She got her shots. A few days ago we went in for her two month appointment and Ella had to get three shots in her chubby thighs. Everyone who knew about the appointment seemed concerned for Ella and for me, worried about how we would deal. I say "we" because everyone assumed I was scared to see my baby go through the pain of the shots. I wasn't worried though. Not to say that I am cold-hearted, because I truly love my Ella, but she needs those shots and sometimes you just have to deal with tough things.
Ella screamed when she got her first shot. She gave that big cry that breaks my heart when i hear it from her. Her face turned red and she screamed through the next two shots also but once that was over I held her tight to me and rocked her and within a minute she had stopped crying although she let out some whimpers for a little while more.
I had failed to bring anything to help soothe her, such as a bottle, so as soon as she had stopped crying I put her in her carseat and we ran out of there.
My girl is a tough one. She was sleeping before I even got her to the car and she slept much of the rest of the day. She was not fussy or anything. I think she was experiencing some pain but I bought her some children's tylenol and after that she seemed fine.
We get to do this all over again in another couple of months and again a few months after that but if she deals with it the same way she did this time I shouldn't have any worries.
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