Yesterday, Friday, February 20, Olivia went to the pediatrician for her 2 month check up. This also meant she got her first round of shots. I will get into that in a moment. First I'll share her most current stats. She is a healthy 9lbs 2oz!! We think she's 10lbs 2oz. At least that's what we get from our scale. Granted, we improvise by holding her, weighing us, and then weighing ourselves individually. Whatever though! We're not going to cry over 1lb. She is 22in. Which reminds me, just this week I had to go through and clean out all of her NB size clothes. SO SAD! My little baby is growing up. I swear, by the time I find that magic pill that keeps her iddy biddy forever, it'll be too late!!
Now, back to the appointment. At the end of the appointment came the shots! AAGGHH!! I prepared myself for that moment all week. Sure I gave off the appearance of, "Oh they're just shots. It's no big deal" but inside, I was trembling. I was so petrified, for me and for her. And then it happened, just as the poor little Preshy was starting to fall asleep too. The first shot in and then came the ear piercing scream and tears. Then the second, and the third. My eyes were beginning to water, and it was getting hard to hold back the tears. Finally, I could grab her, hold her, and make her feel better. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! And just like that, the crying stopped. Her crying stopped. I was still fighting those tears. I won, but it was a hard fight!! My sweet little Preshy did better than her mommy did getting her first shots. I'm so proud!!
Now, back to the appointment. At the end of the appointment came the shots! AAGGHH!! I prepared myself for that moment all week. Sure I gave off the appearance of, "Oh they're just shots. It's no big deal" but inside, I was trembling. I was so petrified, for me and for her. And then it happened, just as the poor little Preshy was starting to fall asleep too. The first shot in and then came the ear piercing scream and tears. Then the second, and the third. My eyes were beginning to water, and it was getting hard to hold back the tears. Finally, I could grab her, hold her, and make her feel better. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! And just like that, the crying stopped. Her crying stopped. I was still fighting those tears. I won, but it was a hard fight!! My sweet little Preshy did better than her mommy did getting her first shots. I'm so proud!!
Can you believe I STILL get choked up when I see a little child get hurt? Just yesterday I was at the Base bowling with the kids (cause it's just so cheap there) and a lil girl dropped the ball & dove to catch it-which she did-which is quite an amazing feat for a 4 yr old-as she caught it & continued to go downward the ball hit the floor before her belly did & bounced up & hit her downward falling chin. It was SO loud. Of course she busted it open & had to be taken to get stitches but as I watched her, I was holding back the tears. What the heck?!? Geez she was cute but she's not MY child. Aye yi yi-ever since becoming a Mom-that's how it is. And it only gets worse as yours get older-in fact, you cry for them less & for younger tots more! LOL