Yesterday we took Elisa to get her 2 month vaccines (we were a couple of weeks late). We decided that it would be a good idea for Jennifer to feed Elisa during the administration of the shot. I am sure that there were several reasons for this (all of which could be found in "Baby Wise") but for me, it was to distract her. She only received one shot that contained 6 vaccines. It is not fun watching my sweet baby girl get a shot. The needle went in her left thigh with ease. She didn't even react... until the vaccines were pushed in. Then it was ScreamFest 2006, featuring Elisa Terry! It was heartbreaking. She screamed and screamed. After a few minutes she calmed down, but was pretty testy for the rest of the day. Jennifer and I felt so bad that we went to McDonald's for ice cream. We plan on sharing with Elisa when she is old enough.
She didn't have any bad reactions to the vaccines. She did, however, sleep about 9 hours last night! It was the first time that she slept past 6am that I can remember.
Unfortunately, she will have to get another shot next week to complete this round of needle therapy! At least we can ease our pain with ice cream!
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Guys, I know it's hard to watch, but be glad they do this now when they are small. Somehow in all our moves we forgot one round of shots for Keeley (9 in Oct). We just had to take her in last month. It's even worse when your very articulate 8 year old is screaming, crying, and saying words and I had to hold her down (mom wouldn't even go with me!!!)
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