Happy medicine did NOT make me happy.

I took a Xanax before I went today.

Emma had her one-year well baby visit. Why do they call them well-baby visits? I mean, they should clearly call them "baby-has-to-get-shots-so-mom-has-to-take-nerve-pill" visits. You know I have an adverse reaction to shots.

Clearly, Xanax is NOT the medication I need to help me during the shots. I totally laughed again today. I explained to the nurse, AGAIN, that I couldn't help it. I just laugh. She, AGAIN, told me that she totally understood.

Anyway, Bug had to get 5 shots. Count them. Five. Five shots that I had to laugh through. So not fun.

Dr. P also talked me into the H1N1 vaccine. I was totally against it.

"I gave it to my kids, my grandchildren. I gave it to myself, Hailey. We are seeing cases NOW. I highly recommend it."

"Dr. P, I'm just nervous about it."

"Well, blahblahblah," Dr. P explained the whole shot to me. Where it came from, what it was.

"Ok. Give it to her." I said.

He walked out. That's when I started having a panic attack. I'm talking, I didn't know what to do. I was tripping.

I called Ryan. No answer... of course.

The nurse walked back in. "He talked you into H1N1? Are you sure? I got it and Katie got it. But, if you are not sure..."

I don't know if I'm sure. I don't even know my own name right now.

"No, I'm not sure. Let's just do the regular seasonal flu shot today. Let me talk to Ryan about H1N1. I will call you at the end of the week and if you still have any, I will bring her back."

The nurse walks out.

Then there is yelling in the hallway. "NONONO! NONONO!" Silence. "NONONO! NONONO!"

The door swings open. It was Dr. P again. He held my hand. "Hailey, I just tried to call KK. I said "Let me speak to KK." They said she wasn't working." {FYI: KK is my mom. She works with Dr. P. Yes, he tried to call my mom.}

Anyway, to make a long story short... he talked me into it. After much explaining and promises.

I ended it with, "Well, if your arm falls off in three years at least I will know Emma's leg is going to fall off too. Yours will fall off first because you got the shot before her." He laughed and walked out.

2.3 minutes, 5 shots, sweat, and giggles later... my kid has the H1N1 vaccine.

Fabulous.

Now, I am just going to pray that her leg doesn't fall off.

I totally need a bottle glass of wine and it is only a little after noon.

As for Emma, this is what she looked like in the car on the way home...


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Emma's new stats

Weight: 20lbs. 9 ozs. (almost 7 times her birth weight)
Height: 30 1/2 inches