Well, today was the day I've been dreading for 2 months! Eli's 1st set of shots! I made Jay take this morning off to go with me... I figured I could comfort Eli, and Jay could comfort me! Eli was actually in rare form this morning and was sooooooooo happy for Dr. John and Stacy. He just kicked his legs, grinned, and cooed up a storm. He weighed in at 12 pounds (just below the 75th percentile) and 24 inches (just above the 75th percentile). He also decided during the exam that since Dr. John was asking about bowel movements that he would just show him! It took Dr. John and Jay both to change his diaper and it ended up all wopperjawed. Meanwhile, I just stood back, took pics, and laughed! Jay wants to know how much John is going to charge for that procedure! :) After Dr. John was finished with Eli's exam, Stacy came in to give the shots. I made Jay hold Eli's hands down while I just observed. Selfishly I wanted to be the one to come in and comfort Eli when it was all done. Eli let out a scream (not cry, but scream) during the shots (3 of them), but then he actually recovered quickly and was asleep before we left the office. Overall it went better than I expected. Eli and I both teared up momentarily, but no tears were actually shed. We are home now and he is sleeping. Here are some pics from our big adventure to the doctor and a video of Eli putting on a show while we wait on Dr. John:
6 comments:
He's so happy but the shots are so, so sad!
I'm glad it went well today! I have also been dreading Drew getting his 2 month shots. I made Brad take off work too! I still have another week to get prepared!
I am glad the first round went well. I am sorry to say that it gets worse as they get older. I always dread shots, but my doctor assures me that they are very necessary and things could be much much worse if they didnt get them. Eli is getting so much bigger and cuter by the day! How precious!
Your baby might be the cutest thing ever! I LOVE looking at the pictures. Can't wait to see him in person!!
I remember the shot days. Infant Tylenol was my friend!!
i wish you all would get back from the beach...im missing my daily eli updates:)
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