Charlie Brown

He got two Charlie Brown band aids. I needed them worse. He did great! Cried his little bitty eyes out for a few minutes, breastfed, and forgot that he was ever upset to begin with!

He got an A+ today! He weighs 12 pounds 13.8 ounces and is 22 and 3/4 inches long! His growth chart curve looks perfect!

Okay, so, the above 2 short paragraphs were written yesterday before the 102.9 temp rectally set in, before he decided that because he was feeling so bad he didn't want to eat, before he was so fussy, before I panicked and called the after hours number at the clinic. He was not himself. He was lethargic, he was staring off into space, he was so hot. So. Hot. He got a dose of Tylenol at 9pm last night and we went to bed. I set an alarm for 1am to give him another dose of Tylenol (regardless of the temp) and he went right back to sleep. Without eating. I woke him up finally at 630am to eat - he breastfed so so. He went back to sleep and slept until 800am. His temp was 100 rectally this morning, so, he got another dose of Tylenol. He is still not himself. We did get a few smiles out of him this morning, but not like we usually do.

The ONLY good that has come of any of this is that Casey and I now see that we will never have to wonder if he feels good or not. He makes it clear. That and his little face gets so red when he is running even just a low grade fever.

I hate shots. How could any of this benefited his little body? We put a live virus and several types of bacteria in his body and then had to counteract the effects with Tylenol?! And we have to do it again at 4 months, 6 months, 12-18 months, and then some more down the road. Makes me ill. Who decided it was a good idea to slam them this early with a whole lot of yucky stuff? I have not read the research per say, but I am going to. And maybe our 4 month appointment will turn into the 6 month appointment, the 6 month may turn into the 12 month, etc. And, no, I am not a bad mom for not wanting to inundate him with all that bacteria. (Don't worry - he will get his shots. I am just upset. And I know they are essential. I know that he needs them. I know he will not remember any of this. I also know that is seems crazy to put a whole bunch of toxins in his body so he can fight them off?!?!)

So, we are relaxing in the house today. I am going to love on him a ton, feed him as much as he will allow, and watch his temp.

He deserved the Charlie Brown band-aids. His little body needed to be wrapped in them, not just his little chunky thighs.