Smiles, Shots, Streaming Tears

Right after the shots :(

Today was Madeline's six month well check.  She did so well considering everything she did .  First she had her eyes tested for lazy eye.  They stuck 3 electroids to her head, turned out the lights, and had her look at pictures flashing on a screen.  Scott said it reminded him of an episode of Lost.  She sat up nice and tall and did well until they took the electroids off her head and left a huge red spot.  She cried a small cry but flashed a big smile as soon as the nurse talked to her.  She passed her exam with flying colors.  I think the word perfect was mentioned :)

Here are her 6 month stats:

Weight: 17 lbs. 6.4 oz.    73 percentile
Height: 2 ft. 1 in.             16 percentile
Head: 17 in.                   64 percentile

Her weight gain has slowed down since she is moving around so much now, and her height measurement might not be too accurate since she's so squirmy on the table.

"How could you let them do this to me?"

Those were the happy times...then the dreaded shots. I get tears in my eyes just thinking about it.  She had 4 shots given to her by two nurses.  She went from happy girl to beet red, blood curdling crier in less than a second.  I could only hold her hands and watch her sad little face.  I have never heard a cry so filled with sadness and pain.  One of the nurses talked to her after it was over.  Of course Madeline flashed her huge grin, but then you could just read her mind.  The grin vanished and the cry came back. ( I can just imagine what she was thinking, "Hey you're the one who did this to me. No smile for you.") I think her daddy almost cried with her, but mommy stayed strong.  You can tell from the little tears streaming down her face how unhappy she was.   We were home within 10 minutes of the shots.  I nursed her and she fell right to sleep....finally in a happy place.  I hope she is having sweet dreams now.   We can hardly bear to see her in pain.  We just love her so much!

There's that smile we know and love!