Dominic & His Wrist Rattles

So this is Dominic's newest form of entertainment. It's great, he wears himself out and then it's nap time. Plus, it's pretty entertaining for mom and dad.

Painful Day at the Doc

Two things I don’t like… needles (as noted when Melissa had to get an epidural) and my son being in pain. So the two-month visit to the doctor’s office was a worst-case scenario.

Dominic had to get three shots, and one oral vaccine. Melissa took a smart road and fed him while all this was happening. But, the nurse decided to give Dominic the oral vaccine first. That seemed like a good idea. It wasn’t.

Breaking him away from his eating got him all worked up. And then, she stabbed him in the leg and the screaming started. Two more shots and Dominic was hollering like… well… like someone had just stabbed him in the leg three times.

And just as sudden as the screaming started… it stopped and he went back to eating. What can I say? The kid likes to eat. The worst seemed to be over. It wasn’t.

If you’ve gotten a tetanus shot lately, you know it leaves your arm feeling pretty sore for days. So imagine you’re two months old, you’re going to be a little cranky. And Dominic was.

He started crying, and screaming, and wailing. Poor little guy was not happy. Thankfully with the help of a little Children’s Tylenol he settled down. It was a very long day… and we get to do it all over again in two more months.

Two-Month Thoughts

As we celebrate Dominic’s 2-month birthday… here are some random thoughts that have been kicking around in my head…

-       I don’t know what it is about becoming a parent that makes you suddenly start referring to yourself in the third person… example: “Daddy refers to himself in the third person all the time.”

-       People say you can’t go to the movies when you have a baby. I have a solution... the drive-in. It’s perfect. You don’t have to leave your car, which means you can feed the baby if needed, if he screams no one can hear him, and Dominic sleeps like a champ in his baby seat anyway. Now I just need to find a drive-in.

-       Traveling with a baby is a whole new experience. It requires a lot of stuff. Strollers, boppy, basinet, dozens of changes of clothes, blankets, diapers, wipes, toys, medical supplies… and of course awesome hats…