I had heard the stories...half said that it would be no big deal, the other half said the two month shots were agonizing. So being the worrywart (and information seeker) that I am, I read everything I could and decided to dose him up with some Tylenol before we went. Perhaps I should have taken it as a bad sign that when we arrived at the doctor's office, it was a full house. Thank God Chris was there too so he helped to distract me. We chatted with the other parents and found out that we were running about an hour late. So much for the pre-shot dosing.
When we finally were called in, Ian was an angel. He was smiling, hanging out on his tummy, and overall, just hamming it up for the doctor. His 2 months (plus a couple weeks) stats were 16 and 3/4 pounds ( the 97th percentile) and 25 1/2 inches( the 95th percentile). This boy has essentially doubled his weight in just a few short weeks. I can't decide who he gets his good eating habits from!!
So the appointment was progressing well, and then it was time for the really fun stuff, the dreaded shots. 5 shots?? Seriously? The pediatrician assured us that he had enough "meat" on his thighs that he should be just fine. Fortunately for us, he did them very quickly, and we just had a stunned Ian wondering what happened. Fast forward 2 hours. We were at home, Chris was working in the garage and I went outside and said " I think that Ian came out of his two month shots unscathed." Somebody must have heard this and wanted to prove me wrong, because no less than 1 hour later, we had a SCREAMING child on our hands. Never have I ever heard him scream so hard, and been so sad. This continued for about 5 hours off and on. By the time we went to bed, we were all exhausted.
The next morning Chris and I held our breath, wondering what may be in store for us...the worry was for nothing. He was back to his smiling, happy self and had forgotten all about that miserable day before. Too bad his mom has not, and likely will not for some time. I will be packing my A game for the next round. 4 month shots, you won't get me.
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