctor said he was a strong little baby. He’s been rolling over since he was about 5 weeks old! He also has very good head control. Unlike Patrick, he doesn’t mind having “tummy time”, and it is helping him build strength.

I was so proud of both Patrick and Sammy during the doctor’s visit. Patrick sat very quietly in a chair the entire time, playing nicely with a toy. He waved and said hello and goodbye to the nurse when she came in and out. Other than that, he hardly made a peep! I had stuffed my diaper bag full of things to keep him occupied, but I ended up not having to pull out anything. I was pretty impressed by how calm he was the entire time.

Sammy was also very good during the visit. He hardly fussed at all while the doctor poked and proded him. Later, when he got four shots, he cried for only about 30 seconds after the last shot, and then he stopped! He even started smiling a little bit as I put him back in his carseat. When Patrick was his age, he cried the whole way home after getting those same shots. I couldn’t believe how little he cried!!!

In all, I think that was the best visit to the doctor’s office yet!