Hard Day for Mommy and Joel.....

This morning was horrible, and we are all still recovering! Joel had his doctor's appointment this morning. Rob was supposed to go along, but he ended up having to go to another office today and had to leave early. I knew they were planning on drawing blood, but they also ended up giving him two shots. He weighs 22 lbs, 8 oz., which is less than the visiting nurse said last week. Today they said that the portable scales are not very good, and theirs are more accurate. Anyway, Joel is 29 3/4 inches tall. He is in the 50th percentile for weight, 79th percentile for height, and 98th percentile for head size! (Must be all those brains in there!) He is doing really well and they are pleased with his growth and development. We are also supposed to start giving him whole milk and more "big people" food. I had to buy him a toothbrush because we are to start that as well. Anyway, after his two shots in the office (which he did NOT like at all), we had to go to the lab for blood work to check his iron level and to check for lead poisoning (required by the state because he is on Medicaid right now). The lab techs said they would hold him. Before it was over, three lab techs and a male nurse were holding him down while he screamed hysterically and fought them. They had to try a couple of times, and it finally worked. He was so upset that he turned bright red and was gasping for air. After they were done I held him and rocked him with a bottle before we left the clinic. I was really upset and close to tears myself. The poor baby fell asleep right away and slept through the grocery store on the way home. He is sleeping now and has been out for an hour or more. Hopefully he is having sweet dreams and will forget all about the clinic today. More later....