Another Clean Bill of Health!!!

Well, today marks the SECOND SUCCESSFUL DOCTOR'S VISIT for our friend Miss.Ruby Cate! My doctor nearly FELL OVER when she came into the room to see my child walking around her exam room while just holding onto one of my fingers. (the last time she had seen Ruby was just after we had returned from China & little miss 'Cheeks' couldn't even crawl yet... she just dragged her lower body around like a soldier on maneuvers...)

Ruby looked up, smiled and kept on walking... "Sorry Doc, we've got things to do & places to walk to...." LOL

Here are Ruby's current stats:
22 lbs 11oz
31 inches long

Ruby's in all the 'NORMAL' percentiles for height & weight for her age!!!
WOOOOO HOOOOOOO

She did get her first immunization shot today, it was for Hib (Haemophilus Influenzae Type b)
(and yes she cried & this time it wasn't because I had woken her up, but because it hurt... but her friend Bear was there the WHOLE TIME & he helped a GREAT DEAL! THANKS BEAR!)

What is Hib you ask? (how the hell was I supposed to know? LOL I'm a Nanny, not a doctor! But it got me to thinking, I usually know all this kid related stuff but here was something I had not ever about, so I thought that perhaps it would be a good idea to share this with all of you... since knowledge IS power, so the following is what Hib is...)

Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease is a serious disease caused by a bacteria. It usually strikes children under 5 years old.
Your child can get Hib disease by being around other children or adults who may have the bacteria and not know it. The germs spread from person to person. If the germs stay in the child's nose and throat, the child probably will not get sick. But sometimes the germs spread into the lungs or the bloodstream, and then Hib can cause serious problems.
Before Hib vaccine, Hib disease was the leading cause of bacterial meningitis among children under 5 years old in the United States. Meningitis is an infection of the brain and spinal cord coverings, which can lead to lasting brain damage and deafness. Hib disease can also cause:
-pneumonia
-severe swelling in the throat, making it hard to breathe
-infections of the blood, joints, bones, and covering of the heart
-death

Before Hib vaccine, about 20,000 children in the United States under 5 years old got severe Hib disease each year and nearly 1,000 people died.

Hib vaccine can prevent Hib disease.
Many more children would get Hib disease if we stopped vaccinating.

Children should get Hib vaccine at:
2 months of age
4 months of age
6 months of age
12-15 months of age
Children less than 6 weeks of age should NOT get Hib vaccine.

If you miss a dose or get behind schedule, get the next dose as soon as you can. There is no need to start over.

Hib vaccine may be given at the same time as other vaccines.
For more information on this and other vaccinations, visit the Center for Disease Control's National Immunization Program's website


Ok so that's Ruby's first official vaccine since becoming my daughter & I'm sure there will be MANY MORE TO COME. For now, I just like knowing that I'm doing everything I can to be sure she's a happy, healthy girl!
(...probably a little 'too' healthy as the following pics clearly show the beginnings of a 'pot belly'!)