Injections

On Monday, Brody had his one year well-check appointment with Dr. Levine. Brody weighs 24lbs and 6oz...what a pig:)...he's 30.5 inches long and his head circumference is 18.5 inches. He is at right around the 70th percentile all around, so at least his body isn't all mismatched. He did not like having the doctor probe him and screamed loudly enough to let astronauts visiting space know about his displeasure.

Following the appointment, both boys needed inoculations...fun, fun, fun. Matthew went first and as I wasn't able to hold him on my lap because I was holding Brody, he was VERY unhappy with the injection. He wouldn't even let the nurse give him a sticker afterwards; apparently he was worried that she would jab him again. Then it was Brody's turn. He received four injections with his screams getting progressively louder. I'm not sure if it was his intention to cause permanent hearing loss, but it's possible that I may never hear the same again.

Brody's injections really affected him negatively that day. After he woke up from his nap, I was unable to comfort him from his discomfort (or pain) and he just cried and cried. I gave him some ibuprofin and took the boys on a walk on the Iron Horse trail where Brody finally calmed down. Matthew, who is having a difficult time differentiating fantasy from reality, kept pointing out different elephants that were coming our way and the myriad of different animals in the trees...I believe pandas were one of the animals identified. I wasn't aware that they lived outside of zoos in North America, but Matthew set me straight.