I debated stopping by to hold his little hand, but in the end I think it only would have made matters worse for everyone involved. Once the nurse came in with the needle I'm not sure how I would react, all of the screaming and crying...and then of course he would start screaming and crying....it would be a scene.
My wife said he took a long snooze when they got home, and by the time I arrived after work he had regained appetite. I looked down at his chubby little legs, dotted with little red prick marks. Talk about a rough day. He was in a good mood though, and I relished my role of good parent (not fair, I know), picking him up as he lay on my shoulder exhausted.
Overall it was much better than the first round of shots, when he slept like a zombie for the whole day. His head felt a bit warm early this morning, but he was talking and laughing when I left for work so that makes me feel better.
I've got a long road ahead, but so far the shots are the worst part of parenthood, and I haven’t even been yet. We'll try to steer clear of hospitals...
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| Dad's Rendition |
The poor little guy got five shots yesterday and I wasn't even there. I hope that doesn't make me a bad father. To be fair, I think it's for the better, my wife says it’s horrible, that he screams and cries and it’s a big ordeal.
I debated stopping by to hold his little hand, but in the end I think it only would have made matters worse for everyone involved. Once the nurse came in with the needle I'm not sure how I would react, all of the screaming and crying...and then of course he would start screaming and crying....it would be a scene.
My wife said he took a long snooze when they got home, and by the time I arrived after work he had regained appetite. I looked down at his chubby little legs, dotted with little red prick marks. Talk about a rough day. He was in a good mood though, and I relished my role of good parent (not fair, I know), picking him up as he lay on my shoulder exhausted.
Overall it was much better than the first round of shots, when he slept like a zombie for the whole day. His head felt a bit warm early this morning, but he was talking and laughing when I left for work so that makes me feel better.
I've got a long road ahead, but so far the shots are the worst part of parenthood, and I haven’t even been yet. We'll try to steer clear of hospitals...
