Boy, Can My Child Scream!

Today was tough! Bailey had his first set of shots and it was not fun. He received a total of three. When they gave him the first shot he seemed more surprised than anything. But when the nurse grabbed his other leg to give the second shot he started kicking like crazy...and then came the blood curdling scream! For the third shot it only got worse. By this time his leg muscles were so clenched that he bled quite a bit. Poor baby. During Bailey's shots, I held him and my sister, Jill was patting my back (I think she was more worried about me). I can't believe I have to do this again in two months! His cousin Andrew was so sweet. While Bailey was crying, Andrew was patting his back and his head. Little did Andrew know that his turn was next. I could not bear to stay and watch Andrew get his shots, but was told it was bad. He is old enough to know what's going on. I am happy to report that thanks to Tylenol, both boys are recovering well.

Bailey is ten weeks old today and is changing so quickly! He is insistent about being able to look around and see what's going on in the world. He would barely let me get ready this morning. I had to prop him up on my bed using pillows so he could sit and see me while I got ready. He is holding his head up...when he wants to and is SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT (I consider sleeping until 4:30 or 5:00 am "through the night"). There were times I have wondered if I would ever get more than a total of 5 hours of sleep.

He has also began the adorable habit of licking the wrist or shirt of whomever is holding him. It is very cute, he looks like a little kitty cat. He also knows where his thumb is and how to suck it. Right now I am trying to decide which habit I would rather break....sucking his thumb, or sucking a pacifier. I am leaning towards pacifier, so every time I catch him sucking his thumb (or his hand) I quickly replace it with the pacifier. I can think of a million more cute things to write about, but I will stop for now....