I won the side bet on how much weight he had gained. I predicted that he was up to “8 to 9 lbs”. Brooke said I was crazy and that he was “7 lbs at the most.” But secretly I knew she was the one who was crazy (I didn’t say that of course). I knew because he eats like one of them Budweiser horses and he’s already out grown a few outfits. Anyway, the little cookie monster was 8 lbs 11 oz!
I was busy gloating over my superior ability to judge baby weight when the celebration was cut short by Parker’s first shot - Hepatitis B in the upper thigh. I had mixed emotions at the time. On the one hand, it’s tough to see your child in such sudden pain and discomfort. It was a weird feeling. But knowing that it was in his best interest, there was a little humor in the situation. One moment, he’s cooing at the nice lady doctor and just loving the world in general. The next, she’s sticking a big needle in his leg. I haven’t seen that look of sudden horror on his face since the night he was born!
Anyway, I like to think he learned an important life lesson. Never trust a pediatrician; they’ll always stick you in the end. Here’s his first band aid…
We all packed up and went for family photos on Saturday. It was kind of a Circus. First, I started snapping behind the scenes photos before the "real" photographer informed me that personal cameras weren’t “allowed” in the studio. Ridiculous. Then Parker cried all the way through the family shots. But he stopped when it was time to take pictures of him alone and hopfully those come out good. We'll have to wait and see. Until then, here are some of the forbidden shots taken just before the photo Nazi made me put the camera away…
Finally, we got a few tummy time shots today. Here they are followed by a short video of him on his back looking at some toys. As you can see, he’s getting better at spotting and following objects but he seems to have his Daddy's attention span. Please keep the comments coming. We love hearing from everyone.
3 comments:
Poor little Parker! Shots are terrible! I'm glad to hear he's doing so well and is no longer on the run.
Oh no I feel so bad that he had to get a shot...poor little thing. I wish that could have been on video..haha
Your pictures have been great, right down to Parkers first band-aid! You all have done such a great job at keeping up with this blog, I love reading it and checking out all your great pictures. The videos are wonderful too.
Hope you all are able to catch up on some sleep :)
love,
Jessi and Jonathan
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