We even managed to go out for some dates as we had so reliable babysitters over there. We had an awesome time spending Christmas over there. For Christmas I had some pictures taken. Enjoy.
For New Year's we went to Berlin and celebrated with friends there and introduced Lilli to them. Shortly before dh joined us in Europe we had received our visas for Venezuela.
Now we already have been in Caracas more than two weeks. Lilli has grown so much. At her six months doctor appointment she weight in at 16 pounds 5 ounces (70th percentile) and was 28 inches long (90th percentile) She is now able to sit by herself. Yesterday night she rolled for the first time from her stomach to her back. Three times in a row. She has stopped rolling from her back to her stomach since we started using a sleep sack my mom bought for her. But I am not too concerned about this. Last Saturday we started rice cereal and yesterday she enjoyed her first carrots.
Sleeping had been a little tough for Lilli while in Germany and we didn't want to do any sleep training because we were throwing her constantly in new environments and new time zones. But since we are here it was improved a lot. She is now waking up once or twice a night. Last night she slept from 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. this morning straight! YEAH! I woke up this morning wondering why I hadn't heard a peep. She is still sleeping in our bedroom as we don't have the monitor yet.
Yesterday I took her for her six months vaccinations with a friend and her baby. Dh had to work and couldn't join us for the Dtap vaccination. The nurse that administered the shots was awfully rude. First she told me that the Rotavirus shots couldn't be administered with the Dtap vaccination because it wouldn't absorb. Afterwards I did some research and it is no problem at all.
Then she told me that Lilli should have had her second Hepatitis B vaccination by one month. We had discussed this with our doctor in the US and he had told us that it was no problem to administer that vaccination later. The first shot at birth is the important one (she had that one of course).
After that she asked me whether I have given her Tylenol. I hadn't. I read about a study recently that links it to Asthma. We hadn't given her any Tylenol before any of her vaccinations. It was never a problem. When she was fussy afterwards we gave her some. But I don't want to overmedicate my child if it is not necessary. She asked me whether I wanted them to give her some Tylenol. I said: No! When the injection went in, Lilli made a peep and was quiet after that. She didn't really scream at all. Which confirmed that she is fine without Tylenol before. When it was my friends baby's turn, the nurse asked whether she had had Tylenol and my friend said "Yes!". Which is absolutely fine. I don't condemn anyone for giving their children Tylenol. I just feel this is a parents decision. My child. My decision. But you guys should have seen the look on the nurse's face to me. It was this judgemental look of telling me "You are not a good mother because you didn't give your child the necessary vaccinations and no Tylenol before the vaccination!"
Afterwards I started crying. I as an adoptive mother might be more sensitive to these kind of looks or this kind of behaviour. What was this nurse thinking? I had the impression that she thought she was smarter than every doctor we talked to before. I had heard that she doesn't have a good bedside manner, but I didn't expect something like that. Unfortunately I don't have a choice as to go to her again in two weeks. But boy, this time dh has to come. This time I will be telling her what I think of her.
