Sunday, May 04, 2008

First night with Ethan at Grandma and Grandpa's

We scheduled Ethan's fifth doctor's appointment to coincide with a friends wedding, so that Brandy wouldn't have to take more time off from work than she needed to. This kind of created a scheduling difficulty that was a bit stressful, but it was all figured out over time. Probably the worst part about all of this was that he got the same shots he got last time, but he seemed a bit more aware of things, so these shots seemed worse. In fact, as soon as the doctor came in, he started pouting and crying like he was scared. The only other time I've seen him that way was when I sneeze, or something startles him. [edit for weight and measurement] He weighed 16lbs, and measured 24 inches. [edit] Unfortunately, we got his appointment done, and then immediately came home to drop him into Grandpa's car so we could go to the wedding rehearsal. He seemed to be doing ok at that time, but when I called later that night to check in on him, Ethan was crying as loud as I've heard him. It sounded like his scared cry again, and I debated coming home to get him, instead of staying where we were. It was pretty emotional, but I just thought that it'd be best if I stayed put, and that he'd be ok, which he was. The next morning I called, and he was fine, and he was fine throughout the day as well. It was a long couple of nights, and Brandy and I definitely rushed over to get him right away in the morning.

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