4 month shots: the aftermath

I dread these well baby appointments.  You arrive with a well baby and leave with a cranky and feverish baby.  That's what shots will do.  Vaccines are an incredible blessing, so I must acknowledge that here.  I am so glad that I do'nt have to worry about them dying from catching a common airborn illness.  I can't even imagine the fear mothers had when their babies were at risk for catching typhoid or yellow fever or any number of other deadly sicknesses (the plague?  I'm not real sharp on my contagious disease history).  Anyways, thank you scientists of the past for determining that if you give someone a tiny dose of pathogens, their bodies can fight and kill the bad stuff and develop antibodies to protect them in the future.

Now that THAT is out of the way, mostly I hate shots because they make my kids feel bad.  Olivia has actually seemed unaffected.  At her 2 month shots, she of course cried when the shots were given, but afterwards she seemed normal.  Carter screamed like a banshee during the shots and then again for the rest of the afternoon.  Poor Forrest worried that Carter might be having an allergic reaction and considered taking him to the emergency room.  Fortunatley, Carter's pain is eased by tylenol, which we diligently doped him with yesterday. 

So, here are some pics I took after we got home from the shots.  They seem happy right?  Olivia was happily grinning (and most importantly, looking my way) at the camera.  I had a hard time getting Carter's attention.

Plus, would you believe this.....they slept well last night.  We put them down at about 6:20pm and they didn't wake up until 1:45am.  Way to go twinnies!