My First Shots

Well, today was the day for Addelynn's two month appointment, which meant her first round of vaccinations! We had a guessing game to determine her weight before we went in. I guess her grandmas know her better than her parents as Grandma Rohrer won last time and Mimi won this time. She weighed in at 10 lbs. 2 oz. (50th percentile) and 21 1/2 in. long (25th percentile). She is definitely a growing girl. Dr. Olson was pleased with everything.

Then came the shots...She had three needles and one oral vaccine. The oral one was first, which was supposed to be the easiest, but I think she disliked it the most. It was cold and apparently tasted like grape kool-aid, two sensations Addelynn had not yet experienced. After the first swallow her face scrunched up and she started to whine. The full out cries came soon after. The nurse did an excellent job with the shots as she had them all lined up and they went in one right after the other. Addelynn was not too fond of them, but wasn't absolutely histerical. After she calmed down, we went for lunch at Culver's since the doctor said we have no more restirctions!! So Culver's is the first restaurant she experienced. She will be enjoying her burger, fries, and ice cream later tonight.

The doctor told us how much tylenol we could give her if needed for her irritability, and I, being a new mom, though that we should just wait it out and see if she became grouchy before giving any. Around 4 pm (the shots were at 11) she started crying differently than I've heard her before. I went to check on her since she was sleeping in her crib and she was crying in her sleep. I knew this was not good. I cuddled her and she kept crying, I fed her and she continued. Then I summoned Mimi to bring the tylenol asap! It took her a while to calm down, but she finally fell asleep on my chest and has been sleeping there ever since. I don't want to move her if I don't have to. Let's hope she is not a bear the rest of the evening and tomorrow.

Below are some pictures of her trip to the doctor and a few of Mimi with her as well. I think Mimi is having a pretty good time here with Addelynn.