Aoife went to the pediatrician today for her shots. We got there early and the nurse took her to a room to weigh her and measure her. Her head circumference was 14 inches. Her length was 24inches; she's grown 4 inches since birth! Her weight was 11lbs 5oz. She must have been going through a growth spurt while we were in Wisconsin; no wonder I was eating so much food! Liz, her doctor then came and took a look at her and said everything looked great and asked me if I was feeding her at MacDonalds. For those that are interested, she's in the 75th percentile. Then the nurse came in with the shots. I was so scared, and sadly i think Aoife sensed it because she started to wail before she even got them. The nurse gave her her oral one and ten two shots on one thigh and a third on the other. Aoife was not happy about it, and let everyone on the block know about it. I felt horrible, but knowing that she won't get a terrible life threatening disease is well worth it. That evening I took great care in comforting her by reading books and rocking and singing. She was drowsy at around 6pm and had a strange cry that i had never heard before. I carried gentle her around the room and we cuddled. She fell asleep in my arms upright which has never happened before. I put her to bed and Tim and I hung out for a while. Then she stirred around 9:30pm, and when I went to check her, I noticed that she was very very hot. I took her temperature and it was 99.7. I was so scared and so I called my mom. She was good at getting me to calm down saying that babies will sometimes get a fever after getting shots, so I felt better. I prepared her some sugar water in case she wouldn't drink my milk, and after Tim settled her to bed, we drifted off ourselves. She ate through the night and seemed hot and drowsy, but okay.
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