Monday was a tough day for all of us, especially Amelia. Although we were celebrating her two-month birthday, it was marred with a trip to the pediatrician. She weighed in at 10 pounds, 7 ounces and has grown to 22 inches!!!
She also got vaccinations.... four to be exact! Amelia got two shots in each thigh!! Eric had to hold her little arms down while I tried to distract her. There was no distracting her when those needles went in! It just broke my heart to see her little face turn blood red as she began to scream!! We are so blessed with such a happy, laid-back baby, that those true screams are foreign to our ears! Thankfully, the nurse moved swiftly and it was over in a matter of seconds, but the damage was done.
Thanks to tips from my good friends Jenni and Sam, I had a bottle waiting and that seemed to comfort her... for a minute. Then she would wail again. Suck some more, followed by a milder cry. Finally, she stuck with the bottle and the blood drained from her little face.
We thought we were out of the woods because she had no reaction to her previous vaccination (just one shot on her one-month birthday). However, Amelia woke up with a fever Tuesday morning. 101.3 to be exact. We spent the day together on the couch with the infant Tylenol flowing. By the end of the afternoon, she was beginning to perk up. Eric came home and I left to go to a Junior League meeting. BIG MISTAKE!
By the time I made it into Decatur, Eric called and didn't have to say a word, I could hear her in the background. She was screaming and could not be consoled!!! I raced back home (probably burned half a tank of gas trying to get there). It took us several hours to get her completely calmed down. Thankfully, by Wednesday morning, the fever was gone and life was back to normal.
So, we weathered our first fever... the first of many, I'm sure.
