As you know, Sean and I decided to follow Dr. Sears’ alternative vaccination schedule to fully vaccinate Jack. Normally, he would only go at 2, 4 and 6 months, but we go every month in order to get all of his vaccines completed on this different schedule. So, today Jack got two more vaccines. My friends had warned me that when they get older, they are much more aware of things and would react worse to getting his shots. Jack has always been pretty calm with this kind of stuff, so I brushed it off knowing he would probably cry a little bit but nothing extreme. Boy was I wrong! Two nurses came in, so he only felt one stick, but when they stuck him, he screamed so loud and so shrill that I almost lost it. I picked him up immediately, but he was screaming in such a high-pitch tone that I could barely hold back my own tears. Sean was the same way. We all just tried to get through it without breaking down right there in the exam room. Finally, Jack seemed to calm down enough for us to leave. I held him in my arms and soothed him for a while in the car before we left. Poor guy… he is sleeping now, but he is having a bad teething day today on top of everything else, so he just isn’t very happy. Hopefully a little Tylenol will help him feel better.

We met our new pediatrician today, and we like her and the office MUCH better. It was a very pleasant environment. Jack even seemed to like it. There were monkeys on the wall, and he LOVES monkeys. HA! He was talking and playing and looking all over the place before we went into the exam room for his appointment. Jack weighed 14.9 pounds and was 26 inches long. He was in the 60th percentile for weight and head circumference, and he was in the 95th percentile for height! The doctor said he would most definitely be taking after his daddy when it comes to his height.