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Simon sleeping it off

Yesterday we took Simon for his two month check up.  The doctor looked real hard but couldn't find anything wrong with him except for excessive amounts of awesome.  He's 24 inches and 12 pounds.  She remarked that he's going to be a tall one.  The best part of the whole visit was he got his shots!  What little kid doesn't love that?  The whole time we were there he was all smiles and cooing.  It was kind of sad how blissfully unaware he was.  Then the nurse left to get the shots and I started to get upset. 

I started to feel really guilty for poisoning my son with vaccinations.  I know it's highly debatable whether or not they can cause Autism, but even the anecdotal evidence is enough to scare the bejeezus out of me.  All I could think of is what if this is the last time I get to hold the son that I know.  He truly is an exceptionally cheerful and happy baby.  I don't want to lose that.  I still hope I made the right decision.

He managed to survive his shots.  He screamed and turned red, but he survived.  And so far he seems to still be himself.  After the doctor, I had to go back to work while Daddy got to bring the little guy home for some Father-Son time.  Apparently Simon objected to the shots the rest of the afternoon, screaming his poor little heart out.  I was implored to please text rather than call when I was leaving work to keep from waking Simon up or disturbing him.  And could I please, for the love of God, bring some children's Tylenol with me.  And Daddy has a migraine.

When I got home Simon was finishing a bottle.  We gave him the Tylenol and he fell asleep.  That's when I took the picture above.  When he woke up he couldn't have been more cheerful.  It looks like the medicine really did the trick.  Daddy was so glad to see his boy smile.  He loves his son a powerful lot.  I pray all will continue to go well.  It would break my heart a million different ways if I were to lose the happy Simon I love.