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Immunizations

Olivia got five deadly viruses injected into her thighs yesterday. It made my fight or flight reflex go wild. I wanted to attack the nurse. They made my baby bleed! The nurse said that they usually don't cry until the second shot, but that wasn't true for Olivia. You should have seen the look on her face. It made me cry. She was so very happy that day! She was babbling like she was telling the most interesting stories. She was smiling so wide! But when they stabbed her with that first needle, her eyes got so big, her smile disappeared, and she had this look for an instant that said, "I thought I could trust these people!" And then she dissolved into painful, angry screams and tears. I couldn't get over the betrayed look on her face for that half a second before she started to scream. I felt like the worst mother in the world.

Before she attacked my child, the nurse had told us that she may get a fever, and that we should give her infant's Tylenol after the shots. But we had been to the doctor just an couple hours prior because we thought Olivia was breathing funny and may have a cold. The doctor had told us not to give her medication because she was too young. So we took the Tylenol that the nurse gave us, but didn't give her any of it.

Then, at around three this morning, I woke up burning hot. (Olivia sleeps with us so we can get decent amounts of sleep at night). I thought it was the blankets that were on me, so I threw them off. But a half an hour later, I was still burning up. Finally, I realized that the intense amount of heat was coming from my child! I woke Josh up and asked if he agreed that she was really hot. He did and we got the thermometer. 103 degrees!! We called the doctor and he changed his stance on infant medication. We gave her the Tylenol, and when I left this morning for work, she was back down to 98.

But that's the excitement that has been going on around here lately.
Beth

The Many Faces of Olivia

Here's Olivia and Anna again. It seems Olivia may be the slightest bit annoyed at Anna for something... 

Here's a happy baby! 

Olivia's going to be a model. This is her equivilent of "Magnum." Note the drool seeping down the corner of her mouth. 

Olivia Goes to Chicago

Olivia got to meet her third cousin, Chris, this past weekend. That's what she'd be to my mom's cousin, right? We were debating between third cousin and cousin twice removed. 

Anyway, Chris introduced Olivia to the Baby Gap. Isn't she adorable in her little people clothes? 

And since I made her look so big in my last entry, here's a picture to make her look tiny again. 

Aww.. Look at the Babies!

Olivia met another baby tonight. Anna is only a couple months older. That's her mom in the background smiling at our foolishness. 

Olivia and Anna shake hands. We can tell already they'll be BFFs 

Baby sumo wrestling!! Actually, we were trying to get them to hug. 

Two-Month Appointment

Olivia had her two month appointment today. She didn't like it. She doesn't like to be stripped down, poked and prodded, and held by strangers. But she got even. She peed on the doctor. Good girl.

But I don't have much time, so I'll just give you the update:
(First, have in mind the birth statistics - 7 lbs 7 oz, 20 inches long)
At 10 weeks, she weighs 10 lbs, 12 oz and is 24 inches long! She's in the 50th percentile for her weight, and at the top of the charts for her height! All in all, she's a healthy girl. Just imagine, she's already 2 feet tall... Josh's mom is less than 5 feet. So Olivia's got less than 3 feet to go until she catches up. And at her 2 inches per month average that she's at right now... it won't be long at all.

Okay, time for bed!
Beth

Look at her now! 

Remember how tiny she was? 

Footie Pajamas! 

Farmer Girl!!