Friday, January 23, 2009

Sympathy cries and then....

Yesterday was Eli's doctor appointment. He was in such a good mood so I figured that I'd only have trouble with him after he got the shots. My mistake. As good of a mood as he was in, the crying from the other babies that preceded him to the "mean" doctor gave him fair warning. I think they started out as sympathy cries for the other little tykes. Little did Eli know that he'd soon be following them to the world of vaccinated children.

To look at the positive side; because he was crying before the doctor even came in, the shots weren't nearly as heart breaking as I thought they'd be. The heart breaking part was the flood of tears that were streaming down his cheeks. When tears have only escaped twice I knew he was seriously not enjoying his day. Poor guy!

Hah, to update from my last blog, Eli has officiall flipped over from his back to his front. I didn't get to see it. I was slumbering away the headache caused by a trio of crying babies at the doctor's office. Aaron woke me up and declared the news. Honestly, even though I missed this, I would hate to hear of his progress from a baby sitter. Hurray for my ability to stay home and work as a mommy! I'll take a smaller house (or no house at all), hand me down furniture, and give up my dream of traveling for this experience any day! I love my boys!

8 comments:

Lindsay said...

Eli seems like such a sweet little boy, Carrie! You are a lucky mama. :)

Lynsie said...

Haha...I love that pic of him while Aaron is sitting down. His face is classic. Sorry about the crying babies. I can see Eli doing the sympathy cry though. He's so sensitive to everyone's feelings. He likes to make them feel better by crying with them or smiling at them! Miss you guys.Mostly that Eli but you two as well.

Brittany & Garrett Best said...

Oh that breaks my heart about the vaccinations. I would cry sympathy tears for sure watching my little boy go through that screaming. He is adorable, miss you guys!

The Larchars said...

What fun pics of the best men in your life! Carrie, I have to thank you- when you called me last night it was like you were inspired. I had been crying hysterically in my car on the way home, just frustrated about so many things in my marriage when things are supposed to be all happy with the baby right now, etc. It was nice to have you to talk to to calm me down, so that I could make dinner and face jason without losing it. You are a gem, and I am soooo glad you are my friend. Thank you so much!!!

Marianne said...

Shots are some of the worst times, aren't they!? At least they seem to recover quickly!

Amy said...

What will we do with these sensitive baby's. Glad you survived the shots. And I agree that staying home is the best...I am aching for a house and a yard and other things, but when it comes down to it I wouldn't trade staying home for anything. They Grow up too fast:)

Watts Family said...

We miss you guys.
Eli is one cute kid.

Aubrey said...

Oh, I don't think I"ve seen any pics of your cute baby! I"m glad we found your blog! How are you guys doing?