Shots....Ahhhhhhh!

Shots. I've been dreading it for awhile. Today was Jackson's two month old checkup and immunization activities. The good stuff: He's up to 12 lbs, 13 oz, which is a gain of three pounds. He has jumped from the 50th to the 75th percentile in weight. He is now just shy of 24 inches long, and I can't remember how big his melon is. But they are all growing.

Then we did some development stuff. Jason and I have been diligent in tummy time, but when it came time for him to perform, he just laid there and smiled and laughed at me instead of showing off his amazing head and neck control. I swear our pediatrician probably thinks we just have him laying around all day eating bon bons. Then she looked at one of his eyes for what seemed like an eternity and then told me it was nothing to worry about. Right.

Next up...shots. Today Jackson would have four shots plus an oral rotovirus vaccine that would lead to diarrhea cha cha cha. Jackson is a tough kiddo. But even the tough little man was not going to roll well with FOUR shots. He cried from shot one until about 15 seconds after the end of shot four, then promptly fell asleep on my shoulder. His crying reached a volume and pitch unheard from him previously, including at one point throwing his head back and his mouth wide open but no sound coming out because he was crying so hard. That was super fun...but the REAL fun didn't start until we got home.

Needless to really say, he has not been himself today, which is of course normal and "nothing to worry about." My son that never cries is suddenly crying, has a fever, doesn't feel like eating...but that is, say it with me, nothing to worry about. He's not sleeping great either. I'm not worried about long term issues, just you know...he's just not himself, and that bothers me. He's such a good little guy, such a trooper, and I hate that this threw him so much.

Jason asked what his next shots would be...I hated telling him we would do the same batch in two months. I can see why people wonder if it's worth it, but honestly, and I'm talking to YOU Boulder people (13th worst immunization rates in the entire COUNTRY in spite of being the "most educated city in the U.S." apparently they aren't paying attention in common sense class) it's better than them being sick with debilitating and possibly fatal illnesses. I mean honestly WHAT are you people thinking. Boulder has three times more whooping cough cases than any other county in Colorado because the deluded people here think that immunizations are a lifestyle choice...you know like choosing whole milk at Starbucks or getting tattoos. Give me a break. It's like epidurals...obviously there is a need for them, so someone invented them to solve a serious problem. It really bugs me that people don't get their kids vaccinated and then their kid is going to be around my kid because they get some b.s. waiver for school. I say boo to them. Get your kid their shots.