There is only an after (half a day) picture of this, since anyone taking a picture during this terrible event would have incurred my wrath. I'd avoided having Edie get any injections so far, giving her vitamin K orally instead of via shot. But this Thursday marked the end of that streak. No matter how secure you are in vaccinating your child, thinking of them getting stabbed by needles makes you want to check out some Jenny McCarthy literature, just in case.
After the first shot, E screamed, looked me straight in the eye and calmed down pretty quickly. After the second one, she screamed a lot louder, looked me in the eye now with malice and did not calm down so quickly. I really wish there was a way to bribe an infant. Unfortunately, one is entirely at the beck and call of a baby's wishes - especially one who expresses her opinions at the decibel levels that E does. So, I couldn't promise ice cream or a new toy, or dress Billy up in a tutu and make him perform The Nutcracker. But I would've if I could've.
And once she figures out that you're the bribing type, she will take advantage of it as often as she can:)
ReplyDeleteThese moments are so much harder on mom than baby. She's forgotten all about it. You made it, Rakel mín, without being arrested for some act that I don't want to think about.
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